Dallas
997 km²
Santiago
838 km²
United States
Chile
Area Comparison
Dallas is 1.2x larger than Santiago
Population Comparison
Dallas has 4.8x fewer people than Santiago
In terms of area, Dallas is 1.2x the size of Santiago. Dallas spans 997 km² (385 mi²) while Santiago covers 838 km² (324 mi²) — a difference of 159 km².
To put Dallas's size in perspective, its area of 997 km² is about 1.1x the size of Berlin. Meanwhile, Santiago at 838 km² is roughly the same size as Berlin.
Picture Dallas another way: its area is large enough to fit about 140,000 American football fields, 17 times the area of Manhattan, or 9 times the area of Paris. Santiago works out to about 117,000 American football fields, 14 times the area of Manhattan, or 8 times the area of Paris.
Dallas is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. Located in the state's northern region, it is the ninth-most populous city in the United States and third-most populous city in Texas, with a population of 1.3 million at the 2020 census. Along with the city of Fort Worth, Dallas anchors the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. and the most populous metropolitan area in Texas, at 8.5 million people.
Known as "Big D", Dallas covers 997 km² with a population of 1.3 million. The city was established in 1841. Dallas is known for Dealey Plaza, Reunion Tower, Dallas Cowboys, among other attractions.
Dallas is the ninth-most populous U.S. city and the third-largest in Texas with 1.3 million residents.
Santiago, also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. Located in the Chilean Central Valley within the Santiago Basin, between the Andes to the east and the Chilean Coastal Range to the west, it anchors the Santiago Metropolitan Region and its conurbation of Greater Santiago, which comprises more than forty communes and concentrates over a third of the national population and around 45% of Chile's GDP.
Also known as "Santiago de Chile", Santiago has an area of 838 km² and is home to 6.3 million people. It was established in 1541. Visitors come for Cerro San Cristóbal, Gran Torre Santiago, Plaza de Armas, and much more.
Santiago sits in the Chilean Central Valley between the Andes and the Coastal Range, anchoring over a third of Chile's population.
Dallas has a population density of 1,304 people per km² — a relatively spread-out city. Santiago, with 7,470 people per km², is a densely populated city. Santiago is dramatically more crowded, with 5.7x the population density.
Density Gap
Santiago is 5.7x more densely populated
History
Santiago is ~300 years older
Dallas covers 997 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Abu Dhabi (972 km²), San Diego (964 km²), Hong Kong (1,114 km²), Berlin (892 km²), or Lagos (1,172 km²).
Santiago covers 838 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Kyoto (828 km²), Berlin (892 km²), New York (783 km²), Hamburg (755 km²), or Bangalore (741 km²).
The straight-line distance from Dallas to Santiago is 7,855 km (4,881 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~9h 44m.
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