Athens
39 km²
Bangalore
741 km²
Greece
India
Area Comparison
Athens is 19.0x smaller than Bangalore
Population Comparison
Athens has 19.3x fewer people than Bangalore
Yes — Bangalore is 19.0x larger than Athens by area. Bangalore spans 741 km² (286 mi²) while Athens covers 39 km² (15 mi²) — a difference of 702 km². You could fit Athens inside Bangalore approximately 19 times.
To put Athens's size in perspective, its area of 39 km² is about 1.5x smaller than Manhattan. Meanwhile, Bangalore at 741 km² is roughly the same size as New York City.
Picture Athens another way: its area is large enough to fit about 5,500 American football fields, 80 times the area of Vatican City, or 19 times the area of Monaco. Bangalore works out to about 104,000 American football fields, 13 times the area of Manhattan, or 7 times the area of Paris.
Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica region and is the southernmost capital on the European mainland. With its urban area's population numbering over 3.6 million, it is the eighth-largest urban area in the European Union (EU).
Known as "Cradle of Western Civilization", Athens covers 39 km² with a population of 0.6 million. The city was founded around 7000 BC. Athens is known for Acropolis of Athens, Parthenon, Plaka neighborhood, among other attractions.
Athens is the southernmost capital on the European mainland and capital of the Attica region.
Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore, is the capital and largest city of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. As per the 2011 census, the city had a population of 8.4 million, making it the third most populous city in India and the most populous in South India. The Bengaluru metropolitan area had a population of around 8.5 million, making it the fifth most populous urban agglomeration in the country.
Often called "Bangalore", Bangalore has an area of 741 km² and is home to 12.3 million people. The city dates back to 1537. Visitors come for Lalbagh Botanical Garden, Bangalore Palace, Vidhana Soudha, and much more.
Bengaluru is the capital of Karnataka and India's third most populous city with 8.4 million residents.
Athens has a population density of 16,410 people per km² — an extremely dense urban environment. Bangalore, with 16,640 people per km², is an extremely dense urban environment. Both cities have comparable density, though Bangalore is slightly more compact.
Size Ratio
Athens fits inside Bangalore ~19 times
History
Athens is ~8,537 years older
Athens covers 39 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Manila (43 km²), Tel Aviv (52 km²), Zurich (88 km²), Copenhagen (91 km²), or Lisbon (100 km²).
Bangalore covers 741 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Singapore (733 km²), Tehran (730 km²), Hamburg (755 km²), New York (783 km²), or Nairobi (696 km²).
The straight-line distance from Athens to Bangalore is 5,978 km (3,715 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~7h 32m.
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