Lisbon
100 km²
Wuhan
8,569 km²
Portugal
People's Republic of China
Area Comparison
Lisbon is 85.7x smaller than Wuhan
Population Comparison
Lisbon has 22.4x fewer people than Wuhan
Wuhan is significantly larger, covering 85.7 times the area of Lisbon. Wuhan spans 8,569 km² (3,309 mi²) while Lisbon covers 100 km² (39 mi²) — a difference of 8,469 km². You could fit Lisbon inside Wuhan approximately 85 times.
To put Lisbon's size in perspective, its area of 100 km² is roughly the same size as Paris (city proper). Meanwhile, Wuhan at 8,569 km² is about 1.4x the size of Shanghai.
Picture Lisbon another way: its area is large enough to fit about 14,000 American football fields, 50 times the area of Monaco, or 29 times the area of Central Park. Wuhan works out to about 1,200,000 American football fields, 140 times the area of Manhattan, or 81 times the area of Paris.
Lisbon is the capital and most populous city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 575,739 as of 2024, within its administrative limits and 3,028,000 within the metropolis, as of 2025. Lisbon is mainland Europe's westernmost capital city, and the only one along the Atlantic coast, the others being on islands. The city lies in the western portion of the Iberian Peninsula, on the northern shore of the River Tagus.
Known as "City of Seven Hills", Lisbon covers 100 km² with a population of 0.6 million. The city was founded around 1200 BC. Lisbon is known for Belém Tower, Jerónimos Monastery, Tram 28, among other attractions. The city's main transit system is the Lisbon Metro.
Lisbon is mainland Europe's westernmost capital city and the only European capital along the Atlantic coast.
Wuhan is the capital of Hubei, China. With a population of 13,739,000, it is the most populous city in Hubei and the seventh-most-populous city in China. It is also one of China's nine national central cities.
Often called "River City", Wuhan has an area of 8,569 km² and is home to 12.3 million people. Visitors come for Yellow Crane Tower, Yangtze River confluence, East Lake, and much more.
Wuhan houses 13.7 million residents, ranking as the seventh-most populous city in all of China.
Lisbon has a population density of 5,500 people per km² — a densely populated city. Wuhan, with 1,439 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Lisbon is dramatically more crowded, with 3.8x the population density.
Size Ratio
Lisbon fits inside Wuhan ~85 times
Density Gap
Lisbon is 3.8x more densely populated
Lisbon covers 100 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Barcelona (101 km²), Paris (105 km²), Copenhagen (91 km²), Zurich (88 km²), or Vancouver (115 km²).
Wuhan covers 8,569 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Guangzhou (7,434 km²), Melbourne (9,993 km²), Xi'an (10,097 km²), Perth (6,417 km²), or Shanghai (6,341 km²).
The straight-line distance from Lisbon to Wuhan is 10,337 km (6,423 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~12h 40m.
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