Columbus is about 3.7 times bigger than Richmond.

Richmond is approximately 155 sq km, while Columbus is approximately 574 sq km, making Columbus 270% larger than Richmond.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Richmond vs. Columbus uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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