Kyoto
828 km²
Singapore
733 km²
Japan
Singapore
Area Comparison
Kyoto is 1.1x larger than Singapore
Population Comparison
Kyoto has 3.7x fewer people than Singapore
Yes — Kyoto is 1.1x larger than Singapore by area. Kyoto spans 828 km² (320 mi²) while Singapore covers 733 km² (283 mi²) — a difference of 95 km².
To put Kyoto's size in perspective, its area of 828 km² is roughly the same size as New York City. Meanwhile, Singapore at 733 km² is roughly the same size as New York City.
Picture Kyoto another way: its area is large enough to fit about 116,000 American football fields, 14 times the area of Manhattan, or 8 times the area of Paris. For Singapore, that's about 103,000 American football fields, 12 times the area of Manhattan, or 7 times the area of Paris.
Kyoto, officially Kyoto City , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. As of 2020, the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it the ninth-most populous city in Japan. More than half (56.8%) of Kyoto Prefecture's population resides in the city. The city is the cultural anchor of the substantially larger Greater Kyoto, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 3.8 million people.
Known as "Thousand-Year Capital", Kyoto covers 828 km² with a population of 1.5 million. The city was established in 794. Kyoto is known for Fushimi Inari Shrine, Kinkaku-ji Golden Pavilion, Gion geisha district, among other attractions.
More than half of Kyoto Prefecture's entire population lives within Kyoto City itself.
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. Its territory comprises a main island, over 60 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. The country is about one degree of latitude north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south along with the Riau Islands in Indonesia, the South China Sea to the east and the Straits of Johor along…
Often called "Lion City", Singapore has an area of 733 km² and is home to 5.5 million people. Its history stretches back to 1819. Visitors come for Marina Bay Sands, Gardens by the Bay, Merlion statue, and much more. Getting around is easy with the MRT Singapore.
Singapore is a city-state made up of one main island plus over 60 satellite islands and islets.
Kyoto has a population density of 1,763 people per km² — a relatively spread-out city. Singapore, with 7,435 people per km², is a densely populated city. Singapore is dramatically more crowded, with 4.2x the population density.
Density Gap
Singapore is 4.2x more densely populated
History
Kyoto is ~1,025 years older
Kyoto covers 828 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Santiago (838 km²), New York (783 km²), Berlin (892 km²), Hamburg (755 km²), or Bangalore (741 km²).
Singapore covers 733 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Tehran (730 km²), Bangalore (741 km²), Hamburg (755 km²), Nairobi (696 km²), or New York (783 km²).
The straight-line distance from Kyoto to Singapore is 4,993 km (3,102 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~6h 22m.
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