Hamburg
755 km²
Perth
6,417 km²
Germany
Australia
Area Comparison
Hamburg is 8.5x smaller than Perth
Population Comparison
Hamburg has 1.1x fewer people than Perth
In terms of area, Perth is 8.5x the size of Hamburg. Perth spans 6,417 km² (2,478 mi²) while Hamburg covers 755 km² (292 mi²) — a difference of 5,662 km². You could fit Hamburg inside Perth approximately 8 times.
To put Hamburg's size in perspective, its area of 755 km² is roughly the same size as New York City. Meanwhile, Perth at 6,417 km² is roughly the same size as 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. Perth works out to about 899,000 American football fields, 110 times the area of Manhattan, or 61 times the area of Paris.
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.
Perth is the capital city of Western Australia. It is the fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth as of 2023. The world's most isolated major city by certain criteria, Perth is part of the South West Land Division of Western Australia, with most of Perth's metropolitan area on the Swan Coastal Plain between the Indian Ocean and the Darling Scarp.
Nicknamed "City of Light", Perth has an area of 6,417 km² and is home to 2.1 million people. Its history stretches back to 1829. Visitors come for Swan River, Kings Park, Cottesloe Beach, and much more.
Perth is considered the world's most isolated major city by certain criteria, sitting on Australia's west coast.
Hamburg has a population density of 2,530 people per km² — a moderately dense city. Perth, with 333 people per km², is a low-density, sprawling urban area. Hamburg is dramatically more crowded, with 7.6x the population density.
Size Ratio
Hamburg fits inside Perth ~8 times
Density Gap
Hamburg is 7.6x 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).
Perth covers 6,417 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Shanghai (6,341 km²), Guangzhou (7,434 km²), Istanbul (5,461 km²), Wuhan (8,569 km²), or Melbourne (9,993 km²).
The straight-line distance from Hamburg to Perth is 13,821 km (8,588 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~16h 46m.
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