Buenos Aires
203 km²
Hamburg
755 km²
Argentina
Germany
Area Comparison
Buenos Aires is 3.7x smaller than Hamburg
Population Comparison
Buenos Aires has 1.6x more people than Hamburg
Yes — Hamburg is 3.7x larger than Buenos Aires by area. Hamburg spans 755 km² (292 mi²) while Buenos Aires covers 203 km² (78 mi²) — a difference of 552 km². You could fit Buenos Aires inside Hamburg approximately 3 times.
To put Buenos Aires's size in perspective, its area of 203 km² is roughly the same size as Amsterdam. Meanwhile, Hamburg at 755 km² is roughly the same size as New York City.
Buenos Aires's footprint is roughly about 28,000 American football fields, 100 times the area of Monaco, or 60 times the area of Central Park — pick whichever unit feels intuitive. Hamburg, by comparison, equals about 106,000 American football fields, 13 times the area of Manhattan, or 7 times the area of Paris.
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.
Hamburg, officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, is the second-largest city in Germany after Berlin and seventh-largest city in the European Union, with a population of over 1.9 million. The Hamburg Metropolitan Region has a population of over 5.1 million and is the tenth-largest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union.
Also known as "Gateway to the World", Hamburg has an area of 755 km² and is home to 1.9 million people. Visitors come for Port of Hamburg, Elbphilharmonie concert hall, Reeperbahn nightlife district, and much more.
Hamburg is the second-largest city in Germany and the seventh-largest in the European Union.
Buenos Aires has a population density of 15,074 people per km² — an extremely dense urban environment. Hamburg, with 2,530 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Buenos Aires is dramatically more crowded, with 6.0x the population density.
Size Ratio
Buenos Aires fits inside Hamburg ~3 times
Density Gap
Buenos Aires is 6.0x more densely populated
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).
Hamburg covers 755 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Bangalore (741 km²), Singapore (733 km²), Tehran (730 km²), New York (783 km²), or Nairobi (696 km²).
The straight-line distance from Buenos Aires to Hamburg is 11,793 km (7,328 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~14h 22m.
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