Athens
39 km²
Hamburg
755 km²
Greece
Germany
Area Comparison
Athens is 19.4x smaller than Hamburg
Population Comparison
Athens has 3.0x fewer people than Hamburg
Yes — Hamburg is 19.4x larger than Athens by area. Hamburg spans 755 km² (292 mi²) while Athens covers 39 km² (15 mi²) — a difference of 716 km². You could fit Athens inside Hamburg approximately 19 times.
To put Athens's size in perspective, its area of 39 km² is about 1.5x smaller than Manhattan. Meanwhile, Hamburg at 755 km² is roughly the same size as New York City.
In more relatable units, Athens's 39 km² is about 5,500 American football fields, 80 times the area of Vatican City, or 19 times the area of Monaco. For Hamburg, that's about 106,000 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.
Hamburg, officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, is the second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and seventh-largest city in the European Union, with a population of over 1.9 million. The Hamburg Metropolitan Region has a population of over 5.1 million and is the tenth-largest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union.
Also known as "Gateway to the World", Hamburg has an area of 755 km² and is home to 1.9 million people. Visitors come for Port of Hamburg, Elbphilharmonie concert hall, Reeperbahn nightlife district, and much more.
Hamburg is the second-largest city in Germany and the seventh-largest in the European Union.
Athens has a population density of 16,410 people per km² — an extremely dense urban environment. Hamburg, with 2,530 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Athens is dramatically more crowded, with 6.5x the population density.
Size Ratio
Athens fits inside Hamburg ~19 times
Density Gap
Athens is 6.5x more densely populated
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).
Hamburg covers 755 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Bangalore (741 km²), Singapore (733 km²), Tehran (730 km²), New York (783 km²), or Nairobi (696 km²).
The straight-line distance from Athens to Hamburg is 2,024 km (1,258 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~2h 53m.
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