Bangkok
1,569 km²
Wuhan
8,569 km²
Thailand
People's Republic of China
Area Comparison
Bangkok is 5.5x smaller than Wuhan
Population Comparison
Bangkok has 1.2x fewer people than Wuhan
Wuhan is significantly larger, covering 5.5 times the area of Bangkok. Wuhan spans 8,569 km² (3,309 mi²) while Bangkok covers 1,569 km² (606 mi²) — a difference of 7,000 km². You could fit Bangkok inside Wuhan approximately 5 times.
To put Bangkok's size in perspective, its area of 1,569 km² is roughly the same size as London. Meanwhile, Wuhan at 8,569 km² is about 1.4x the size of Shanghai.
Picture Bangkok another way: its area is large enough to fit about 220,000 American football fields, 27 times the area of Manhattan, or 15 times the area of Paris. Wuhan, by comparison, equals about 1,200,000 American football fields, 140 times the area of Manhattan, or 81 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.
Wuhan is the capital of Hubei, China. With a population of 13,739,000, it is the most populous city in Hubei and the seventh-most-populous city in China. It is also one of China's nine national central cities.
Also known as "River City", Wuhan has an area of 8,569 km² and is home to 12.3 million people. Visitors come for Yellow Crane Tower, Yangtze River confluence, East Lake, and much more.
Wuhan houses 13.7 million residents, ranking as the seventh-most populous city in all of China.
Bangkok has a population density of 6,718 people per km² — a densely populated city. Wuhan, with 1,439 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Bangkok is dramatically more crowded, with 4.7x the population density.
Size Ratio
Bangkok fits inside Wuhan ~5 times
Density Gap
Bangkok is 4.7x more densely populated
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).
Wuhan covers 8,569 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Guangzhou (7,434 km²), Melbourne (9,993 km²), Xi'an (10,097 km²), Perth (6,417 km²), or Shanghai (6,341 km²).
The straight-line distance from Bangkok to Wuhan is 2,345 km (1,457 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~3h 16m.
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