Country size comparison

compared to

Iceland is about 175 times bigger than Chicago.

Chicago is approximately 590 sq km, while Iceland is approximately 103,000 sq km, making Iceland 17,363% larger than Chicago.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Chicago vs. Iceland uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Share
Compare further: Iceland vs. Chicago
Flip Comparison · See true size
See Iceland on top of Chicago
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Chicago is 26.5% more expensive than Iceland overall
→