Tampa is about 4.1 times smaller than Los Angeles.

Los Angeles (including the city proper only) is approximately 1,215 sq km, while Tampa is approximately 297 sq km, making Tampa 24.41% the size of Los Angeles.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Los Angeles vs. Tampa uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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