Edinburgh
259 km²
Hamburg
755 km²
United Kingdom
Germany
Area Comparison
Edinburgh is 2.9x smaller than Hamburg
Population Comparison
Edinburgh has 3.9x fewer people than Hamburg
Yes — Hamburg is 2.9x larger than Edinburgh by area. Hamburg spans 755 km² (292 mi²) while Edinburgh covers 259 km² (100 mi²) — a difference of 496 km². You could fit Edinburgh inside Hamburg approximately 2 times.
To put Edinburgh's size in perspective, its area of 259 km² is about 1.2x the size of Amsterdam. Meanwhile, Hamburg at 755 km² is roughly the same size as New York City.
In more relatable units, Edinburgh's 259 km² is about 36,000 American football fields, 130 times the area of Monaco, or 76 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.
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. It is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh had a population of 506,520 in 2020, making it the second-most-populous city in Scotland and the seventh-most-populous in the United Kingdom. The wider metropolitan area had a population of 912,490 in the same year.
Known as "Auld Reekie", Edinburgh covers 259 km² with a population of 0.5 million. The city was established in 601. Edinburgh is known for Edinburgh Castle, Royal Mile, Arthur's Seat, among other attractions.
Edinburgh is bounded by the Firth of Forth to the north and the Pentland Hills to the south.
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.
Nicknamed "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.
Edinburgh has a population density of 1,892 people per km² — a relatively spread-out city. Hamburg, with 2,530 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Both cities have comparable density, though Hamburg is slightly more compact.
Size Ratio
Edinburgh fits inside Hamburg ~2 times
Density Gap
Hamburg is 1.3x more densely populated
Edinburgh covers 259 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Taipei (272 km²), Kuala Lumpur (243 km²), Boston (232 km²), Osaka (225 km²), or Amsterdam (219 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 Edinburgh to Hamburg is 886 km (551 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~1h 33m.
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