Costa Rica vs Latvia: Surface area

Costa Rica

51,100 sq. km

in 2023

Latvia

64,590 sq. km

in 2023

Costa Rica rank

128th

Latvia rank

125th

Surface area over time

Latvia currently reports 64,590 sq. km against 51,100 sq. km in Costa Rica, a difference of 13,490 sq. km.

That makes Latvia's figure about 1.3 times Costa Rica's.

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

Globally, Costa Rica ranks 128th and Latvia ranks 125th 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.