Copenhagen
91 km²
Wuhan
8,569 km²
Denmark
People's Republic of China
Area Comparison
Copenhagen is 94.2x smaller than Wuhan
Population Comparison
Copenhagen has 18.4x fewer people than Wuhan
In terms of area, Wuhan is 94.2x the size of Copenhagen. Wuhan spans 8,569 km² (3,309 mi²) while Copenhagen covers 91 km² (35 mi²) — a difference of 8,478 km². You could fit Copenhagen inside Wuhan approximately 94 times.
To put Copenhagen's size in perspective, its area of 91 km² is about 1.2x smaller than Paris (city proper). Meanwhile, Wuhan at 8,569 km² is about 1.4x the size of Shanghai.
Copenhagen's footprint is roughly about 13,000 American football fields, 190 times the area of Vatican City, or 45 times the area of Monaco — pick whichever unit feels intuitive. For Wuhan, that's about 1,200,000 American football fields, 140 times the area of Manhattan, or 81 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.
Wuhan is the capital of Hubei, China. With a population of 13,739,000, it is the most populous city in Hubei and the seventh-most-populous city in China. It is also one of China's nine national central cities.
Also known as "River City", Wuhan has an area of 8,569 km² and is home to 12.3 million people. Visitors come for Yellow Crane Tower, Yangtze River confluence, East Lake, and much more.
Wuhan houses 13.7 million residents, ranking as the seventh-most populous city in all of China.
Copenhagen has a population density of 7,363 people per km² — a densely populated city. Wuhan, with 1,439 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Copenhagen is dramatically more crowded, with 5.1x the population density.
Size Ratio
Copenhagen fits inside Wuhan ~94 times
Density Gap
Copenhagen is 5.1x 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).
Wuhan covers 8,569 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Guangzhou (7,434 km²), Melbourne (9,993 km²), Xi'an (10,097 km²), Perth (6,417 km²), or Shanghai (6,341 km²).
The straight-line distance from Copenhagen to Wuhan is 7,921 km (4,922 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~9h 49m.
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