Dublin
115 km²
Hamburg
755 km²
Ireland
Germany
Area Comparison
Dublin is 6.6x smaller than Hamburg
Population Comparison
Dublin has 3.2x fewer people than Hamburg
Yes — Hamburg is 6.6x larger than Dublin by area. Hamburg spans 755 km² (292 mi²) while Dublin covers 115 km² (44 mi²) — a difference of 640 km². You could fit Dublin inside Hamburg approximately 6 times.
To put Dublin's size in perspective, its area of 115 km² is roughly the same size as San Francisco. Meanwhile, Hamburg at 755 km² is roughly the same size as New York City.
In more relatable units, Dublin's 115 km² is about 16,000 American football fields, 57 times the area of Monaco, or 34 times the area of Central Park. For Hamburg, that's about 106,000 American football fields, 13 times the area of Manhattan, or 7 times the area of Paris.
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, part of the Wicklow Mountains range. Dublin is the largest city by population on the island of Ireland; at the 2022 census, the city council area had a population of 592,713, while the city, including suburbs, had a population of 1,263,219, and County Dublin had a population of 1,501,500.
Known as "The Fair City", Dublin covers 115 km² with a population of 0.6 million. The city was established in 841. Dublin is known for Trinity College, Guinness Storehouse, Temple Bar, among other attractions.
Dublin sits on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, bordered to the south by the Dublin Mountains.
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.
Also known as "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.
Dublin has a population density of 5,130 people per km² — a densely populated city. Hamburg, with 2,530 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Dublin is noticeably denser, packing 2.0 times more people per square kilometer.
Size Ratio
Dublin fits inside Hamburg ~6 times
Density Gap
Dublin is 2.0x more densely populated
Dublin covers 115 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Vancouver (115 km²), San Francisco (121 km²), Paris (105 km²), Barcelona (101 km²), or Doha (132 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 Dublin to Hamburg is 1,075 km (668 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~1h 46m.
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