City size comparison

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Chicago is about 1.6 times bigger than Las Vegas.

Las Vegas is approximately 367 sq km, while Chicago is approximately 590 sq km, making Chicago 61% larger than Las Vegas.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Las Vegas vs. Chicago uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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