Kuala Lumpur
243 km²
Phoenix
1,341 km²
Malaysia
United States
Area Comparison
Kuala Lumpur is 5.5x smaller than Phoenix
Population Comparison
Kuala Lumpur has 1.2x more people than Phoenix
Yes — Phoenix is 5.5x larger than Kuala Lumpur by area. Phoenix spans 1,341 km² (518 mi²) while Kuala Lumpur covers 243 km² (94 mi²) — a difference of 1,098 km². You could fit Kuala Lumpur inside Phoenix approximately 5 times.
To put Kuala Lumpur's size in perspective, its area of 243 km² is about 1.1x the size of Amsterdam. Meanwhile, Phoenix at 1,341 km² is about 1.2x smaller than London.
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. Phoenix, by comparison, equals about 188,000 American football fields, 23 times the area of Manhattan, or 13 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
Phoenix is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona. With over 1.6 million residents at the 2020 census, Phoenix is the fifth-most populous city in the United States and the most populous state capital. The Phoenix metropolitan area, with an estimated 5.19 million residents, is the tenth-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. and the most populous in the Mountain states and Southwest.
Also known as "Valley of the Sun", Phoenix has an area of 1,341 km² and is home to 1.6 million people. The city dates back to 1868. Visitors come for Camelback Mountain, Desert Botanical Garden, Heard Museum, and much more.
Phoenix is the most populous U.S. state capital and the fifth-largest city in the country with 1.6 million residents.
Kuala Lumpur has a population density of 8,148 people per km² — a densely populated city. Phoenix, with 1,201 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Kuala Lumpur is dramatically more crowded, with 6.8x the population density.
Size Ratio
Kuala Lumpur fits inside Phoenix ~5 times
Density Gap
Kuala Lumpur is 6.8x 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).
Phoenix covers 1,341 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Los Angeles (1,302 km²), Rome (1,285 km²), Rio de Janeiro (1,221 km²), Delhi (1,484 km²), or Mexico City (1,485 km²).
The straight-line distance from Kuala Lumpur to Phoenix is 14,621 km (9,085 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~17h 42m.
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