Barcelona
101 km²
Hamburg
755 km²
Spain
Germany
Area Comparison
Barcelona is 7.5x smaller than Hamburg
Population Comparison
Barcelona has 1.2x fewer people than Hamburg
Hamburg is significantly larger, covering 7.5 times the area of Barcelona. Hamburg spans 755 km² (292 mi²) while Barcelona covers 101 km² (39 mi²) — a difference of 654 km². You could fit Barcelona inside Hamburg approximately 7 times.
To put Barcelona's size in perspective, its area of 101 km² is roughly the same size as Paris (city proper). Meanwhile, Hamburg at 755 km² is roughly the same size as New York City.
Barcelona's footprint is roughly about 14,000 American football fields, 50 times the area of Monaco, or 30 times the area of Central Park — pick whichever unit feels intuitive. For Hamburg, that's about 106,000 American football fields, 13 times the area of Manhattan, or 7 times the area of Paris.
Barcelona is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.7 million within city limits, its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the province of Barcelona and is home to around 5.7 million people, making it the fifth most populous urban area of the European Union after Paris, the Ruhr area, Madrid and Milan.
Known as "Ciutat Comtal", Barcelona covers 101 km² with a population of 1.7 million. The city was founded around 230 BC. Barcelona is known for Sagrada Familia, Park Güell, La Rambla, among other attractions. The city's main transit system is the Barcelona Metro (TMB).
Barcelona is the second-most populous municipality in Spain and the capital of the autonomous community of Catalonia.
Hamburg, officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, is the second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and seventh-largest city in the European Union, with a population of over 1.9 million. The Hamburg Metropolitan Region has a population of over 5.1 million and is the tenth-largest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union.
Often called "Gateway to the World", Hamburg has an area of 755 km² and is home to 1.9 million people. Visitors come for Port of Hamburg, Elbphilharmonie concert hall, Reeperbahn nightlife district, and much more.
Hamburg is the second-largest city in Germany and the seventh-largest in the European Union.
Barcelona has a population density of 16,436 people per km² — an extremely dense urban environment. Hamburg, with 2,530 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Barcelona is dramatically more crowded, with 6.5x the population density.
Size Ratio
Barcelona fits inside Hamburg ~7 times
Density Gap
Barcelona is 6.5x more densely populated
Barcelona covers 101 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Lisbon (100 km²), Paris (105 km²), Copenhagen (91 km²), Vancouver (115 km²), or Zurich (88 km²).
Hamburg covers 755 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Bangalore (741 km²), Singapore (733 km²), Tehran (730 km²), New York (783 km²), or Nairobi (696 km²).
The straight-line distance from Barcelona to Hamburg is 1,473 km (915 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~2h 14m.
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