Edinburgh
259 km²
Singapore
733 km²
United Kingdom
Singapore
Area Comparison
Edinburgh is 2.8x smaller than Singapore
Population Comparison
Edinburgh has 11.1x fewer people than Singapore
In terms of area, Singapore is 2.8x the size of Edinburgh. Singapore spans 733 km² (283 mi²) while Edinburgh covers 259 km² (100 mi²) — a difference of 474 km². You could fit Edinburgh inside Singapore approximately 2 times.
To put Edinburgh's size in perspective, its area of 259 km² is about 1.2x the size of Amsterdam. Meanwhile, Singapore at 733 km² is roughly the same size as New York City.
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. For Singapore, that's about 103,000 American football fields, 12 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.
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. Its territory comprises a main island, over 60 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. The country is about one degree of latitude north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south along with the Riau Islands in Indonesia, the South China Sea to the east and the Straits of Johor along…
Often called "Lion City", Singapore has an area of 733 km² and is home to 5.5 million people. It was established in 1819. Visitors come for Marina Bay Sands, Gardens by the Bay, Merlion statue, and much more. Getting around is easy with the MRT Singapore.
Singapore is a city-state made up of one main island plus over 60 satellite islands and islets.
Edinburgh has a population density of 1,892 people per km² — a relatively spread-out city. Singapore, with 7,435 people per km², is a densely populated city. Singapore is dramatically more crowded, with 3.9x the population density.
Size Ratio
Edinburgh fits inside Singapore ~2 times
Density Gap
Singapore is 3.9x more densely populated
History
Edinburgh is ~1,218 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).
Singapore covers 733 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Tehran (730 km²), Bangalore (741 km²), Hamburg (755 km²), Nairobi (696 km²), or New York (783 km²).
The straight-line distance from Edinburgh to Singapore is 10,929 km (6,791 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~13h 21m.
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