City size comparison

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Madrid is about 1.7 times bigger than Detroit.

Detroit is approximately 359 sq km, while Madrid is approximately 604 sq km, making Madrid 68% larger than Detroit.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Detroit vs. Madrid uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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