Oslo
454 km²
Wuhan
8,569 km²
Norway
People's Republic of China
Area Comparison
Oslo is 18.9x smaller than Wuhan
Population Comparison
Oslo has 17.1x fewer people than Wuhan
In terms of area, Wuhan is 18.9x the size of Oslo. Wuhan spans 8,569 km² (3,309 mi²) while Oslo covers 454 km² (175 mi²) — a difference of 8,115 km². You could fit Oslo inside Wuhan approximately 18 times.
To put Oslo's size in perspective, its area of 454 km² is about 1.3x smaller than Seoul. Meanwhile, Wuhan at 8,569 km² is about 1.4x the size of Shanghai.
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. For Wuhan, that's about 1,200,000 American football fields, 140 times the area of Manhattan, or 81 times the area of Paris.
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.
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.
Also known as "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.
Oslo has a population density of 1,586 people per km² — a relatively spread-out city. Wuhan, with 1,439 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Both cities have comparable density, though Oslo is slightly more compact.
Size Ratio
Oslo fits inside Wuhan ~18 times
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).
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 Oslo to Wuhan is 7,803 km (4,848 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~9h 41m.
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