City size comparison

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Mexico City is around the same size as Sao Paulo.

Sao Paulo is approximately 1,523 sq km, while Mexico City is approximately 1,485 sq km, making Mexico City 97.5% the size of Sao Paulo.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Sao Paulo vs. Mexico City uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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