Athens
39 km²
Perth
6,417 km²
Greece
Australia
Area Comparison
Athens is 164.5x smaller than Perth
Population Comparison
Athens has 3.3x fewer people than Perth
In terms of area, Perth is 164.5x the size of Athens. Perth spans 6,417 km² (2,478 mi²) while Athens covers 39 km² (15 mi²) — a difference of 6,378 km². You could fit Athens inside Perth approximately 164 times.
To put Athens's size in perspective, its area of 39 km² is about 1.5x smaller than Manhattan. Meanwhile, Perth at 6,417 km² is roughly the same size as 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. Perth works out to about 899,000 American football fields, 110 times the area of Manhattan, or 61 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.
Perth is the capital city of Western Australia. It is the fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth as of 2023. The world's most isolated major city by certain criteria, Perth is part of the South West Land Division of Western Australia, with most of Perth's metropolitan area on the Swan Coastal Plain between the Indian Ocean and the Darling Scarp.
Nicknamed "City of Light", Perth has an area of 6,417 km² and is home to 2.1 million people. It was established in 1829. Visitors come for Swan River, Kings Park, Cottesloe Beach, and much more.
Perth is considered the world's most isolated major city by certain criteria, sitting on Australia's west coast.
Athens has a population density of 16,410 people per km² — an extremely dense urban environment. Perth, with 333 people per km², is a low-density, sprawling urban area. Athens is dramatically more crowded, with 49.3x the population density.
Size Ratio
Athens fits inside Perth ~164 times
Density Gap
Athens is 49.3x more densely populated
History
Athens is ~8,829 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).
Perth covers 6,417 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Shanghai (6,341 km²), Guangzhou (7,434 km²), Istanbul (5,461 km²), Wuhan (8,569 km²), or Melbourne (9,993 km²).
The straight-line distance from Athens to Perth is 12,290 km (7,636 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~14h 58m.
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