Oslo
454 km²
Tel Aviv
52 km²
Norway
Israel
Area Comparison
Oslo is 8.7x larger than Tel Aviv
Population Comparison
Oslo has 1.5x more people than Tel Aviv
Yes — Oslo is 8.7x larger than Tel Aviv by area. Oslo spans 454 km² (175 mi²) while Tel Aviv covers 52 km² (20 mi²) — a difference of 402 km². You could fit Tel Aviv inside Oslo approximately 8 times.
To put Oslo's size in perspective, its area of 454 km² is about 1.3x smaller than Seoul. Meanwhile, Tel Aviv at 52 km² is about 1.1x smaller than Manhattan.
Picture Oslo another way: its area is large enough to fit about 64,000 American football fields, 130 times the area of Central Park, or 8 times the area of Manhattan. Tel Aviv, by comparison, equals about 7,300 American football fields, 110 times the area of Vatican City, or 26 times the area of Monaco.
Oslo is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of 724,290 in 2025, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,110,887 in 2025, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of 1,546,706 in 2021.
Known as "Tigerstaden", Oslo covers 454 km² with a population of 0.7 million. The city was established in 1048. Oslo is known for Vigeland Park, Oslo Opera House, Akershus Fortress, among other attractions.
Oslo is both a county and a municipality, with the city itself home to about 724,000 residents in 2025.
Tel Aviv, officially Tel Aviv-Yafo, and also known as Tel Aviv-Jaffa, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a population of 494,900, it is the economic and technological center of the country and a global high-tech hub. If East Jerusalem is considered part of Israel, Tel Aviv is the country's second-most-populous city, after Jerusalem; if not, Tel Aviv is the most populous city, ahead of West Jerusalem.
Nicknamed "Tel Aviv-Jaffa", Tel Aviv has an area of 52 km² and is home to 0.5 million people. It was established in 1909. Visitors come for White City Bauhaus architecture, Jaffa Old City, Carmel Market, and much more.
Tel Aviv is the economic and technological center of Israel and a global high-tech hub on the Mediterranean coast.
Oslo has a population density of 1,586 people per km² — a relatively spread-out city. Tel Aviv, with 9,038 people per km², is a densely populated city. Tel Aviv is dramatically more crowded, with 5.7x the population density.
Size Ratio
Tel Aviv fits inside Oslo ~8 times
Density Gap
Tel Aviv is 5.7x more densely populated
History
Oslo is ~861 years older
Oslo covers 454 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Prague (496 km²), Vienna (415 km²), Montreal (498 km²), Denver (401 km²), or Warsaw (517 km²).
Tel Aviv covers 52 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Manila (43 km²), Athens (39 km²), Zurich (88 km²), Copenhagen (91 km²), or Lisbon (100 km²).
The straight-line distance from Oslo to Tel Aviv is 3,565 km (2,215 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~4h 42m.
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