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In-depth explainers on city size, urban scale, sprawl, density, and how to read maps honestly. Built on top of our interactive comparison tool.

All 97 World Cities Ranked by Area, Visualized

The 10 largest, 10 smallest, densest and most spread-out cities in our 97-city database — plus what 'city area' actually measures and the comparisons that still surprise people.

Published 2026-04-29 · City Map Compare