City size comparison

compared to

Chicago is about 3.6 times bigger than Amsterdam.

Amsterdam is approximately 166 sq km, while Chicago is approximately 590 sq km, making Chicago 256% larger than Amsterdam.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Amsterdam vs. Chicago uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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