Country size comparison

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Houston is about 3.6 times bigger than Palau.

Palau is approximately 459 sq km, while Houston is approximately 1,659 sq km, making Houston 261% larger than Palau.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Palau vs. Houston uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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Palau is 4.0% more expensive than Houston
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