Lake Erie is about 1.2 times bigger than Israel.

Israel is approximately 21,937 sq km, while Lake Erie is approximately 25,744 km² (9,940 sq mi), making Lake Erie 17% larger than Israel.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Israel vs. Lake Erie uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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