Athens
39 km²
Cairo
3,085 km²
Greece
Egypt
Area Comparison
Athens is 79.1x smaller than Cairo
Population Comparison
Athens has 15.8x fewer people than Cairo
In terms of area, Cairo is 79.1x the size of Athens. Cairo spans 3,085 km² (1,191 mi²) while Athens covers 39 km² (15 mi²) — a difference of 3,046 km². You could fit Athens inside Cairo approximately 79 times.
To put Athens's size in perspective, its area of 39 km² is about 1.5x smaller than Manhattan. Meanwhile, Cairo at 3,085 km² is about 1.2x the size of Luxembourg.
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. Cairo works out to about 432,000 American football fields, 52 times the area of Manhattan, or 29 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.
Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate. It is home to more than 9.8 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world, and the Middle East. The Greater Cairo metropolitan area is one of the largest in the world by population with over 22 million people. Areas of what would become Cairo were inhabited from pre-dynastic and early-dynastic ancient Egypt c.
Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets", Cairo has an area of 3,085 km² and is home to 10.1 million people. It was established in 969. Visitors come for Pyramids of Giza, Great Sphinx, Egyptian Museum, and much more. Getting around is easy with the Cairo Metro.
Cairo is home to more than 9.8 million people and is part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa and the Arab world.
Athens has a population density of 16,410 people per km² — an extremely dense urban environment. Cairo, with 3,274 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Athens is dramatically more crowded, with 5.0x the population density.
Athens has a Mediterranean climate climate while Cairo experiences hot desert conditions.
Size Ratio
Athens fits inside Cairo ~79 times
Density Gap
Athens is 5.0x more densely populated
History
Athens is ~7,969 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).
Cairo covers 3,085 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Hanoi (3,359 km²), Karachi (3,527 km²), Lima (2,672 km²), Moscow (2,511 km²), or Cape Town (2,455 km²).
The straight-line distance from Athens to Cairo is 1,121 km (696 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~1h 49m.
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