Budapest
525 km²
Stockholm
188 km²
Hungary
Sweden
Area Comparison
Budapest is 2.8x larger than Stockholm
Population Comparison
Budapest has 1.7x more people than Stockholm
Yes — Budapest is 2.8x larger than Stockholm by area. Budapest spans 525 km² (203 mi²) while Stockholm covers 188 km² (73 mi²) — a difference of 337 km². You could fit Stockholm inside Budapest approximately 2 times.
To put Budapest's size in perspective, its area of 525 km² is about 1.2x smaller than Seoul. Meanwhile, Stockholm at 188 km² is roughly the same size as Washington D.C..
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 Stockholm, that's about 26,000 American football fields, 93 times the area of Monaco, or 55 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.
Stockholm is the capital and most populous city of Sweden, as well as the largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately 1 million people live in the municipality, with 1.6 million in the urban area, and 2.5 million in the metropolitan area. The city stretches across fourteen islands where Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. Outside the city to the east, and along the coast, is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago.
Nicknamed "Venice of the North", Stockholm has an area of 188 km² and is home to 1.0 million people. It was established in 1252. Visitors come for Gamla Stan, Vasa Museum, Royal Palace, and much more. Getting around is easy with the Stockholm Metro (Tunnelbana).
Stockholm stretches across fourteen islands where Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea, forming the Nordic countries' largest urban area.
Budapest has a population density of 3,219 people per km² — a moderately dense city. Stockholm, with 5,213 people per km², is a densely populated city. Stockholm is noticeably denser, packing 1.6 times more people per square kilometer.
Size Ratio
Stockholm fits inside Budapest ~2 times
Density Gap
Stockholm is 1.6x more densely populated
History
Stockholm is ~621 years older
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).
Stockholm covers 188 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Washington D.C. (177 km²), Buenos Aires (203 km²), Helsinki (214 km²), Amsterdam (219 km²), or Brussels (161 km²).
The straight-line distance from Budapest to Stockholm is 1,318 km (819 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~2h 3m.
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