Territorial change of Costa Rica (Republic of Costa Rica)

“Costa Rica”(Republic of Costa Rica) — appears in this map’s data from AD 1840 to 2024. Its territory was largest in AD 1905 – 1999, at ≈ 56 thousand km².

Territory by period

PeriodArea
AD 1840 – 1904≈ 56 thousand km²
AD 1905 – 1999≈ 56 thousand km²
AD 2000 – 2023≈ 56 thousand km²
AD 2024 – 2024≈ 56 thousand km²
AD 1840AD 2024

Outline at its largest extent

Outline of the territory in AD 1905 – 1999 (map drawing). Neighbouring countries are not drawn.

Area and rank by frame

For each frame in which borders change: this country’s territory and its rank by area among the countries that have territory in that frame.

FrameAreaRank
AD 1840≈ 56 thousand km²87 of 155
AD 1842≈ 56 thousand km²85 of 156
AD 1846≈ 56 thousand km²79 of 152
AD 1848≈ 56 thousand km²79 of 147
AD 1849≈ 56 thousand km²77 of 144
AD 1853≈ 56 thousand km²77 of 144
AD 1856≈ 56 thousand km²80 of 149
AD 1857≈ 56 thousand km²79 of 150
AD 1859≈ 56 thousand km²80 of 146
AD 1860≈ 56 thousand km²80 of 142
AD 1861≈ 56 thousand km²79 of 140
AD 1862≈ 56 thousand km²78 of 138
AD 1863≈ 56 thousand km²78 of 139
AD 1864≈ 56 thousand km²79 of 139
AD 1865≈ 56 thousand km²77 of 139
AD 1866≈ 56 thousand km²77 of 133
AD 1868≈ 56 thousand km²75 of 134
AD 1870≈ 56 thousand km²75 of 132
AD 1871≈ 56 thousand km²74 of 113
AD 1873≈ 56 thousand km²70 of 108
AD 1877≈ 56 thousand km²67 of 104
AD 1880≈ 56 thousand km²69 of 104
AD 1884≈ 56 thousand km²70 of 105
AD 1885≈ 56 thousand km²68 of 101
AD 1890≈ 56 thousand km²69 of 99
AD 1895≈ 56 thousand km²64 of 90
AD 1898≈ 56 thousand km²63 of 87
AD 1900≈ 56 thousand km²59 of 84
AD 1905≈ 56 thousand km²63 of 83
AD 1908≈ 56 thousand km²62 of 79
AD 1911≈ 56 thousand km²60 of 76
AD 1912≈ 56 thousand km²62 of 77
AD 1913≈ 56 thousand km²61 of 78
AD 1914≈ 56 thousand km²60 of 76
AD 1915≈ 56 thousand km²60 of 75
AD 1916≈ 56 thousand km²60 of 71
AD 1917≈ 56 thousand km²60 of 71
AD 1918≈ 56 thousand km²65 of 80
AD 1919≈ 56 thousand km²73 of 88
AD 1920≈ 56 thousand km²71 of 84
AD 1922≈ 56 thousand km²72 of 87
AD 1924≈ 56 thousand km²70 of 86
AD 1926≈ 56 thousand km²69 of 84
AD 1927≈ 56 thousand km²69 of 84
AD 1928≈ 56 thousand km²69 of 85
AD 1929≈ 56 thousand km²69 of 85
AD 1930≈ 56 thousand km²70 of 86
AD 1932≈ 56 thousand km²73 of 88
AD 1936≈ 56 thousand km²72 of 89
AD 1938≈ 56 thousand km²72 of 88
AD 1939≈ 56 thousand km²71 of 86
AD 1940≈ 56 thousand km²68 of 77
AD 1941≈ 56 thousand km²65 of 74
AD 1942≈ 56 thousand km²66 of 75
AD 1943≈ 56 thousand km²64 of 73
AD 1944≈ 56 thousand km²60 of 73
AD 1945≈ 56 thousand km²62 of 76
AD 1946≈ 56 thousand km²68 of 83
AD 1947≈ 56 thousand km²77 of 92
AD 1948≈ 56 thousand km²79 of 96
AD 1949≈ 56 thousand km²80 of 96
AD 1950≈ 56 thousand km²79 of 94
AD 1953≈ 56 thousand km²80 of 97
AD 1956≈ 56 thousand km²86 of 103
AD 1958≈ 56 thousand km²84 of 101
AD 1960≈ 56 thousand km²91 of 107
AD 1961≈ 56 thousand km²104 of 122
AD 1962≈ 56 thousand km²104 of 122
AD 1963≈ 56 thousand km²107 of 129
AD 1967≈ 56 thousand km²113 of 140
AD 1969≈ 56 thousand km²113 of 145
AD 1973≈ 56 thousand km²115 of 152
AD 1974≈ 56 thousand km²115 of 152
AD 1976≈ 56 thousand km²117 of 157
AD 1979≈ 56 thousand km²117 of 161
AD 1983≈ 56 thousand km²116 of 162
AD 1987≈ 56 thousand km²116 of 164
AD 1990≈ 56 thousand km²117 of 164
AD 1991≈ 56 thousand km²116 of 164
AD 1992≈ 56 thousand km²127 of 185
AD 1996≈ 56 thousand km²127 of 186
AD 2000≈ 56 thousand km²127 of 188
AD 2006≈ 56 thousand km²125 of 187
AD 2008≈ 56 thousand km²125 of 187
AD 2011≈ 56 thousand km²125 of 187
AD 2014≈ 56 thousand km²128 of 191
AD 2022≈ 56 thousand km²128 of 191
AD 2024≈ 56 thousand km²126 of 191

Its highest rank was in AD 1900: number 84 of 59.

Neighbouring countries

In order of the number of frames in which they share a border (a parent state, its colonies and other names of the same country are counted as one group).

Preceded and succeeded by

Preceded by: Mosquitia

Source: Wikidata (CC0)

Wikipedia summary

Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America. It borders Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the northeast, Panama to the southeast, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, sharing a maritime border with Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island.

Wikipedia (English) “Costa Rica”, introduction (first sentences) · text under CC BY-SA 4.0 · read more on Wikipedia

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