City size comparison

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Shanghai is about 4.3 times bigger than Mexico City.

Mexico City is approximately 1,485 sq km, while Shanghai is approximately 6,341 sq km, making Shanghai 327% larger than Mexico City.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Mexico City vs. Shanghai uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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