Nairobi
696 km²
Wuhan
8,569 km²
Kenya
People's Republic of China
Area Comparison
Nairobi is 12.3x smaller than Wuhan
Population Comparison
Nairobi has 2.6x fewer people than Wuhan
In terms of area, Wuhan is 12.3x the size of Nairobi. Wuhan spans 8,569 km² (3,309 mi²) while Nairobi covers 696 km² (269 mi²) — a difference of 7,873 km². You could fit Nairobi inside Wuhan approximately 12 times.
To put Nairobi's size in perspective, its area of 696 km² is about 1.1x smaller than New York City. Meanwhile, Wuhan at 8,569 km² is about 1.4x the size of Shanghai.
Nairobi's footprint is roughly about 97,000 American football fields, 12 times the area of Manhattan, or 7 times the area of Paris — pick whichever unit feels intuitive. For Wuhan, that's about 1,200,000 American football fields, 140 times the area of Manhattan, or 81 times the area of Paris.
Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya, located in the south-central part of the country. As of 2024, it has a population of 4.8 million and a metropolitan population of 5.7 million, making it the 11th most populous city in Africa. Nicknamed the "Green City under the Sun", Nairobi is uniquely notable for being the only capital city in the world that hosts a national park within its boundaries. Its name originates from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, meaning "place of cool waters".
Known as "Green City under the Sun", Nairobi covers 696 km² with a population of 4.7 million. The city was established in 1899. Nairobi is known for Nairobi National Park, Giraffe Centre, Karen Blixen Museum, among other attractions. The city's main transit system is the Nairobi Commuter Rail.
Nairobi is the only capital city in the world that hosts a national park within its boundaries.
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.
Nicknamed "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.
Nairobi has a population density of 6,796 people per km² — a densely populated city. Wuhan, with 1,439 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Nairobi is dramatically more crowded, with 4.7x the population density.
Size Ratio
Nairobi fits inside Wuhan ~12 times
Density Gap
Nairobi is 4.7x more densely populated
Nairobi covers 696 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Tehran (730 km²), Jakarta (662 km²), Singapore (733 km²), Bangalore (741 km²), or Hyderabad (650 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 Nairobi to Wuhan is 8,886 km (5,521 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~10h 57m.
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