Jakarta
662 km²
Vancouver
115 km²
Indonesia
Canada
Area Comparison
Jakarta is 5.8x larger than Vancouver
Population Comparison
Jakarta has 16.0x more people than Vancouver
Yes — Jakarta is 5.8x larger than Vancouver by area. Jakarta spans 662 km² (256 mi²) while Vancouver covers 115 km² (44 mi²) — a difference of 547 km². You could fit Vancouver inside Jakarta approximately 5 times.
To put Jakarta's size in perspective, its area of 662 km² is roughly the same size as Seoul. Meanwhile, Vancouver at 115 km² is roughly the same size as San Francisco.
Picture Jakarta another way: its area is large enough to fit about 93,000 American football fields, 190 times the area of Central Park, or 11 times the area of Manhattan. For Vancouver, that's about 16,000 American football fields, 57 times the area of Monaco, or 34 times the area of Central Park.
Jakarta, officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta, is the de facto capital and largest city of Indonesia, with administrative status equivalent to a province. It lies on the northwestern coast of Java, borders the provinces of West Java and Banten, and faces the Java Sea to the north. Jakarta itself covers about 662 square kilometres, but the wider Jakarta metropolitan area—locally known as Jabodetabek—is among the largest urban agglomerations in the world.
Known as "Big Durian", Jakarta covers 662 km² with a population of 10.6 million. The city was established in 1527. Jakarta is known for National Monument Monas, Istiqlal Mosque, Kota Tua old town, among other attractions. The city's main transit system is the Jakarta MRT.
Jakarta has administrative status equivalent to a province as the Special Capital Region of Indonesia.
Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The Metro Vancouver area had a population of 2.6 million in 2021, making it the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Greater Vancouver, along with the Fraser Valley, comprises the Lower Mainland with a regional population of over 3 million.
Nicknamed "Hollywood North", Vancouver has an area of 115 km² and is home to 0.7 million people. Its history stretches back to 1886. Visitors come for Stanley Park, Granville Island, Capilano Suspension Bridge, and much more.
Vancouver grew from 631,486 residents in 2016 to 662,248 by the 2021 census, leading all of British Columbia.
Jakarta has a population density of 15,952 people per km² — an extremely dense urban environment. Vancouver, with 5,739 people per km², is a densely populated city. Jakarta is noticeably denser, packing 2.8 times more people per square kilometer.
Jakarta has a tropical monsoon climate while Vancouver experiences Marine west coast climate conditions.
Size Ratio
Vancouver fits inside Jakarta ~5 times
Density Gap
Jakarta is 2.8x more densely populated
History
Jakarta is ~359 years older
Jakarta covers 662 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Hyderabad (650 km²), Toronto (630 km²), Nairobi (696 km²), Chicago (606 km²), or Seoul (605 km²).
Vancouver covers 115 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include San Francisco (121 km²), Paris (105 km²), Barcelona (101 km²), Lisbon (100 km²), or Miami (143 km²).
The straight-line distance from Jakarta to Vancouver is 13,338 km (8,288 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~16h 12m.
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