City size comparison

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Mexico City is about 3.8 times bigger than Raleigh.

Raleigh is approximately 391 sq km, while Mexico City is approximately 1,485 sq km, making Mexico City 280% larger than Raleigh.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Raleigh vs. Mexico City uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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