City size comparison

compared to

Houston is around the same size as Mexico City.

Mexico City is approximately 1,485 sq km, while Houston is approximately 1,659 sq km, making Houston 12% larger than Mexico City.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Mexico City vs. Houston uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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