Cairo
3,085 km²
Copenhagen
91 km²
Egypt
Denmark
Area Comparison
Cairo is 33.9x larger than Copenhagen
Population Comparison
Cairo has 15.1x more people than Copenhagen
In terms of area, Cairo is 33.9x the size of Copenhagen. Cairo spans 3,085 km² (1,191 mi²) while Copenhagen covers 91 km² (35 mi²) — a difference of 2,994 km². You could fit Copenhagen inside Cairo approximately 33 times.
To put Cairo's size in perspective, its area of 3,085 km² is about 1.2x the size of Luxembourg. Meanwhile, Copenhagen at 91 km² is about 1.2x smaller than Paris (city proper).
Cairo's footprint is roughly about 432,000 American football fields, 52 times the area of Manhattan, or 29 times the area of Paris — pick whichever unit feels intuitive. For Copenhagen, that's about 13,000 American football fields, 190 times the area of Vatican City, or 45 times the area of Monaco.
Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt and the Cairo Governorate. It is home to more than 9.8 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world, and the Middle East. The Greater Cairo metropolitan area is one of the largest in the world by population with over 22 million people. Areas of what would become Cairo were inhabited from pre-dynastic and early-dynastic ancient Egypt c.
Known as "The City of a Thousand Minarets", Cairo covers 3,085 km² with a population of 10.1 million. The city was established in 969. Cairo is known for Pyramids of Giza, Great Sphinx, Egyptian Museum, among other attractions. The city's main transit system is the Cairo Metro.
Cairo is home to more than 9.8 million people and is part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa and the Arab world.
Copenhagen is the capital and most populous city of both the country of Denmark and the wider Kingdom of Denmark, with a population of 667,000 people in the municipality and 1.4 million in the urban area. The city is situated mainly on the island of Zealand (Sjælland), with a smaller part on the island of Amager. Copenhagen is separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the Øresund strait. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road.
Also known as "City of Spires", Copenhagen has an area of 91 km² and is home to 0.7 million people. It was established in 1167. Visitors come for The Little Mermaid statue, Tivoli Gardens, Nyhavn waterfront, and much more.
Copenhagen sits mainly on the island of Zealand, with a smaller portion on the island of Amager.
Cairo has a population density of 3,274 people per km² — a moderately dense city. Copenhagen, with 7,363 people per km², is a densely populated city. Copenhagen is noticeably denser, packing 2.2 times more people per square kilometer.
Size Ratio
Copenhagen fits inside Cairo ~33 times
Density Gap
Copenhagen is 2.2x more densely populated
History
Cairo is ~198 years older
Cairo covers 3,085 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Hanoi (3,359 km²), Karachi (3,527 km²), Lima (2,672 km²), Moscow (2,511 km²), or Cape Town (2,455 km²).
Copenhagen covers 91 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Zurich (88 km²), Lisbon (100 km²), Barcelona (101 km²), Paris (105 km²), or Vancouver (115 km²).
The straight-line distance from Cairo to Copenhagen is 3,208 km (1,993 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~4h 16m.
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