Amsterdam
219 km²
Kyoto
828 km²
Netherlands
Japan
Area Comparison
Amsterdam is 3.8x smaller than Kyoto
Population Comparison
Amsterdam has 1.6x fewer people than Kyoto
Kyoto is significantly larger, covering 3.8 times the area of Amsterdam. Kyoto spans 828 km² (320 mi²) while Amsterdam covers 219 km² (85 mi²) — a difference of 609 km². You could fit Amsterdam inside Kyoto 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, Kyoto at 828 km² is roughly the same size as New York City.
In more relatable units, Amsterdam's 219 km² is about 31,000 American football fields, 110 times the area of Monaco, or 64 times the area of Central Park. For Kyoto, that's about 116,000 American football fields, 14 times the area of Manhattan, or 8 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
Kyoto, officially Kyoto City , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. As of 2020, the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it the ninth-most populous city in Japan. More than half (56.8%) of Kyoto Prefecture's population resides in the city. The city is the cultural anchor of the substantially larger Greater Kyoto, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 3.8 million people.
Also known as "Thousand-Year Capital", Kyoto has an area of 828 km² and is home to 1.5 million people. It was established in 794. Visitors come for Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kinkaku-ji Golden Pavilion, Gion geisha district, and much more.
More than half of Kyoto Prefecture's entire population lives within Kyoto City itself.
Amsterdam has a population density of 4,201 people per km² — a moderately dense city. Kyoto, with 1,763 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Amsterdam is noticeably denser, packing 2.4 times more people per square kilometer.
Size Ratio
Amsterdam fits inside Kyoto ~3 times
Density Gap
Amsterdam is 2.4x more densely populated
History
Kyoto is ~481 years older
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).
Kyoto covers 828 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Santiago (838 km²), New York (783 km²), Berlin (892 km²), Hamburg (755 km²), or Bangalore (741 km²).
The straight-line distance from Amsterdam to Kyoto is 9,195 km (5,714 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~11h 19m.
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