City size comparison

compared to

Houston is around the same size as London.

London (including the 32 boroughs of greater London) is approximately 1,572 sq km, while Houston is approximately 1,659 sq km, making Houston 6% larger than London.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of London vs. Houston uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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