Los Angeles is about 1.6 times bigger than Memphis.

Memphis is approximately 750 sq km, while Los Angeles (including the city proper only) is approximately 1,215 sq km, making Los Angeles 62% larger than Memphis.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Memphis vs. Los Angeles uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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