Country size comparison

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Philippines is about 181 times bigger than Houston.

Houston is approximately 1,659 sq km, while Philippines is approximately 300,000 sq km, making Philippines 17,986% larger than Houston.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Houston vs. Philippines uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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