Melbourne
9,993 km²
Santiago
838 km²
Australia
Chile
Area Comparison
Melbourne is 11.9x larger than Santiago
Population Comparison
Melbourne has 1.2x fewer people than Santiago
Melbourne is significantly larger, covering 11.9 times the area of Santiago. Melbourne spans 9,993 km² (3,858 mi²) while Santiago covers 838 km² (324 mi²) — a difference of 9,155 km². You could fit Santiago inside Melbourne approximately 11 times.
To put Melbourne's size in perspective, its area of 9,993 km² is about 1.6x the size of Shanghai. Meanwhile, Santiago at 838 km² is roughly the same size as Berlin.
Picture Melbourne another way: its area is large enough to fit about 1,400,000 American football fields, 170 times the area of Manhattan, or 95 times the area of Paris. Santiago, by comparison, equals about 117,000 American football fields, 14 times the area of Manhattan, or 8 times the area of Paris.
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second most-populous city in Australia. The city's name generally refers to a 9,993-square-kilometre (3,858 sq mi) area, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local government areas. The name is also used to specifically refer to the local government area named City of Melbourne, whose area is centred on the Melbourne central business district and some immediate surrounds.
Melbourne covers 9,993 km² with a population of 5.1 million. The city was established in 1835. Melbourne is known for Federation Square, Flinders Street Station, Melbourne Cricket Ground, among other attractions. The city's main transit system is the Melbourne Trams & Metro.
Melbourne's metropolitan area spans 9,993 square kilometers across 31 local government areas, making it Australia's second-most-populous city.
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.
Melbourne has a population density of 508 people per km² — a relatively spread-out city. Santiago, with 7,470 people per km², is a densely populated city. Santiago is dramatically more crowded, with 14.7x the population density.
Size Ratio
Santiago fits inside Melbourne ~11 times
Density Gap
Santiago is 14.7x more densely populated
History
Santiago is ~294 years older
Melbourne covers 9,993 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Xi'an (10,097 km²), Wuhan (8,569 km²), Sydney (12,368 km²), Guangzhou (7,434 km²), or Chengdu (14,378 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 Melbourne to Santiago is 11,278 km (7,008 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~13h 46m.
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