City size comparison

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Philadelphia is about 3.5 times smaller than Los Angeles.

Los Angeles (including the city proper only) is approximately 1,215 sq km, while Philadelphia is approximately 348 sq km, making Philadelphia 28.64% the size of Los Angeles.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Los Angeles vs. Philadelphia uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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