City size comparison

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Washington is about 9 times smaller than Mexico City.

Mexico City is approximately 1,485 sq km, while Washington is approximately 158 sq km, making Washington 10.66% the size of Mexico City.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Mexico City vs. Washington uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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