Moscow
1,545 km²
Nizhny Novgorod
232 km²
City Map Compare/Moscow vs Nizhny Novgorodvs
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Moscow covers 1,545 km² of contiguous built-up land, 6.7× the built-up area of Nizhny Novgorod (232 km²).
| Moscow | Nizhny Novgorod | |
|---|---|---|
| Urban area | Moscow | Nizhny Novgorod |
| Population (2025) | 14.4 million | 1.19 million |
| Built-up area | 1,545 km² | 232 km² |
| Density | 9,310 /km² | 5,129 /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.