Bangalore
741 km²
Sydney
12,368 km²
India
Australia
Area Comparison
Bangalore is 16.7x smaller than Sydney
Population Comparison
Bangalore has 2.3x more people than Sydney
Yes — Sydney is 16.7x larger than Bangalore by area. Sydney spans 12,368 km² (4,775 mi²) while Bangalore covers 741 km² (286 mi²) — a difference of 11,627 km². You could fit Bangalore inside Sydney approximately 16 times.
To put Bangalore's size in perspective, its area of 741 km² is roughly the same size as New York City. Meanwhile, Sydney at 12,368 km² is about 2.0x the size of Shanghai.
In more relatable units, Bangalore's 741 km² is about 104,000 American football fields, 13 times the area of Manhattan, or 7 times the area of Paris. Sydney, by comparison, equals about 1,700,000 American football fields, 120 times the area of Paris, or 100 times the area of San Francisco.
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.
Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and is the most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 kilometres (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains in the west, and about 80 kilometres (50 mi) from Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the Hawkesbury River in the north and north-west, to the Royal National Park and Macarthur in the south and south-west.
Often called "Sydneysiders", Sydney has an area of 12,368 km² and is home to 5.3 million people. Its history stretches back to 1788. Visitors come for Sydney Opera House, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Bondi Beach, and much more. Getting around is easy with the Sydney Trains.
Sydney stretches roughly 80 km from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains in the west.
Bangalore has a population density of 16,640 people per km² — an extremely dense urban environment. Sydney, with 429 people per km², is a low-density, sprawling urban area. Bangalore is dramatically more crowded, with 38.8x the population density.
Size Ratio
Bangalore fits inside Sydney ~16 times
Density Gap
Bangalore is 38.8x more densely populated
History
Bangalore is ~251 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).
Sydney covers 12,368 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Chengdu (14,378 km²), Xi'an (10,097 km²), Melbourne (9,993 km²), Brisbane (15,826 km²), or Beijing (16,411 km²).
The straight-line distance from Bangalore to Sydney is 9,350 km (5,810 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~11h 30m.
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