City size comparison

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Los Angeles is about 1.2 times smaller than Mexico City.

Mexico City is approximately 1,485 sq km, while Los Angeles (including the city proper only) is approximately 1,215 sq km, making Los Angeles 81.8% the size of Mexico City.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Mexico City vs. Los Angeles uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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