San Diego is about 8 times smaller than Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City is approximately 6,773 sq km, while San Diego is approximately 844 sq km, making San Diego 12.46% the size of Ho Chi Minh City.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Ho Chi Minh City vs. San Diego uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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