Athens
39 km²
Hangzhou
16,854 km²
Greece
People's Republic of China
Area Comparison
Athens is 432.2x smaller than Hangzhou
Population Comparison
Athens has 18.7x fewer people than Hangzhou
In terms of area, Hangzhou is 432.2x the size of Athens. Hangzhou spans 16,854 km² (6,507 mi²) while Athens covers 39 km² (15 mi²) — a difference of 16,815 km². You could fit Athens inside Hangzhou approximately 432 times.
To put Athens's size in perspective, its area of 39 km² is about 1.5x smaller than Manhattan. Meanwhile, Hangzhou at 16,854 km² is about 2.7x the size of Shanghai.
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. Hangzhou, by comparison, equals about 2,400,000 American football fields, 160 times the area of Paris, or 140 times the area of San Francisco.
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.
Hangzhou is the capital city and most populous city of Zhejiang province, China, situated at the intersection of the southern terminus of the Grand Canal and the head of Hangzhou Bay. Renowned as one of the Eight Ancient Capitals of China, Hangzhou is celebrated for its cultural heritage and its West Lake, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Also known as "Paradise on Earth", Hangzhou has an area of 16,854 km² and is home to 11.9 million people. Visitors come for West Lake, Grand Canal terminus, Lingyin Temple, and much more.
Hangzhou's West Lake is a UNESCO World Heritage site, drawing visitors to its celebrated cultural landscape.
Athens has a population density of 16,410 people per km² — an extremely dense urban environment. Hangzhou, with 708 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Athens is dramatically more crowded, with 23.2x the population density.
Size Ratio
Athens fits inside Hangzhou ~432 times
Density Gap
Athens is 23.2x 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).
Hangzhou covers 16,854 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Beijing (16,411 km²), Brisbane (15,826 km²), Chengdu (14,378 km²), Sydney (12,368 km²), or Xi'an (10,097 km²).
The straight-line distance from Athens to Hangzhou is 8,503 km (5,283 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~10h 30m.
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