Buenos Aires
203 km²
Dublin
115 km²
Argentina
Ireland
Area Comparison
Buenos Aires is 1.8x larger than Dublin
Population Comparison
Buenos Aires has 5.2x more people than Dublin
Yes — Buenos Aires is 1.8x larger than Dublin by area. Buenos Aires spans 203 km² (78 mi²) while Dublin covers 115 km² (44 mi²) — a difference of 88 km².
To put Buenos Aires's size in perspective, its area of 203 km² is roughly the same size as Amsterdam. Meanwhile, Dublin at 115 km² is roughly the same size as San Francisco.
Picture Buenos Aires another way: its area is large enough to fit about 28,000 American football fields, 100 times the area of Monaco, or 60 times the area of Central Park. Dublin works out to about 16,000 American football fields, 57 times the area of Monaco, or 34 times the area of Central Park.
Buenos Aires, officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the capital and largest city of Argentina. It is located on the southwest of the Río de la Plata. Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− global city, according to the GaWC 2024 ranking. The city proper has a population of 3.1 million and its urban area has a population of 16.7 million, making it the 21st most populous metropolitan area in the world.
Known as "Paris of South America", Buenos Aires covers 203 km² with a population of 3.1 million. The city was established in 1536. Buenos Aires is known for La Boca's Caminito, Recoleta Cemetery, Teatro Colón, among other attractions. The city's main transit system is the Buenos Aires Subte.
Buenos Aires is classified as an Alpha− global city according to the GaWC 2024 ranking.
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, part of the Wicklow Mountains range. Dublin is the largest city by population on the island of Ireland; at the 2022 census, the city council area had a population of 592,713, while the city, including suburbs, had a population of 1,263,219, and County Dublin had a population of 1,501,500.
Also known as "The Fair City", Dublin has an area of 115 km² and is home to 0.6 million people. Its history stretches back to 841. Visitors come for Trinity College, Guinness Storehouse, Temple Bar, and much more.
Dublin sits on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, bordered to the south by the Dublin Mountains.
Buenos Aires has a population density of 15,074 people per km² — an extremely dense urban environment. Dublin, with 5,130 people per km², is a densely populated city. Buenos Aires is noticeably denser, packing 2.9 times more people per square kilometer.
Density Gap
Buenos Aires is 2.9x more densely populated
History
Dublin is ~695 years older
Buenos Aires covers 203 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Helsinki (214 km²), Amsterdam (219 km²), Stockholm (188 km²), Osaka (225 km²), or Boston (232 km²).
Dublin covers 115 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Vancouver (115 km²), San Francisco (121 km²), Paris (105 km²), Barcelona (101 km²), or Doha (132 km²).
The straight-line distance from Buenos Aires to Dublin is 10,992 km (6,830 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~13h 26m.
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