Chengdu
14,378 km²
Hamburg
755 km²
People's Republic of China
Germany
Area Comparison
Chengdu is 19.0x larger than Hamburg
Population Comparison
Chengdu has 11.0x more people than Hamburg
In terms of area, Chengdu is 19.0x the size of Hamburg. Chengdu spans 14,378 km² (5,551 mi²) while Hamburg covers 755 km² (292 mi²) — a difference of 13,623 km². You could fit Hamburg inside Chengdu approximately 19 times.
To put Chengdu's size in perspective, its area of 14,378 km² is about 2.3x the size of Shanghai. Meanwhile, Hamburg at 755 km² is roughly the same size as New York City.
Picture Chengdu another way: its area is large enough to fit about 2,000,000 American football fields, 140 times the area of Paris, or 120 times the area of San Francisco. Hamburg, by comparison, equals about 106,000 American football fields, 13 times the area of Manhattan, or 7 times the area of Paris.
Chengdu is the capital city of the Chinese province of Sichuan. With a population of 20,937,757 at the 2020 census, it is the fourth most populous city in China, and it is the only city with a population of over 20 million apart from provincial-level municipalities. It is traditionally the hub of Western China.
Known as "Land of Abundance", Chengdu covers 14,378 km² with a population of 20.9 million. The city was founded around 310 BC. Chengdu is known for Giant Panda Breeding Base, Jinli Ancient Street, Wuhou Shrine, among other attractions.
Chengdu has a population of over 20.9 million, making it the fourth most populous city in China.
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.
Chengdu has a population density of 1,456 people per km² — a relatively spread-out city. Hamburg, with 2,530 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Hamburg is noticeably denser, packing 1.7 times more people per square kilometer.
Size Ratio
Hamburg fits inside Chengdu ~19 times
Density Gap
Hamburg is 1.7x more densely populated
Chengdu covers 14,378 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Brisbane (15,826 km²), Beijing (16,411 km²), Sydney (12,368 km²), Hangzhou (16,854 km²), or Xi'an (10,097 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 Chengdu to Hamburg is 7,566 km (4,701 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~9h 24m.
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