Bern is about 24 times smaller than Los Angeles.

Los Angeles (including the city proper only) is approximately 1,215 sq km, while Bern is approximately 52 sq km, making Bern 4.25% the size of Los Angeles.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Los Angeles vs. Bern uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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