Kuala Lumpur
243 km²
Perth
6,417 km²
Malaysia
Australia
Area Comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 26.4x smaller than Perth
Population Comparison
Kuala Lumpur has 1.1x fewer people than Perth
Yes — Perth is 26.4x larger than Kuala Lumpur by area. Perth spans 6,417 km² (2,478 mi²) while Kuala Lumpur covers 243 km² (94 mi²) — a difference of 6,174 km². You could fit Kuala Lumpur inside Perth approximately 26 times.
To put Kuala Lumpur's size in perspective, its area of 243 km² is about 1.1x the size of Amsterdam. Meanwhile, Perth at 6,417 km² is roughly the same size as Shanghai.
Kuala Lumpur's footprint is roughly about 34,000 American football fields, 120 times the area of Monaco, or 71 times the area of Central Park — pick whichever unit feels intuitive. For Perth, that's about 899,000 American football fields, 110 times the area of Manhattan, or 61 times the area of Paris.
Kuala Lumpur (KL), officially the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, is the capital city and a federal territory of Malaysia. It is the most populous city in the country, covering an area of 243 km2 (94 sq mi) with a population of 2,075,600 as of 2024. Greater Kuala Lumpur, which itself includes the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 8.8 million people as of 2024. It is among the fastest growing metropolitan regions in Southeast Asia, in terms of both population and economic development.
Known as "KL", Kuala Lumpur covers 243 km² with a population of 2.0 million. The city was established in 1857. Kuala Lumpur is known for Petronas Twin Towers, Batu Caves, Merdeka 118, among other attractions. The city's main transit system is the RapidKL (LRT, MRT & Monorail).
Kuala Lumpur packs 2.07 million people into just 243 km2, making it Malaysia's most populous city by far
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. It was established in 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.
Kuala Lumpur has a population density of 8,148 people per km² — a densely populated city. Perth, with 333 people per km², is a low-density, sprawling urban area. Kuala Lumpur is dramatically more crowded, with 24.5x the population density.
Size Ratio
Kuala Lumpur fits inside Perth ~26 times
Density Gap
Kuala Lumpur is 24.5x more densely populated
Kuala Lumpur covers 243 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Boston (232 km²), Edinburgh (259 km²), Osaka (225 km²), Amsterdam (219 km²), or Taipei (272 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 Kuala Lumpur to Perth is 4,180 km (2,597 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~5h 25m.
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