Algiers
468 km²
Barcelona
438 km²
City Map Compare/Algiers vs Barcelonavs
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Algiers covers 468 km² of contiguous built-up land, 1.1× the built-up area of Barcelona (438 km²).
| Algiers | Barcelona | |
|---|---|---|
| Urban area | Algiers | Barcelona |
| Population (2025) | 3.32 million | 3.91 million |
| Built-up area | 468 km² | 438 km² |
| Density | 7,086 /km² | 8,923 /km² |
Urban area = contiguous built-up land and the people living in it in 2025, drawn the same way for every city regardless of administrative boundaries. Source: GHSL Urban Centre Database R2024A, European Commission, Joint Research Centre (CC BY 4.0); some names adjusted to the city names people use, and country attribution follows the dataset.
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