Los Angeles
1,302 km²
Santiago
838 km²
USA
Chile
Area Comparison
Los Angeles is 1.6x larger than Santiago
Population Comparison
Los Angeles has 1.6x fewer people than Santiago
Los Angeles is significantly larger, covering 1.6 times the area of Santiago. Los Angeles spans 1,302 km² (503 mi²) while Santiago covers 838 km² (324 mi²) — a difference of 464 km².
To put Los Angeles's size in perspective, its area of 1,302 km² is about 1.2x smaller than London. Meanwhile, Santiago at 838 km² is roughly the same size as Berlin.
Los Angeles's footprint is roughly about 182,000 American football fields, 22 times the area of Manhattan, or 12 times the area of Paris — pick whichever unit feels intuitive. Santiago works out to about 117,000 American football fields, 14 times the area of Manhattan, or 8 times the area of Paris.
Los Angeles (LA) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Southern California. With an estimated 3.88 million residents within the city limits as of 2024, it is the second-most populous city in the United States, behind New York City, and the largest city in the Western United States. The city has an ethnically and culturally diverse population, and is the principal city of a metropolitan area of 12.9 million people (2024).
Known as "The City of Angels", Los Angeles covers 1,302 km² with a population of 4.0 million. The city was established in 1781. Los Angeles is known for Hollywood Sign, Santa Monica Pier, Beverly Hills, among other attractions. The city's main transit system is the LA Metro.
Los Angeles is the second-most populous city in the United States, home to 3.88 million residents within city limits as of 2024.
Santiago, also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. Located in the Chilean Central Valley within the Santiago Basin, between the Andes to the east and the Chilean Coastal Range to the west, it anchors the Santiago Metropolitan Region and its conurbation of Greater Santiago, which comprises more than forty communes and concentrates over a third of the national population and around 45% of Chile's GDP.
Also known as "Santiago de Chile", Santiago has an area of 838 km² and is home to 6.3 million people. Its history stretches back to 1541. Visitors come for Cerro San Cristóbal, Gran Torre Santiago, Plaza de Armas, and much more.
Santiago sits in the Chilean Central Valley between the Andes and the Coastal Range, anchoring over a third of Chile's population.
Los Angeles has a population density of 3,049 people per km² — a moderately dense city. Santiago, with 7,470 people per km², is a densely populated city. Santiago is noticeably denser, packing 2.4 times more people per square kilometer.
Density Gap
Santiago is 2.4x more densely populated
History
Santiago is ~240 years older
Los Angeles covers 1,302 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Rome (1,285 km²), Phoenix (1,341 km²), Rio de Janeiro (1,221 km²), San Antonio (1,209 km²), or Lagos (1,172 km²).
Santiago covers 838 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Kyoto (828 km²), Berlin (892 km²), New York (783 km²), Hamburg (755 km²), or Bangalore (741 km²).
The straight-line distance from Los Angeles to Santiago is 8,998 km (5,591 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~11h 5m.
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