Bangalore
741 km²
Perth
6,417 km²
India
Australia
Area Comparison
Bangalore is 8.7x smaller than Perth
Population Comparison
Bangalore has 5.8x more people than Perth
In terms of area, Perth is 8.7x the size of Bangalore. Perth spans 6,417 km² (2,478 mi²) while Bangalore covers 741 km² (286 mi²) — a difference of 5,676 km². You could fit Bangalore inside Perth approximately 8 times.
To put Bangalore's size in perspective, its area of 741 km² is roughly the same size as New York City. Meanwhile, Perth at 6,417 km² is roughly the same size as Shanghai.
Picture Bangalore another way: its area is large enough to fit about 104,000 American football fields, 13 times the area of Manhattan, or 7 times the area of Paris. Perth works out to about 899,000 American football fields, 110 times the area of Manhattan, or 61 times the area of Paris.
Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore, is the capital and largest city of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. As per the 2011 census, the city had a population of 8.4 million, making it the third most populous city in India and the most populous in South India. The Bengaluru metropolitan area had a population of around 8.5 million, making it the fifth most populous urban agglomeration in the country.
Known as "Bangalore", Bangalore covers 741 km² with a population of 12.3 million. The city was established in 1537. Bangalore is known for Lalbagh Botanical Garden, Bangalore Palace, Vidhana Soudha, among other attractions.
Bengaluru is the capital of Karnataka and India's third most populous city with 8.4 million residents.
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.
Also known as "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.
Bangalore has a population density of 16,640 people per km² — an extremely dense urban environment. Perth, with 333 people per km², is a low-density, sprawling urban area. Bangalore is dramatically more crowded, with 50.0x the population density.
Size Ratio
Bangalore fits inside Perth ~8 times
Density Gap
Bangalore is 50.0x more densely populated
History
Bangalore is ~292 years older
Bangalore covers 741 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Singapore (733 km²), Tehran (730 km²), Hamburg (755 km²), New York (783 km²), or Nairobi (696 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 Bangalore to Perth is 6,447 km (4,006 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~8h 5m.
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