Delhi
1,484 km²
Santiago
838 km²
India
Chile
Area Comparison
Delhi is 1.8x larger than Santiago
Population Comparison
Delhi has 2.7x more people than Santiago
In terms of area, Delhi is 1.8x the size of Santiago. Delhi spans 1,484 km² (573 mi²) while Santiago covers 838 km² (324 mi²) — a difference of 646 km².
To put Delhi's size in perspective, its area of 1,484 km² is roughly the same size as London. Meanwhile, Santiago at 838 km² is roughly the same size as Berlin.
Picture Delhi another way: its area is large enough to fit about 208,000 American football fields, 25 times the area of Manhattan, or 14 times the area of Paris. For Santiago, that's about 117,000 American football fields, 14 times the area of Manhattan, or 8 times the area of Paris.
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a megacity and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its right bank, Delhi shares borders with the state of Uttar Pradesh in the east and with the state of Haryana in the remaining directions. Delhi became a union territory on 1 November 1956 and the NCT in 1995. The NCT covers an area of 1,484 square kilometres (573 sq mi).
Known as "City of Djinns", Delhi covers 1,484 km² with a population of 16.8 million. The city was founded around 1500 BC. Delhi is known for Red Fort, India Gate, Qutub Minar, among other attractions. The city's main transit system is the Delhi Metro.
Delhi is a megacity and union territory of India, containing New Delhi, the capital of the country.
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. Its history stretches back to 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.
Delhi has a population density of 11,314 people per km² — an extremely dense urban environment. Santiago, with 7,470 people per km², is a densely populated city. Delhi is noticeably denser, packing 1.5 times more people per square kilometer.
Density Gap
Delhi is 1.5x more densely populated
History
Delhi is ~3,041 years older
Delhi covers 1,484 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Mexico City (1,485 km²), São Paulo (1,521 km²), Bangkok (1,569 km²), London (1,572 km²), or Bogotá (1,578 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 Delhi to Santiago is 16,912 km (10,508 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~20h 24m.
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