Riga is about 3 times bigger than Barcelona.

Barcelona is approximately 101 sq km, while Riga is approximately 304 sq km, making Riga 200% larger than Barcelona.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Barcelona vs. Riga uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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