Bangkok
1,569 km²
Kyoto
828 km²
Thailand
Japan
Area Comparison
Bangkok is 1.9x larger than Kyoto
Population Comparison
Bangkok has 7.2x more people than Kyoto
In terms of area, Bangkok is 1.9x the size of Kyoto. Bangkok spans 1,569 km² (606 mi²) while Kyoto covers 828 km² (320 mi²) — a difference of 741 km².
To put Bangkok's size in perspective, its area of 1,569 km² is roughly the same size as London. Meanwhile, Kyoto at 828 km² is roughly the same size as New York City.
Bangkok's footprint is roughly about 220,000 American football fields, 27 times the area of Manhattan, or 15 times the area of Paris — pick whichever unit feels intuitive. Kyoto works out to about 116,000 American football fields, 14 times the area of Manhattan, or 8 times the area of Paris.
Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies 1,568.7 square kilometres (605.7 sq mi) in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population of 11.4 million people as of 2024, 15.9% of the country's population.
Known as "City of Angels", Bangkok covers 1,569 km² with a population of 10.5 million. The city was established in 1782. Bangkok is known for Grand Palace, Wat Arun, Wat Pho, among other attractions. The city's main transit system is the BTS Skytrain & MRT.
Bangkok's official Thai name is Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, with the full ceremonial name being one of the longest place names in the world.
Kyoto, officially Kyoto City , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. As of 2020, the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it the ninth-most populous city in Japan. More than half (56.8%) of Kyoto Prefecture's population resides in the city. The city is the cultural anchor of the substantially larger Greater Kyoto, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 3.8 million people.
Nicknamed "Thousand-Year Capital", Kyoto has an area of 828 km² and is home to 1.5 million people. Its history stretches back to 794. Visitors come for Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kinkaku-ji Golden Pavilion, Gion geisha district, and much more.
More than half of Kyoto Prefecture's entire population lives within Kyoto City itself.
Bangkok has a population density of 6,718 people per km² — a densely populated city. Kyoto, with 1,763 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Bangkok is dramatically more crowded, with 3.8x the population density.
Density Gap
Bangkok is 3.8x more densely populated
History
Kyoto is ~988 years older
Bangkok covers 1,569 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include London (1,572 km²), Bogotá (1,578 km²), São Paulo (1,521 km²), Johannesburg (1,644 km²), or Mexico City (1,485 km²).
Kyoto covers 828 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Santiago (838 km²), New York (783 km²), Berlin (892 km²), Hamburg (755 km²), or Bangalore (741 km²).
The straight-line distance from Bangkok to Kyoto is 4,246 km (2,639 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~5h 30m.
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