City size comparison

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Ho Chi Minh City is about 18 times bigger than Birmingham.

Birmingham (map shows its 87 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 381 sq km, while Ho Chi Minh City is approximately 6,773 sq km, making Ho Chi Minh City 1,678% larger than Birmingham.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Birmingham vs. Ho Chi Minh City uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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