City size comparison

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London is around the same size as Johannesburg.

Johannesburg is approximately 1,644 sq km, while London (including the 32 boroughs of greater London) is approximately 1,572 sq km, making London 95.62% the size of Johannesburg.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Johannesburg vs. London uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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