Dublin
115 km²
Wuhan
8,569 km²
Ireland
China
Area Comparison
Dublin is 74.5x smaller than Wuhan
Population Comparison
Dublin has 20.9x fewer people than Wuhan
Yes — Wuhan is 74.5x larger than Dublin by area. Wuhan spans 8,569 km² (3,309 mi²) while Dublin covers 115 km² (44 mi²) — a difference of 8,454 km². You could fit Dublin inside Wuhan approximately 74 times.
To put Dublin's size in perspective, its area of 115 km² is roughly the same size as San Francisco. Meanwhile, Wuhan at 8,569 km² is about 1.4x the size of Shanghai.
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. Wuhan, by comparison, equals about 1,200,000 American football fields, 140 times the area of Manhattan, or 81 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.
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.
Dublin has a population density of 5,130 people per km² — a densely populated city. Wuhan, with 1,439 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Dublin is dramatically more crowded, with 3.6x the population density.
Size Ratio
Dublin fits inside Wuhan ~74 times
Density Gap
Dublin is 3.6x 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).
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 Dublin to Wuhan is 9,067 km (5,634 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~11h 10m.
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