Korea (North) is 2.4 times larger than Costa Rica.
Area: 51,100 km2 World Factbook
Population: 4,755,234 (July 2014) World Factbook
Costa Rica, officially the Republic of Costa Rica, is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west, the Caribbean Sea to the east, and Ecuador to the south of Cocos Island. Wikipedia
Area: 120,538 km2 World Factbook
Population: 24,851,627 (July 2014) World Factbook
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, is a country in East Asia, in the northern part of the Korean Peninsula. The name Korea is derived from Goryeo, a dynasty which ruled in the Middle Ages. The capital and largest city is Pyongyang. Wikipedia