Cairo
3,085 km²
Seattle
369 km²
Egypt
United States
Area Comparison
Cairo is 8.4x larger than Seattle
Population Comparison
Cairo has 13.6x more people than Seattle
Yes — Cairo is 8.4x larger than Seattle by area. Cairo spans 3,085 km² (1,191 mi²) while Seattle covers 369 km² (142 mi²) — a difference of 2,716 km². You could fit Seattle inside Cairo approximately 8 times.
To put Cairo's size in perspective, its area of 3,085 km² is about 1.2x the size of Luxembourg. Meanwhile, Seattle at 369 km² is about 1.6x smaller than Seoul.
In more relatable units, Cairo's 3,085 km² is about 432,000 American football fields, 52 times the area of Manhattan, or 29 times the area of Paris. For Seattle, that's about 52,000 American football fields, 180 times the area of Monaco, or 110 times the area of Central Park.
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.
Seattle is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. It is the 18th-most populous city in the United States with a population of 780,995 in 2024, while the Seattle metropolitan area at over 4.15 million residents is the 15th-most populous metropolitan area in the nation. The city is the county seat of King County, the most populous county in Washington.
Often called "The Emerald City", Seattle has an area of 369 km² and is home to 0.7 million people. It was established in 1851. Visitors come for Space Needle, Pike Place Market, Starbucks headquarters, and much more.
Seattle is Washington's most populous city with 780,995 residents in 2024, anchoring the Pacific Northwest.
Cairo has a population density of 3,274 people per km² — a moderately dense city. Seattle, with 2,005 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Cairo is noticeably denser, packing 1.6 times more people per square kilometer.
Size Ratio
Seattle fits inside Cairo ~8 times
Density Gap
Cairo is 1.6x more densely populated
History
Cairo is ~882 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).
Seattle covers 369 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Philadelphia (370 km²), Dhaka (368 km²), Portland (376 km²), Atlanta (348 km²), or Denver (401 km²).
The straight-line distance from Cairo to Seattle is 10,985 km (6,826 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~13h 25m.
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