Beijing
16,411 km²
Hamburg
755 km²
China
Germany
Area Comparison
Beijing is 21.7x larger than Hamburg
Population Comparison
Beijing has 11.3x more people than Hamburg
Yes — Beijing is 21.7x larger than Hamburg by area. Beijing spans 16,411 km² (6,336 mi²) while Hamburg covers 755 km² (292 mi²) — a difference of 15,656 km². You could fit Hamburg inside Beijing approximately 21 times.
To put Beijing's size in perspective, its area of 16,411 km² is about 2.6x the size of Shanghai. Meanwhile, Hamburg at 755 km² is roughly the same size as New York City.
In more relatable units, Beijing's 16,411 km² is about 2,300,000 American football fields, 160 times the area of Paris, or 140 times the area of San Francisco. For Hamburg, that's about 106,000 American football fields, 13 times the area of Manhattan, or 7 times the area of Paris.
Beijing, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's most populous national capital city, as well as China's second-largest city by urban area, after Shanghai. It is located in Northern China, and is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of the State Council with 16 urban districts.
Known as "Northern Capital", Beijing covers 16,411 km² with a population of 21.5 million. The city was founded around 1045 BC. Beijing is known for Forbidden City, Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, among other attractions. The city's main transit system is the Beijing Subway.
With over 22 million residents, Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city.
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.
Nicknamed "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.
Beijing has a population density of 1,313 people per km² — a relatively spread-out city. Hamburg, with 2,530 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Hamburg is noticeably denser, packing 1.9 times more people per square kilometer.
Size Ratio
Hamburg fits inside Beijing ~21 times
Density Gap
Hamburg is 1.9x more densely populated
Beijing covers 16,411 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Hangzhou (16,854 km²), Brisbane (15,826 km²), Chengdu (14,378 km²), Sydney (12,368 km²), or Xi'an (10,097 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 Beijing to Hamburg is 7,474 km (4,644 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~9h 18m.
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