State size comparison

compared to

Arizona is about 499 times bigger than Chicago.

Chicago is approximately 590 sq km, while Arizona is approximately 294,312 sq km, making Arizona 49,799% larger than Chicago.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Chicago vs. Arizona uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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