Auckland
559 km²
Perth
6,417 km²
New Zealand
Australia
Area Comparison
Auckland is 11.5x smaller than Perth
Population Comparison
Auckland has 1.5x fewer people than Perth
Yes — Perth is 11.5x larger than Auckland by area. Perth spans 6,417 km² (2,478 mi²) while Auckland covers 559 km² (216 mi²) — a difference of 5,858 km². You could fit Auckland inside Perth approximately 11 times.
To put Auckland's size in perspective, its area of 559 km² is roughly the same size as Seoul. Meanwhile, Perth at 6,417 km² is roughly the same size as Shanghai.
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. Perth works out to about 899,000 American football fields, 110 times the area of Manhattan, or 61 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.
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.
Often called "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.
Auckland has a population density of 2,630 people per km² — a moderately dense city. Perth, with 333 people per km², is a low-density, sprawling urban area. Auckland is dramatically more crowded, with 7.9x the population density.
Size Ratio
Auckland fits inside Perth ~11 times
Density Gap
Auckland is 7.9x more densely populated
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).
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 Auckland to Perth is 5,347 km (3,322 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~6h 47m.
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