Amsterdam
219 km²
Wuhan
8,569 km²
Netherlands
People's Republic of China
Area Comparison
Amsterdam is 39.1x smaller than Wuhan
Population Comparison
Amsterdam has 13.4x fewer people than Wuhan
Yes — Wuhan is 39.1x larger than Amsterdam by area. Wuhan spans 8,569 km² (3,309 mi²) while Amsterdam covers 219 km² (85 mi²) — a difference of 8,350 km². You could fit Amsterdam inside Wuhan approximately 39 times.
To put Amsterdam's size in perspective, its area of 219 km² is about 1.2x the size of Washington D.C.. Meanwhile, Wuhan at 8,569 km² is about 1.4x the size of Shanghai.
Picture Amsterdam another way: its area is large enough to fit about 31,000 American football fields, 110 times the area of Monaco, or 64 times the area of Central Park. Wuhan works out to about 1,200,000 American football fields, 140 times the area of Manhattan, or 81 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
Wuhan is the capital of Hubei, China. With a population of 13,739,000, it is the most populous city in Hubei and the seventh-most-populous city in China. It is also one of China's nine national central cities.
Often called "River City", Wuhan has an area of 8,569 km² and is home to 12.3 million people. Visitors come for Yellow Crane Tower, Yangtze River confluence, East Lake, and much more.
Wuhan houses 13.7 million residents, ranking as the seventh-most populous city in all of China.
Amsterdam has a population density of 4,201 people per km² — a moderately dense city. Wuhan, with 1,439 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Amsterdam is noticeably denser, packing 2.9 times more people per square kilometer.
Size Ratio
Amsterdam fits inside Wuhan ~39 times
Density Gap
Amsterdam is 2.9x 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).
Wuhan covers 8,569 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Guangzhou (7,434 km²), Melbourne (9,993 km²), Xi'an (10,097 km²), Perth (6,417 km²), or Shanghai (6,341 km²).
The straight-line distance from Amsterdam to Wuhan is 8,538 km (5,306 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~10h 33m.
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