City size comparison

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Chicago is about 43 times bigger than Key West.

Key West (area of Key West island) is approximately 14 sq km, while Chicago is approximately 590 sq km, making Chicago 4,237% larger than Key West.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Key West vs. Chicago uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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