Athens
39 km²
Warsaw
517 km²
Greece
Poland
Area Comparison
Athens is 13.3x smaller than Warsaw
Population Comparison
Athens has 2.9x fewer people than Warsaw
Yes — Warsaw is 13.3x larger than Athens by area. Warsaw spans 517 km² (200 mi²) while Athens covers 39 km² (15 mi²) — a difference of 478 km². You could fit Athens inside Warsaw approximately 13 times.
To put Athens's size in perspective, its area of 39 km² is about 1.5x smaller than Manhattan. Meanwhile, Warsaw at 517 km² is about 1.2x smaller than Seoul.
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. Warsaw, by comparison, equals about 72,000 American football fields, 150 times the area of Central Park, or 9 times the area of Manhattan.
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.
Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 3.27 million residents, which makes Warsaw the 6th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures 517 square kilometres and comprises 18 districts, while the metropolitan area covers 6,100 square kilometres.
Nicknamed "Phoenix City", Warsaw has an area of 517 km² and is home to 1.9 million people. Visitors come for Warsaw Old Town, Palace of Culture and Science, Royal Castle, and much more.
Warsaw is Poland's capital and largest city, with 1.86 million residents and a metro area of 3.27 million.
Athens has a population density of 16,410 people per km² — an extremely dense urban environment. Warsaw, with 3,598 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Athens is dramatically more crowded, with 4.6x the population density.
Size Ratio
Athens fits inside Warsaw ~13 times
Density Gap
Athens is 4.6x 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).
Warsaw covers 517 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Budapest (525 km²), Montreal (498 km²), Prague (496 km²), Auckland (559 km²), or Oslo (454 km²).
The straight-line distance from Athens to Warsaw is 1,598 km (993 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~2h 23m.
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