Philadelphia is about 7 times bigger than Providence.

Providence is approximately 48 sq km, while Philadelphia is approximately 348 sq km, making Philadelphia 630% larger than Providence.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Providence vs. Philadelphia uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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