San Mateo is about 5 times smaller than Amsterdam.

Amsterdam is approximately 166 sq km, while San Mateo is approximately 31 sq km, making San Mateo 18.96% the size of Amsterdam.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Amsterdam vs. San Mateo uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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