City size comparison

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Istanbul is about 4.4 times bigger than Rio De Janeiro.

Rio De Janeiro is approximately 1,221 sq km, while Istanbul is approximately 5,343 sq km, making Istanbul 338% larger than Rio De Janeiro.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Rio De Janeiro vs. Istanbul uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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