City size comparison

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Cologne is about 2.4 times bigger than Amsterdam.

Amsterdam is approximately 166 sq km, while Cologne is approximately 405 sq km, making Cologne 144% larger than Amsterdam.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Amsterdam vs. Cologne uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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