Los Angeles is about 8 times bigger than Staten Island.

Staten Island is approximately 149 sq km, while Los Angeles (including the city proper only) is approximately 1,215 sq km, making Los Angeles 715% larger than Staten Island.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Staten Island vs. Los Angeles uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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