Budapest
525 km²
Portland
376 km²
Hungary
United States
Area Comparison
Budapest is 1.4x larger than Portland
Population Comparison
Budapest has 2.6x more people than Portland
Budapest is significantly larger, covering 1.4 times the area of Portland. Budapest spans 525 km² (203 mi²) while Portland covers 376 km² (145 mi²) — a difference of 149 km².
To put Budapest's size in perspective, its area of 525 km² is about 1.2x smaller than Seoul. Meanwhile, Portland at 376 km² is about 1.6x smaller than Seoul.
Budapest's footprint is roughly about 74,000 American football fields, 150 times the area of Central Park, or 9 times the area of Manhattan — pick whichever unit feels intuitive. For Portland, that's about 53,000 American football fields, 190 times the area of Monaco, or 110 times the area of Central Park.
Budapest is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is Hungary's primate city with 1.7 million inhabitants and its greater metro area has a population of about 3.3 million, representing one-third of the country's population and producing above 40% of the country's economic output. Budapest is the political, economic, and cultural center of the country, among the ten largest cities in the European Union and the second largest urban area in Central and Eastern Europe.
Known as "Pearl of the Danube", Budapest covers 525 km² with a population of 1.7 million. The city was established in 1873. Budapest is known for Buda Castle, Hungarian Parliament Building, Chain Bridge, among other attractions.
Budapest's metro area holds about 3.3 million people, roughly one-third of Hungary's entire population.
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.
Budapest has a population density of 3,219 people per km² — a moderately dense city. Portland, with 1,729 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Budapest is noticeably denser, packing 1.9 times more people per square kilometer.
Density Gap
Budapest is 1.9x more densely populated
Budapest covers 525 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Warsaw (517 km²), Montreal (498 km²), Prague (496 km²), Auckland (559 km²), or Mumbai (603 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 Budapest to Portland is 9,021 km (5,605 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~11h 7m.
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