Brisbane is about 2.1 times smaller than Ottawa.

Ottawa is approximately 2,779 sq km, while Brisbane is approximately 1,343 sq km, making Brisbane 48.32% the size of Ottawa.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Ottawa vs. Brisbane uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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