La Paz
291 km²
Lima
984 km²
Lima covers 984 km² of contiguous built-up land, 3.4× the built-up area of La Paz (291 km²).
| La Paz | Lima | |
|---|---|---|
| Urban area | La Paz | Lima |
| Population (2025) | 2.06 million | 10.8 million |
| Built-up area | 291 km² | 984 km² |
| Density | 7,092 /km² | 11,004 /km² |
Urban area = contiguous built-up land and the people living in it in 2025, drawn the same way for every city regardless of administrative boundaries. Source: GHSL Urban Centre Database R2024A, European Commission, Joint Research Centre (CC BY 4.0); some names adjusted to the city names people use, and country attribution follows the dataset.