San Diego is about 1.4 times bigger than Tokyo.

Tokyo is approximately 619 sq km, while San Diego is approximately 844 sq km, making San Diego 36% larger than Tokyo.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Tokyo vs. San Diego uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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