Paris
105 km²
Santiago
838 km²
France
Chile
Area Comparison
Paris is 8.0x smaller than Santiago
Population Comparison
Paris has 2.9x fewer people than Santiago
Santiago is significantly larger, covering 8.0 times the area of Paris. Santiago spans 838 km² (324 mi²) while Paris covers 105 km² (41 mi²) — a difference of 733 km². You could fit Paris inside Santiago approximately 7 times.
To put Paris's size in perspective, its area of 105 km² is about 1.2x smaller than San Francisco. Meanwhile, Santiago at 838 km² is roughly the same size as Berlin.
In more relatable units, Paris's 105 km² is about 15,000 American football fields, 52 times the area of Monaco, or 31 times the area of Central Park. For Santiago, that's about 117,000 American football fields, 14 times the area of Manhattan, or 8 times the area of Paris.
Paris is the capital and largest city of France, with an estimated city population of 2.04 million in an area of 105.4 km2 (40.7 sq mi), and a metropolitan population of 13.2 million as of January 2026. Located on the river Seine in the centre of the Île-de-France region, it is the largest metropolitan area and fourth-most populous city in the European Union (EU).
Known as "City of Light", Paris covers 105 km² with a population of 2.2 million. The city was founded around 250 BC. Paris is known for Eiffel Tower, Louvre Museum, Notre-Dame Cathedral, among other attractions. The city's main transit system is the Paris Métro.
Paris packs 2.04 million people into just 105 km2, giving it one of the highest urban densities in Europe.
Santiago, also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. Located in the Chilean Central Valley within the Santiago Basin, between the Andes to the east and the Chilean Coastal Range to the west, it anchors the Santiago Metropolitan Region and its conurbation of Greater Santiago, which comprises more than forty communes and concentrates over a third of the national population and around 45% of Chile's GDP.
Also known as "Santiago de Chile", Santiago has an area of 838 km² and is home to 6.3 million people. Its history stretches back to 1541. Visitors come for Cerro San Cristóbal, Gran Torre Santiago, Plaza de Armas, and much more.
Santiago sits in the Chilean Central Valley between the Andes and the Coastal Range, anchoring over a third of Chile's population.
Paris has a population density of 20,571 people per km² — one of the most densely packed urban areas on Earth. Santiago, with 7,470 people per km², is a densely populated city. Paris is noticeably denser, packing 2.8 times more people per square kilometer.
Size Ratio
Paris fits inside Santiago ~7 times
Density Gap
Paris is 2.8x more densely populated
History
Paris is ~1,791 years older
Paris covers 105 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Barcelona (101 km²), Lisbon (100 km²), Vancouver (115 km²), San Francisco (121 km²), or Copenhagen (91 km²).
Santiago covers 838 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Kyoto (828 km²), Berlin (892 km²), New York (783 km²), Hamburg (755 km²), or Bangalore (741 km²).
The straight-line distance from Paris to Santiago is 11,647 km (7,237 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~14h 12m.
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