Kansas is a state in the United States of America located in the Midwestern region of the country, whereas Costa Rica is a country located in Central America. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Kansas and Costa Rica regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Kansas bigger than Costa Rica?
The total area of Kansas is 82,278 sq mi, and the total area of Costa Rica is 19,700 sq mi. Kansas is bigger than Costa Rica by 62,578 sq mi. Kansas is around 4.18 times bigger than Costa Rica.
Area of Kansas: 82,278 sq mi ( 213,100 km2 )
Area of Costa Rica: 19,700 sq mi ( 51,100 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Kansas as of 1st July 2021, was estimated to be around 2,934,582.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Costa Rica as of 2020, was estimated to be around 5,094,114.
Here is some more data comparison between Kansas and Costa Rica.
The capital city of Kansas is Topeka, and the capital city of Costa Rica is San Jose.
Official Languages
Kansas: English
Costa Rica: Spanish
Demonym(s)
Kansas: Kansan
Costa Rica: Costa Rican, Tico(a)
ISO 3166 Code
Kansas: US-KS
Costa Rica: CR
Human Development Index
HDI of Kansas as of 2019: 0.927
HDI of Costa Rica as of 2019: 0.810
Kansas Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Time Zone)
UTC – 7 (Mountain Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 5 (Central Daylight Time)
UTC – 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Costa Rica Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Kansas:
38° 29′ 37.32″ N, 98° 22′ 49.44″ W
Coordinates of Costa Rica:
10° 0′ 0″ N, 84° 0′ 0″ W
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