City size comparison

compared to

Seattle is about 4.5 times bigger than Lyon.

Lyon is approximately 48 sq km, while Seattle is approximately 217 sq km, making Seattle 354% larger than Lyon.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Lyon vs. Seattle uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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