Los Angeles is about 1.6 times smaller than Lake Okeechobee.

Lake Okeechobee is approximately 1,890 km² (730 sq mi), while Los Angeles (including the city proper only) is approximately 1,215 sq km, making Los Angeles 64.27% the size of Lake Okeechobee.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Lake Okeechobee vs. Los Angeles uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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