Montreal
498 km²
Rio de Janeiro
1,221 km²
Canada
Brazil
Area Comparison
Montreal is 2.5x smaller than Rio de Janeiro
Population Comparison
Montreal has 3.8x fewer people than Rio de Janeiro
In terms of area, Rio de Janeiro is 2.5x the size of Montreal. Rio de Janeiro spans 1,221 km² (471 mi²) while Montreal covers 498 km² (192 mi²) — a difference of 723 km². You could fit Montreal inside Rio de Janeiro approximately 2 times.
To put Montreal's size in perspective, its area of 498 km² is about 1.2x smaller than Seoul. Meanwhile, Rio de Janeiro at 1,221 km² is about 1.3x smaller than London.
Picture Montreal another way: its area is large enough to fit about 70,000 American football fields, 150 times the area of Central Park, or 8 times the area of Manhattan. Rio de Janeiro works out to about 171,000 American football fields, 21 times the area of Manhattan, or 12 times the area of Paris.
Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest in Canada, and the eighth-largest in North America. Founded in 1642 as Ville-Marie, or "City of Mary", it now takes its name from Mount Royal, the triple-peaked mountain around which the early settlement was built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal and a few, much smaller, peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard.
Known as "MTL", Montreal covers 498 km² with a population of 1.8 million. The city was established in 1642. Montreal is known for Mount Royal, Notre-Dame Basilica, Old Montreal, among other attractions.
Montreal was founded in 1642 as Ville-Marie, meaning 'City of Mary', before adopting its current name from Mount Royal.
Rio de Janeiro, also known simply as Rio, is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the second-most-populous city in Brazil after São Paulo and the sixth-most-populous city in the Americas.
Also known as "Cidade Maravilhosa", Rio de Janeiro has an area of 1,221 km² and is home to 6.8 million people. The city dates back to 1565. Visitors come for Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf Mountain, Copacabana beach, and much more. Getting around is easy with the MetrôRio.
Rio de Janeiro is the second-most-populous city in Brazil after São Paulo and the sixth-most-populous in the Americas.
Montreal has a population density of 3,534 people per km² — a moderately dense city. Rio de Janeiro, with 5,528 people per km², is a densely populated city. Rio de Janeiro is noticeably denser, packing 1.6 times more people per square kilometer.
Size Ratio
Montreal fits inside Rio de Janeiro ~2 times
Density Gap
Rio de Janeiro is 1.6x more densely populated
Montreal covers 498 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Prague (496 km²), Warsaw (517 km²), Budapest (525 km²), Oslo (454 km²), or Auckland (559 km²).
Rio de Janeiro covers 1,221 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include San Antonio (1,209 km²), Lagos (1,172 km²), Rome (1,285 km²), Los Angeles (1,302 km²), or Hong Kong (1,114 km²).
The straight-line distance from Montreal to Rio de Janeiro is 8,205 km (5,098 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~10h 9m.
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