Syracuse is about 19 times smaller than Los Angeles.

Los Angeles (including the city proper only) is approximately 1,215 sq km, while Syracuse is approximately 65 sq km, making Syracuse 5.34% the size of Los Angeles.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Los Angeles vs. Syracuse uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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