Auckland
559 km²
Hamburg
755 km²
New Zealand
Germany
Area Comparison
Auckland is 1.4x smaller than Hamburg
Population Comparison
Auckland has 1.3x fewer people than Hamburg
Yes — Hamburg is 1.4x larger than Auckland by area. Hamburg spans 755 km² (292 mi²) while Auckland covers 559 km² (216 mi²) — a difference of 196 km².
To put Auckland's size in perspective, its area of 559 km² is roughly the same size as Seoul. Meanwhile, Hamburg at 755 km² is roughly the same size as New York City.
Picture Auckland another way: its area is large enough to fit about 78,000 American football fields, 160 times the area of Central Park, or 9 times the area of Manhattan. Hamburg works out to about 106,000 American football fields, 13 times the area of Manhattan, or 7 times the area of Paris.
Auckland is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about 1,547,200. It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of 1,816,000 as of June 2025. It is the most populous city of New Zealand and the fifth-most populous city in Oceania.
Known as "City of Sails", Auckland covers 559 km² with a population of 1.5 million. The city was established in 1840. Auckland is known for Sky Tower, Hauraki Gulf islands, Auckland Harbour Bridge, among other attractions.
Auckland is the most populous city in New Zealand and the fifth-most populous city in all of Oceania.
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.
Nicknamed "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.
Auckland has a population density of 2,630 people per km² — a moderately dense city. Hamburg, with 2,530 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Both cities have comparable density, though Auckland is slightly more compact.
Auckland covers 559 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Budapest (525 km²), Mumbai (603 km²), Madrid (604 km²), Warsaw (517 km²), or Seoul (605 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 Auckland to Hamburg is 17,818 km (11,071 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~21h 28m.
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