Venice is about 2.9 times smaller than Los Angeles.

Los Angeles (including the city proper only) is approximately 1,215 sq km, while Venice is approximately 415 sq km, making Venice 34.13% the size of Los Angeles.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Los Angeles vs. Venice uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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