Copenhagen
91 km²
Hamburg
755 km²
Denmark
Germany
Area Comparison
Copenhagen is 8.3x smaller than Hamburg
Population Comparison
Copenhagen has 2.9x fewer people than Hamburg
In terms of area, Hamburg is 8.3x the size of Copenhagen. Hamburg spans 755 km² (292 mi²) while Copenhagen covers 91 km² (35 mi²) — a difference of 664 km². You could fit Copenhagen inside Hamburg approximately 8 times.
To put Copenhagen's size in perspective, its area of 91 km² is about 1.2x smaller than Paris (city proper). Meanwhile, Hamburg at 755 km² is roughly the same size as New York City.
In more relatable units, Copenhagen's 91 km² is about 13,000 American football fields, 190 times the area of Vatican City, or 45 times the area of Monaco. Hamburg works out to about 106,000 American football fields, 13 times the area of Manhattan, or 7 times the area of Paris.
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.
Known as "City of Spires", Copenhagen covers 91 km² with a population of 0.7 million. The city was established in 1167. Copenhagen is known for The Little Mermaid statue, Tivoli Gardens, Nyhavn waterfront, among other attractions.
Copenhagen sits mainly on the island of Zealand, with a smaller portion on the island of Amager.
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.
Often called "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.
Copenhagen has a population density of 7,363 people per km² — a densely populated city. Hamburg, with 2,530 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Copenhagen is noticeably denser, packing 2.9 times more people per square kilometer.
Size Ratio
Copenhagen fits inside Hamburg ~8 times
Density Gap
Copenhagen is 2.9x more densely populated
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).
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 Copenhagen to Hamburg is 288 km (179 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~50m.
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