Country size comparison

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French Polynesia is about 156 times bigger than Sydney.

Sydney is approximately 27 sq km, while French Polynesia is approximately 4,167 sq km, making French Polynesia 15,507% larger than Sydney.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Sydney vs. French Polynesia uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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Sydney is 29.5% more expensive than French Polynesia overall
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