Barcelona
101 km²
Portland
376 km²
Spain
United States
Area Comparison
Barcelona is 3.7x smaller than Portland
Population Comparison
Barcelona has 2.6x more people than Portland
In terms of area, Portland is 3.7x the size of Barcelona. Portland spans 376 km² (145 mi²) while Barcelona covers 101 km² (39 mi²) — a difference of 275 km². You could fit Barcelona inside Portland approximately 3 times.
To put Barcelona's size in perspective, its area of 101 km² is roughly the same size as Paris (city proper). Meanwhile, Portland at 376 km² is about 1.6x smaller than Seoul.
In more relatable units, Barcelona's 101 km² is about 14,000 American football fields, 50 times the area of Monaco, or 30 times the area of Central Park. Portland works out to about 53,000 American football fields, 190 times the area of Monaco, or 110 times the area of Central Park.
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.
Portland is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Located in the Pacific Northwest at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, it is the 28th-most populous city in the United States, sixth-most populous on the West Coast, and fourth-most populous in the Pacific Northwest, with a population of 652,503 at the 2020 census. The Portland metropolitan area, with over 2.54 million residents, is the 26th-largest metropolitan area in the nation.
Often called "Rose City", Portland has an area of 376 km² and is home to 0.7 million people. Visitors come for Powell's City of Books, Voodoo Doughnut, Washington Park, and much more.
Portland sits at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the Pacific Northwest.
Barcelona has a population density of 16,436 people per km² — an extremely dense urban environment. Portland, with 1,729 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Barcelona is dramatically more crowded, with 9.5x the population density.
Size Ratio
Barcelona fits inside Portland ~3 times
Density Gap
Barcelona is 9.5x 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).
Portland covers 376 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Philadelphia (370 km²), Seattle (369 km²), Dhaka (368 km²), Denver (401 km²), or Atlanta (348 km²).
The straight-line distance from Barcelona to Portland is 8,911 km (5,537 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~10h 59m.
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