City size comparison

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Phoenix is about 2.3 times bigger than Chicago.

Chicago is approximately 590 sq km, while Phoenix is approximately 1,342 sq km, making Phoenix 128% larger than Chicago.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Chicago vs. Phoenix uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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