Edinburgh
259 km²
Hanoi
3,359 km²
United Kingdom
Vietnam
Area Comparison
Edinburgh is 13.0x smaller than Hanoi
Population Comparison
Edinburgh has 16.4x fewer people than Hanoi
Yes — Hanoi is 13.0x larger than Edinburgh by area. Hanoi spans 3,359 km² (1,297 mi²) while Edinburgh covers 259 km² (100 mi²) — a difference of 3,100 km². You could fit Edinburgh inside Hanoi approximately 12 times.
To put Edinburgh's size in perspective, its area of 259 km² is about 1.2x the size of Amsterdam. Meanwhile, Hanoi at 3,359 km² is about 1.2x smaller than Rhode Island.
Picture Edinburgh another way: its area is large enough to fit about 36,000 American football fields, 130 times the area of Monaco, or 76 times the area of Central Park. Hanoi works out to about 470,000 American football fields, 57 times the area of Manhattan, or 32 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.
Hanoi is the capital and second-most populous municipality of Vietnam. It encompasses an area of 3,358.6 km2 (1,296.8 mi2), and as of 2025 has a population of 8,807,523. Hanoi had the second-highest gross regional domestic product of all Vietnamese provinces and municipalities at US$48 billion in 2023, behind Ho Chi Minh City. It hosts 78 foreign embassies, the headquarters of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA), its Vietnam National University system, and other governmental organizations.
Often called "City Between Rivers", Hanoi has an area of 3,359 km² and is home to 8.1 million people. Its history stretches back to 1010. Visitors come for Hoan Kiem Lake, Old Quarter, Temple of Literature, and much more. Getting around is easy with the Hanoi Metro.
Hanoi encompasses 3,358.6 square kilometers and had a population of nearly 8.8 million as of 2025.
Edinburgh has a population density of 1,892 people per km² — a relatively spread-out city. Hanoi, with 2,397 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Both cities have comparable density, though Hanoi is slightly more compact.
Size Ratio
Edinburgh fits inside Hanoi ~12 times
History
Edinburgh is ~409 years older
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).
Hanoi covers 3,359 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Karachi (3,527 km²), Cairo (3,085 km²), Dubai (4,114 km²), Lima (2,672 km²), or Moscow (2,511 km²).
The straight-line distance from Edinburgh to Hanoi is 9,196 km (5,714 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~11h 19m.
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