Corsica is an Island of France located in the Mediterranean Sea, whereas Costa Rica is a country in Central America. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Corsica and Costa Rica regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Corsica bigger than Costa Rica?
The total area of Corsica is 8,722 sq km, and the total area of Costa Rica is 51,100 sq km. Corsica is smaller than Costa Rica by 42,378 sq km. Corsica is around 5.86 times smaller than Costa Rica.
Area of Corsica: 3,368 sq mi ( 8,722 km2 )
Area of Costa Rica: 19,700 sq mi ( 51,100 km2 )
Population
According to the INSEE, World Bank data, the total population of Corsica as of 2019 was estimated to be around 339,178.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Costa Rica as of 18th November 2021, is estimated to be around 5,145,214.
Here is some more data comparison between Corsica and Costa Rica.
The capital of Corsica is Ajaccio, and the capital city of Costa Rica is San Jose.
Official Languages
Corsica: French
Costa Rica: Spanish
Human Development Index
HDI of Corsica as of 2018: 0.864
HDI of Costa Rica as of 2019: 0.810
Corsica Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Costa Rica Timezone:
UTC – 6 (Central Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Corsica:
47° 0′ 0″ N, 2° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Costa Rica:
10° 0′ 0″ N, 84° 0′ 0″ W
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