City size comparison

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Istanbul is about 3.6 times bigger than Mexico City.

Mexico City is approximately 1,485 sq km, while Istanbul is approximately 5,343 sq km, making Istanbul 260% larger than Mexico City.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Mexico City vs. Istanbul uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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