Brisbane
15,826 km²
Vancouver
115 km²
Australia
Canada
Area Comparison
Brisbane is 137.6x larger than Vancouver
Population Comparison
Brisbane has 4.1x more people than Vancouver
Yes — Brisbane is 137.6x larger than Vancouver by area. Brisbane spans 15,826 km² (6,110 mi²) while Vancouver covers 115 km² (44 mi²) — a difference of 15,711 km². You could fit Vancouver inside Brisbane approximately 137 times.
To put Brisbane's size in perspective, its area of 15,826 km² is about 2.5x the size of Shanghai. Meanwhile, Vancouver at 115 km² is roughly the same size as San Francisco.
Brisbane's footprint is roughly about 2,200,000 American football fields, 150 times the area of Paris, or 130 times the area of San Francisco — pick whichever unit feels intuitive. Vancouver works out to about 16,000 American football fields, 57 times the area of Monaco, or 34 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.
Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The Metro Vancouver area had a population of 2.6 million in 2021, making it the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Greater Vancouver, along with the Fraser Valley, comprises the Lower Mainland with a regional population of over 3 million.
Also known as "Hollywood North", Vancouver has an area of 115 km² and is home to 0.7 million people. The city dates back to 1886. Visitors come for Stanley Park, Granville Island, Capilano Suspension Bridge, and much more.
Vancouver grew from 631,486 residents in 2016 to 662,248 by the 2021 census, leading all of British Columbia.
Brisbane has a population density of 171 people per km² — a low-density, sprawling urban area. Vancouver, with 5,739 people per km², is a densely populated city. Vancouver is dramatically more crowded, with 33.6x the population density.
Size Ratio
Vancouver fits inside Brisbane ~137 times
Density Gap
Vancouver is 33.6x 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).
Vancouver covers 115 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include San Francisco (121 km²), Paris (105 km²), Barcelona (101 km²), Lisbon (100 km²), or Miami (143 km²).
The straight-line distance from Brisbane to Vancouver is 11,866 km (7,373 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~14h 28m.
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