Brisbane
15,826 km²
Santiago
838 km²
Australia
Chile
Area Comparison
Brisbane is 18.9x larger than Santiago
Population Comparison
Brisbane has 2.3x fewer people than Santiago
Yes — Brisbane is 18.9x larger than Santiago by area. Brisbane spans 15,826 km² (6,110 mi²) while Santiago covers 838 km² (324 mi²) — a difference of 14,988 km². You could fit Santiago inside Brisbane approximately 18 times.
To put Brisbane's size in perspective, its area of 15,826 km² is about 2.5x the size of Shanghai. Meanwhile, Santiago at 838 km² is roughly the same size as Berlin.
In more relatable units, Brisbane's 15,826 km² is about 2,200,000 American football fields, 150 times the area of Paris, or 130 times the area of San Francisco. Santiago works out to about 117,000 American football fields, 14 times the area of Manhattan, or 8 times the area of Paris.
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.
Santiago, also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. Located in the Chilean Central Valley within the Santiago Basin, between the Andes to the east and the Chilean Coastal Range to the west, it anchors the Santiago Metropolitan Region and its conurbation of Greater Santiago, which comprises more than forty communes and concentrates over a third of the national population and around 45% of Chile's GDP.
Also known as "Santiago de Chile", Santiago has an area of 838 km² and is home to 6.3 million people. The city dates back to 1541. Visitors come for Cerro San Cristóbal, Gran Torre Santiago, Plaza de Armas, and much more.
Santiago sits in the Chilean Central Valley between the Andes and the Coastal Range, anchoring over a third of Chile's population.
Brisbane has a population density of 171 people per km² — a low-density, sprawling urban area. Santiago, with 7,470 people per km², is a densely populated city. Santiago is dramatically more crowded, with 43.7x the population density.
Size Ratio
Santiago fits inside Brisbane ~18 times
Density Gap
Santiago is 43.7x more densely populated
History
Santiago is ~283 years older
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).
Santiago covers 838 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Kyoto (828 km²), Berlin (892 km²), New York (783 km²), Hamburg (755 km²), or Bangalore (741 km²).
The straight-line distance from Brisbane to Santiago is 11,824 km (7,347 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~14h 25m.
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