Staten Island is about 8 times smaller than Los Angeles.

Los Angeles (including the city proper only) is approximately 1,215 sq km, while Staten Island is approximately 149 sq km, making Staten Island 12.26% the size of Los Angeles.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Los Angeles vs. Staten Island uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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