Chicago
606 km²
Kyoto
828 km²
USA
Japan
Area Comparison
Chicago is 1.4x smaller than Kyoto
Population Comparison
Chicago has 1.8x more people than Kyoto
Yes — Kyoto is 1.4x larger than Chicago by area. Kyoto spans 828 km² (320 mi²) while Chicago covers 606 km² (234 mi²) — a difference of 222 km².
To put Chicago's size in perspective, its area of 606 km² is roughly the same size as Seoul. Meanwhile, Kyoto at 828 km² is roughly the same size as New York City.
Picture Chicago another way: its area is large enough to fit about 85,000 American football fields, 180 times the area of Central Park, or 10 times the area of Manhattan. Kyoto, by comparison, equals about 116,000 American football fields, 14 times the area of Manhattan, or 8 times the area of Paris.
Chicago is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois and in the Midwestern United States. Located on the western shore of Lake Michigan, it is the third-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 2.74 million at the 2020 census. The Chicago metropolitan area has 9.41 million residents and is the third-largest metropolitan area in the country. Chicago is the seat of Cook County, the second-most populous county in the U.S.
Known as "The Windy City", Chicago covers 606 km² with a population of 2.7 million. The city was established in 1833. Chicago is known for Willis Tower, Millennium Park Bean, Navy Pier, among other attractions. The city's main transit system is the CTA (L train).
Chicago is the third-most populous city in the United States with 2.74 million residents at the 2020 census.
Kyoto, officially Kyoto City , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. As of 2020, the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it the ninth-most populous city in Japan. More than half (56.8%) of Kyoto Prefecture's population resides in the city. The city is the cultural anchor of the substantially larger Greater Kyoto, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 3.8 million people.
Nicknamed "Thousand-Year Capital", Kyoto has an area of 828 km² and is home to 1.5 million people. It was established in 794. Visitors come for Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kinkaku-ji Golden Pavilion, Gion geisha district, and much more.
More than half of Kyoto Prefecture's entire population lives within Kyoto City itself.
Chicago has a population density of 4,455 people per km² — a moderately dense city. Kyoto, with 1,763 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Chicago is noticeably denser, packing 2.5 times more people per square kilometer.
Density Gap
Chicago is 2.5x more densely populated
History
Kyoto is ~1,039 years older
Chicago covers 606 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Seoul (605 km²), Madrid (604 km²), Mumbai (603 km²), Toronto (630 km²), or Hyderabad (650 km²).
Kyoto covers 828 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Santiago (838 km²), New York (783 km²), Berlin (892 km²), Hamburg (755 km²), or Bangalore (741 km²).
The straight-line distance from Chicago to Kyoto is 10,391 km (6,456 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~12h 43m.
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