Amsterdam
219 km²
Hamburg
755 km²
Netherlands
Germany
Area Comparison
Amsterdam is 3.4x smaller than Hamburg
Population Comparison
Amsterdam has 2.1x fewer people than Hamburg
In terms of area, Hamburg is 3.4x the size of Amsterdam. Hamburg spans 755 km² (292 mi²) while Amsterdam covers 219 km² (85 mi²) — a difference of 536 km². You could fit Amsterdam inside Hamburg approximately 3 times.
To put Amsterdam's size in perspective, its area of 219 km² is about 1.2x the size of Washington D.C.. Meanwhile, Hamburg at 755 km² is roughly the same size as New York City.
Amsterdam's footprint is roughly about 31,000 American football fields, 110 times the area of Monaco, or 64 times the area of Central Park — pick whichever unit feels intuitive. Hamburg works out to about 106,000 American football fields, 13 times the area of Manhattan, or 7 times the area of Paris.
Amsterdam is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands. It has a population of 933,680 in June 2024 within the city proper, 1,457,018 in the urban area and 2,480,394 in the metropolitan area. Located in the Dutch province of North Holland, Amsterdam is colloquially referred to as the "Venice of the North", for its large number of canals, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Known as "Venice of the North", Amsterdam covers 219 km² with a population of 0.9 million. The city was established in 1275. Amsterdam is known for Anne Frank House, Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum, among other attractions. The city's main transit system is the GVB (Metro & Tram).
Amsterdam's historic canal ring is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, earning it the nickname Venice of the North
Hamburg, officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, is the second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and seventh-largest city in the European Union, with a population of over 1.9 million. The Hamburg Metropolitan Region has a population of over 5.1 million and is the tenth-largest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union.
Often called "Gateway to the World", Hamburg has an area of 755 km² and is home to 1.9 million people. Visitors come for Port of Hamburg, Elbphilharmonie concert hall, Reeperbahn nightlife district, and much more.
Hamburg is the second-largest city in Germany and the seventh-largest in the European Union.
Amsterdam has a population density of 4,201 people per km² — a moderately dense city. Hamburg, with 2,530 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Amsterdam is noticeably denser, packing 1.7 times more people per square kilometer.
Size Ratio
Amsterdam fits inside Hamburg ~3 times
Density Gap
Amsterdam is 1.7x more densely populated
Amsterdam covers 219 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Helsinki (214 km²), Osaka (225 km²), Boston (232 km²), Buenos Aires (203 km²), or Kuala Lumpur (243 km²).
Hamburg covers 755 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Bangalore (741 km²), Singapore (733 km²), Tehran (730 km²), New York (783 km²), or Nairobi (696 km²).
The straight-line distance from Amsterdam to Hamburg is 366 km (227 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~56m.
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