Baltimore
449 km²
Washington D.C.
1,301 km²
City Map Compare/Baltimore vs Washington D.C.vs
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Washington D.C. covers 1,301 km² of contiguous built-up land, 2.9× the built-up area of Baltimore (449 km²).
| Baltimore | Washington D.C. | |
|---|---|---|
| Urban area | Baltimore | Washington D.C. |
| Population (2025) | 1.13 million | 3.47 million |
| Built-up area | 449 km² | 1,301 km² |
| Density | 2,511 /km² | 2,669 /km² |
Urban area = contiguous built-up land and the people living in it in 2025, drawn the same way for every city regardless of administrative boundaries. Source: GHSL Urban Centre Database R2024A, European Commission, Joint Research Centre (CC BY 4.0); some names adjusted to the city names people use, and country attribution follows the dataset.