Louisiana is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States of America, whereas Costa Rica is a country located in Central America. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Louisiana and Costa Rica regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Louisiana bigger than Costa Rica?
The total area of Louisiana is 52,070 sq mi, and the total area of Costa Rica is 19,700 sq mi. Louisiana is bigger than Costa Rica by 32,370 sq mi. Louisiana is around 2.65 times bigger than Costa Rica.
Area of Louisiana: 52,070 sq mi ( 135,382 km2 )
Area of Costa Rica: 19,700 sq mi ( 51,100 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Louisiana as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 4,624,047.
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 Louisiana and Costa Rica.
The capital city of Louisiana is Baton Rouge, and the capital city of Costa Rica is San Jose.
Official Languages
Louisiana: English
Costa Rica: Spanish
Demonym(s)
Louisiana: Louisianian, Louisianais, Luisiano
Costa Rica: Costa Rican, Tico(a)
ISO 3166 Code
Louisiana: US-LA
Costa Rica: CR
Human Development Index
HDI of Louisiana as of 2019: 0.893
HDI of Costa Rica as of 2019: 0.810
Louisiana Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Costa Rica Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Louisiana:
31° 4′ 8.04″ N, 91° 59′ 48.48″ W
Coordinates of Costa Rica:
10° 0′ 0″ N, 84° 0′ 0″ W
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