Perth
6,417 km²
Singapore
733 km²
Australia
Singapore
Area Comparison
Perth is 8.8x larger than Singapore
Population Comparison
Perth has 2.5x fewer people than Singapore
In terms of area, Perth is 8.8x the size of Singapore. Perth spans 6,417 km² (2,478 mi²) while Singapore covers 733 km² (283 mi²) — a difference of 5,684 km². You could fit Singapore inside Perth approximately 8 times.
To put Perth's size in perspective, its area of 6,417 km² is roughly the same size as Shanghai. Meanwhile, Singapore at 733 km² is roughly the same size as New York City.
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. Singapore, by comparison, equals about 103,000 American football fields, 12 times the area of Manhattan, or 7 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.
Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. Its territory comprises a main island, over 60 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. The country is about one degree of latitude north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bordering the Strait of Malacca to the west, the Singapore Strait to the south along with the Riau Islands in Indonesia, the South China Sea to the east and the Straits of Johor along…
Nicknamed "Lion City", Singapore has an area of 733 km² and is home to 5.5 million people. The city dates back to 1819. Visitors come for Marina Bay Sands, Gardens by the Bay, Merlion statue, and much more. Getting around is easy with the MRT Singapore.
Singapore is a city-state made up of one main island plus over 60 satellite islands and islets.
Perth has a population density of 333 people per km² — a low-density, sprawling urban area. Singapore, with 7,435 people per km², is a densely populated city. Singapore is dramatically more crowded, with 22.3x the population density.
Size Ratio
Singapore fits inside Perth ~8 times
Density Gap
Singapore is 22.3x more densely populated
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).
Singapore covers 733 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Tehran (730 km²), Bangalore (741 km²), Hamburg (755 km²), Nairobi (696 km²), or New York (783 km²).
The straight-line distance from Perth to Singapore is 3,915 km (2,433 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~5h 6m.
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