Brisbane
15,826 km²
Miami
143 km²
Australia
USA
Area Comparison
Brisbane is 110.7x larger than Miami
Population Comparison
Brisbane has 6.2x more people than Miami
Yes — Brisbane is 110.7x larger than Miami by area. Brisbane spans 15,826 km² (6,110 mi²) while Miami covers 143 km² (55 mi²) — a difference of 15,683 km². You could fit Miami inside Brisbane approximately 110 times.
To put Brisbane's size in perspective, its area of 15,826 km² is about 2.5x the size of Shanghai. Meanwhile, Miami at 143 km² is about 1.2x the size of San Francisco.
Picture Brisbane another way: its area is large enough to fit about 2,200,000 American football fields, 150 times the area of Paris, or 130 times the area of San Francisco. Miami, by comparison, equals about 20,000 American football fields, 71 times the area of Monaco, or 42 times the area of Central Park.
Brisbane is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Queensland and the third-most populous city in Australia, with a population of approximately 2.8 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of South East Queensland, a bio-geographical and urban region with an estimated population of 4.1 million as of 2024. The central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from its mouth at Moreton Bay.
Known as "Brissy", Brisbane covers 15,826 km² with a population of 2.7 million. The city was established in 1824. Brisbane is known for Brisbane River, South Bank Parklands, Story Bridge, among other attractions.
Brisbane is Queensland's capital and Australia's third-most populous city with around 2.8 million residents.
Miami is a coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida. It is the second-most populous city proper in Florida, with a population of 442,241 at the 2020 census. The Miami metropolitan area in South Florida has an estimated 6.39 million residents, ranking as the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the Southeast and eighth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Miami has the third-largest skyline in the U.S. with over 300 high-rises, 70 of which exceed 491 ft (150 m).
Often called "Magic City", Miami has an area of 143 km² and is home to 0.4 million people. It was established in 1896. Visitors come for South Beach, Art Deco Historic District, Little Havana, and much more. Getting around is easy with the Metrorail Miami.
Miami boasts the third-largest skyline in the U.S. with over 300 high-rises, 70 of them topping 491 feet
Brisbane has a population density of 171 people per km² — a low-density, sprawling urban area. Miami, with 3,077 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Miami is dramatically more crowded, with 18.0x the population density.
Size Ratio
Miami fits inside Brisbane ~110 times
Density Gap
Miami is 18.0x more densely populated
Brisbane covers 15,826 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Beijing (16,411 km²), Hangzhou (16,854 km²), Chengdu (14,378 km²), Sydney (12,368 km²), or Xi'an (10,097 km²).
Miami covers 143 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Minneapolis (149 km²), Brussels (161 km²), San Francisco (121 km²), Washington D.C. (177 km²), or Vancouver (115 km²).
The straight-line distance from Brisbane to Miami is 14,762 km (9,173 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~17h 52m.
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