Costa Rica vs Denmark: Surface area

Costa Rica

51,100 sq. km

in 2023

Denmark

42,920 sq. km

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

128th

Denmark rank

131st

Surface area over time

Costa Rica currently reports 51,100 sq. km against 42,920 sq. km in Denmark, a difference of 8,180 sq. km.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.

Globally, Costa Rica ranks 128th and Denmark ranks 131st of 216 countries.

Indicator: Surface area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAO electronic files and web site, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 16,395 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Surface area is a country's total area, including areas under inland bodies of water and some coastal waterways.