City size comparison

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London is around the same size as Riyadh.

Riyadh (map shows its 9 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 1,798 sq km, while London (including the 32 boroughs of greater London) is approximately 1,572 sq km, making London 87.43% the size of Riyadh.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Riyadh vs. London uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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