City size comparison

compared to

Chicago is about 2.3 times smaller than Phoenix.

Phoenix is approximately 1,342 sq km, while Chicago is approximately 590 sq km, making Chicago 43.94% the size of Phoenix.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Phoenix vs. Chicago uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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