Perth
6,417 km²
Santiago
838 km²
Australia
Chile
Area Comparison
Perth is 7.7x larger than Santiago
Population Comparison
Perth has 2.9x fewer people than Santiago
In terms of area, Perth is 7.7x the size of Santiago. Perth spans 6,417 km² (2,478 mi²) while Santiago covers 838 km² (324 mi²) — a difference of 5,579 km². You could fit Santiago inside Perth approximately 7 times.
To put Perth's size in perspective, its area of 6,417 km² is roughly the same size as Shanghai. Meanwhile, Santiago at 838 km² is roughly the same size as Berlin.
Perth's footprint is roughly about 899,000 American football fields, 110 times the area of Manhattan, or 61 times the area of Paris — pick whichever unit feels intuitive. Santiago works out to about 117,000 American football fields, 14 times the area of Manhattan, or 8 times the area of Paris.
Perth is the capital city of Western Australia. It is the fourth-most-populous city in Australia, with a population of over 2.3 million within Greater Perth as of 2023. The world's most isolated major city by certain criteria, Perth is part of the South West Land Division of Western Australia, with most of Perth's metropolitan area on the Swan Coastal Plain between the Indian Ocean and the Darling Scarp.
Known as "City of Light", Perth covers 6,417 km² with a population of 2.1 million. The city was established in 1829. Perth is known for Swan River, Kings Park, Cottesloe Beach, among other attractions.
Perth is considered the world's most isolated major city by certain criteria, sitting on Australia's west coast.
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.
Nicknamed "Santiago de Chile", Santiago has an area of 838 km² and is home to 6.3 million people. The city dates 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.
Perth has a population density of 333 people per km² — a low-density, sprawling urban area. Santiago, with 7,470 people per km², is a densely populated city. Santiago is dramatically more crowded, with 22.4x the population density.
Size Ratio
Santiago fits inside Perth ~7 times
Density Gap
Santiago is 22.4x more densely populated
History
Santiago is ~288 years older
Perth covers 6,417 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Shanghai (6,341 km²), Guangzhou (7,434 km²), Istanbul (5,461 km²), Wuhan (8,569 km²), or Melbourne (9,993 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 Perth to Santiago is 12,712 km (7,899 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~15h 27m.
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