Birmingham is about 7 times bigger than Albany.

Albany (map shows its 24 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 55 sq km, while Birmingham (map shows its 87 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 381 sq km, making Birmingham 587% larger than Albany.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Albany vs. Birmingham uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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