Bangalore
741 km²
Santiago
838 km²
India
Chile
Area Comparison
Bangalore is 1.1x smaller than Santiago
Population Comparison
Bangalore has 2.0x more people than Santiago
Yes — Santiago is 1.1x larger than Bangalore by area. Santiago spans 838 km² (324 mi²) while Bangalore covers 741 km² (286 mi²) — a difference of 97 km².
To put Bangalore's size in perspective, its area of 741 km² is roughly the same size as New York City. Meanwhile, Santiago at 838 km² is roughly the same size as Berlin.
Bangalore's footprint is roughly about 104,000 American football fields, 13 times the area of Manhattan, or 7 times the area of Paris — pick whichever unit feels intuitive. For Santiago, that's about 117,000 American football fields, 14 times the area of Manhattan, or 8 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.
Santiago, also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. Located in the Chilean Central Valley within the Santiago Basin, between the Andes to the east and the Chilean Coastal Range to the west, it anchors the Santiago Metropolitan Region and its conurbation of Greater Santiago, which comprises more than forty communes and concentrates over a third of the national population and around 45% of Chile's GDP.
Nicknamed "Santiago de Chile", Santiago has an area of 838 km² and is home to 6.3 million people. It was established in 1541. Visitors come for Cerro San Cristóbal, Gran Torre Santiago, Plaza de Armas, and much more.
Santiago sits in the Chilean Central Valley between the Andes and the Coastal Range, anchoring over a third of Chile's population.
Bangalore has a population density of 16,640 people per km² — an extremely dense urban environment. Santiago, with 7,470 people per km², is a densely populated city. Bangalore is noticeably denser, packing 2.2 times more people per square kilometer.
Density Gap
Bangalore is 2.2x more densely populated
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).
Santiago covers 838 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Kyoto (828 km²), Berlin (892 km²), New York (783 km²), Hamburg (755 km²), or Bangalore (741 km²).
The straight-line distance from Bangalore to Santiago is 16,079 km (9,991 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~19h 25m.
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