Akron is about 40 times smaller than Shanghai.

Shanghai is approximately 6,341 sq km, while Akron is approximately 160 sq km, making Akron 2.53% the size of Shanghai.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Shanghai vs. Akron uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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