City size comparison

compared to

Chicago is about 2 times bigger than Leipzig.

Leipzig is approximately 298 sq km, while Chicago is approximately 590 sq km, making Chicago 98% larger than Leipzig.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Leipzig vs. Chicago uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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