Gent is about 8 times smaller than Los Angeles.

Los Angeles (including the city proper only) is approximately 1,215 sq km, while Gent is approximately 158 sq km, making Gent 12.99% the size of Los Angeles.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Los Angeles vs. Gent uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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