Chennai
426,830,040 km²
Sydney
12,368 km²
India
Australia
Area Comparison
Chennai is 34510.8x larger than Sydney
Population Comparison
Chennai has 1.2x more people than Sydney
Yes — Chennai is 34510.8x larger than Sydney by area. Chennai spans 426,830,040 km² (164,799,932 mi²) while Sydney covers 12,368 km² (4,775 mi²) — a difference of 426,817,672 km². You could fit Sydney inside Chennai approximately 34510 times.
Meanwhile, Sydney at 12,368 km² is about 2.0x the size of Shanghai.
In more relatable units, Chennai's 426,830,040 km² is about 59,780,100,000 American football fields. Sydney works out to about 1,700,000 American football fields, 120 times the area of Paris, or 100 times the area of San Francisco.
Chennai, also known as Madras, is the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. As per the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the sixth-most-populous city in India and forms the fourth-most-populous urban agglomeration. The city is coterminous with Chennai district, which together with the adjoining suburbs constitutes the Chennai Metropolitan Area, one of the largest metropolitan areas of India.
Known as "Madras", Chennai covers 426,830,040 km² with a population of 6.6 million. The city was established in 1639. Chennai is known for Marina Beach, Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Fort St. George, among other attractions.
Chennai, formerly Madras, is the capital of Tamil Nadu and the sixth-most-populous city in India.
Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and is the most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 kilometres (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains in the west, and about 80 kilometres (50 mi) from Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the Hawkesbury River in the north and north-west, to the Royal National Park and Macarthur in the south and south-west.
Nicknamed "Sydneysiders", Sydney has an area of 12,368 km² and is home to 5.3 million people. The city dates back to 1788. Visitors come for Sydney Opera House, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Bondi Beach, and much more. Getting around is easy with the Sydney Trains.
Sydney stretches roughly 80 km from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains in the west.
Chennai has a population density of 0 people per km² — a low-density, sprawling urban area. Sydney, with 429 people per km², is a low-density, sprawling urban area. Sydney is dramatically more crowded, with Infinityx the population density.
Size Ratio
Sydney fits inside Chennai ~34510 times
Density Gap
Sydney is Infinityx more densely populated
History
Chennai is ~149 years older
Chennai covers 426,830,040 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Doha (132,000,000 km²), Dublin (114,990,000 km²), Hangzhou (16,854 km²), Beijing (16,411 km²), or Brisbane (15,826 km²).
Sydney covers 12,368 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Chengdu (14,378 km²), Xi'an (10,097 km²), Melbourne (9,993 km²), Brisbane (15,826 km²), or Beijing (16,411 km²).
The straight-line distance from Chennai to Sydney is 9,125 km (5,670 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~11h 14m.
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