Hamburg
755 km²
Portland
376 km²
Germany
United States
Area Comparison
Hamburg is 2.0x larger than Portland
Population Comparison
Hamburg has 2.9x more people than Portland
Hamburg is significantly larger, covering 2.0 times the area of Portland. Hamburg spans 755 km² (292 mi²) while Portland covers 376 km² (145 mi²) — a difference of 379 km². You could fit Portland inside Hamburg approximately 2 times.
To put Hamburg's size in perspective, its area of 755 km² is roughly the same size as New York City. Meanwhile, Portland at 376 km² is about 1.6x smaller than Seoul.
Picture Hamburg another way: its area is large enough to fit about 106,000 American football fields, 13 times the area of Manhattan, or 7 times the area of Paris. For Portland, that's about 53,000 American football fields, 190 times the area of Monaco, or 110 times the area of Central Park.
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.
Portland is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Located in the Pacific Northwest at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, it is the 28th-most populous city in the United States, sixth-most populous on the West Coast, and fourth-most populous in the Pacific Northwest, with a population of 652,503 at the 2020 census. The Portland metropolitan area, with over 2.54 million residents, is the 26th-largest metropolitan area in the nation.
Nicknamed "Rose City", Portland has an area of 376 km² and is home to 0.7 million people. Visitors come for Powell's City of Books, Voodoo Doughnut, Washington Park, and much more.
Portland sits at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the Pacific Northwest.
Hamburg has a population density of 2,530 people per km² — a moderately dense city. Portland, with 1,729 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Both cities have comparable density, though Hamburg is slightly more compact.
Size Ratio
Portland fits inside Hamburg ~2 times
Density Gap
Hamburg is 1.5x 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).
Portland covers 376 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Philadelphia (370 km²), Seattle (369 km²), Dhaka (368 km²), Denver (401 km²), or Atlanta (348 km²).
The straight-line distance from Hamburg to Portland is 8,122 km (5,047 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~10h 3m.
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