Portland is about 3.5 times smaller than Los Angeles.

Los Angeles (including the city proper only) is approximately 1,215 sq km, while Portland is approximately 346 sq km, making Portland 28.46% the size of Los Angeles.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Los Angeles vs. Portland uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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