Hamburg
755 km²
Xi'an
10,097 km²
Germany
People's Republic of China
Area Comparison
Hamburg is 13.4x smaller than Xi'an
Population Comparison
Hamburg has 6.8x fewer people than Xi'an
Xi'an is significantly larger, covering 13.4 times the area of Hamburg. Xi'an spans 10,097 km² (3,898 mi²) while Hamburg covers 755 km² (292 mi²) — a difference of 9,342 km². You could fit Hamburg inside Xi'an approximately 13 times.
To put Hamburg's size in perspective, its area of 755 km² is roughly the same size as New York City. Meanwhile, Xi'an at 10,097 km² is about 1.6x 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 Xi'an, that's about 1,400,000 American football fields, 170 times the area of Manhattan, or 96 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.
Xi'an is the capital of the Chinese province of Shaanxi. A sub-provincial city on the Guanzhong plain, the city is the third-most populous city in Western China after Chongqing and Chengdu, as well as the most populous city in Northwestern China. Its total population was 12.95 million in the 2020 census, including an urban population of 9.28 million.
Often called "Ancient Capital", Xi'an has an area of 10,097 km² and is home to 12.9 million people. Visitors come for Terracotta Army, Xi'an City Wall, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and much more.
Xi'an's 2020 census recorded 12.95 million residents, making it the most populous city in Northwestern China.
Hamburg has a population density of 2,530 people per km² — a moderately dense city. Xi'an, with 1,283 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Hamburg is noticeably denser, packing 2.0 times more people per square kilometer.
Size Ratio
Hamburg fits inside Xi'an ~13 times
Density Gap
Hamburg is 2.0x 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).
Xi'an covers 10,097 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Melbourne (9,993 km²), Wuhan (8,569 km²), Sydney (12,368 km²), Guangzhou (7,434 km²), or Chengdu (14,378 km²).
The straight-line distance from Hamburg to Xi'an is 7,548 km (4,690 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~9h 23m.
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