Hamburg
755 km²
Hangzhou
16,854 km²
Germany
People's Republic of China
Area Comparison
Hamburg is 22.3x smaller than Hangzhou
Population Comparison
Hamburg has 6.3x fewer people than Hangzhou
Hangzhou is significantly larger, covering 22.3 times the area of Hamburg. Hangzhou spans 16,854 km² (6,507 mi²) while Hamburg covers 755 km² (292 mi²) — a difference of 16,099 km². You could fit Hamburg inside Hangzhou approximately 22 times.
To put Hamburg's size in perspective, its area of 755 km² is roughly the same size as New York City. Meanwhile, Hangzhou at 16,854 km² is about 2.7x the size of Shanghai.
Hamburg's footprint is roughly about 106,000 American football fields, 13 times the area of Manhattan, or 7 times the area of Paris — pick whichever unit feels intuitive. For Hangzhou, that's about 2,400,000 American football fields, 160 times the area of Paris, or 140 times the area of San Francisco.
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.
Known as "Gateway to the World", Hamburg covers 755 km² with a population of 1.9 million. Hamburg is known for Port of Hamburg, Elbphilharmonie concert hall, Reeperbahn nightlife district, among other attractions.
Hamburg is the second-largest city in Germany and the seventh-largest in the European Union.
Hangzhou is the capital city and most populous city of Zhejiang province, China, situated at the intersection of the southern terminus of the Grand Canal and the head of Hangzhou Bay. Renowned as one of the Eight Ancient Capitals of China, Hangzhou is celebrated for its cultural heritage and its West Lake, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Nicknamed "Paradise on Earth", Hangzhou has an area of 16,854 km² and is home to 11.9 million people. Visitors come for West Lake, Grand Canal terminus, Lingyin Temple, and much more.
Hangzhou's West Lake is a UNESCO World Heritage site, drawing visitors to its celebrated cultural landscape.
Hamburg has a population density of 2,530 people per km² — a moderately dense city. Hangzhou, with 708 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Hamburg is dramatically more crowded, with 3.6x the population density.
Size Ratio
Hamburg fits inside Hangzhou ~22 times
Density Gap
Hamburg is 3.6x more densely populated
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).
Hangzhou covers 16,854 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Beijing (16,411 km²), Brisbane (15,826 km²), Chengdu (14,378 km²), Sydney (12,368 km²), or Xi'an (10,097 km²).
The straight-line distance from Hamburg to Hangzhou is 8,538 km (5,305 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~10h 33m.
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