Athens
39 km²
Boston
232 km²
Greece
USA
Area Comparison
Athens is 5.9x smaller than Boston
Population Comparison
Athens has 1.1x fewer people than Boston
Yes — Boston is 5.9x larger than Athens by area. Boston spans 232 km² (90 mi²) while Athens covers 39 km² (15 mi²) — a difference of 193 km². You could fit Athens inside Boston approximately 5 times.
To put Athens's size in perspective, its area of 39 km² is about 1.5x smaller than Manhattan. Meanwhile, Boston at 232 km² is roughly the same size as Amsterdam.
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. Boston, by comparison, equals about 32,000 American football fields, 110 times the area of Monaco, or 68 times the area of Central Park.
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.
Boston is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It serves as a cultural and financial center of New England, a region of the Northeastern United States. Boston has an area of 48.4 sq mi (125 km2) and a population of 675,647 as of the 2020 census, making it the third-most populous city in the Northeastern United States after New York City and Philadelphia.
Nicknamed "Beantown", Boston has an area of 232 km² and is home to 0.7 million people. It was established in 1630. Visitors come for Fenway Park, Freedom Trail, Harvard University, and much more. Getting around is easy with the MBTA (The T).
Boston covers just 125 km2 yet serves as the cultural and financial heart of all New England
Athens has a population density of 16,410 people per km² — an extremely dense urban environment. Boston, with 2,931 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Athens is dramatically more crowded, with 5.6x the population density.
Athens has a Mediterranean climate climate while Boston experiences humid continental conditions.
Size Ratio
Athens fits inside Boston ~5 times
Density Gap
Athens is 5.6x more densely populated
History
Athens is ~8,630 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).
Boston covers 232 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Osaka (225 km²), Kuala Lumpur (243 km²), Amsterdam (219 km²), Helsinki (214 km²), or Edinburgh (259 km²).
The straight-line distance from Athens to Boston is 7,620 km (4,735 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~9h 28m.
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