City size comparison

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Shanghai is about 4.9 times bigger than Rome.

Rome is approximately 1,287 sq km, while Shanghai is approximately 6,341 sq km, making Shanghai 393% larger than Rome.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Rome vs. Shanghai uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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