Portland
376 km²
Shenzhen
1,997 km²
United States
China
Area Comparison
Portland is 5.3x smaller than Shenzhen
Population Comparison
Portland has 27.0x fewer people than Shenzhen
In terms of area, Shenzhen is 5.3x the size of Portland. Shenzhen spans 1,997 km² (771 mi²) while Portland covers 376 km² (145 mi²) — a difference of 1,621 km². You could fit Portland inside Shenzhen approximately 5 times.
To put Portland's size in perspective, its area of 376 km² is about 1.6x smaller than Seoul. Meanwhile, Shenzhen at 1,997 km² is roughly the same size as Tokyo (city proper).
Portland's footprint is roughly about 53,000 American football fields, 190 times the area of Monaco, or 110 times the area of Central Park — pick whichever unit feels intuitive. Shenzhen works out to about 280,000 American football fields, 34 times the area of Manhattan, or 19 times the area of Paris.
Portland is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Oregon. Located in the Pacific Northwest at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers, it is the 28th-most populous city in the United States, sixth-most populous on the West Coast, and fourth-most populous in the Pacific Northwest, with a population of 652,503 at the 2020 census. The Portland metropolitan area, with over 2.54 million residents, is the 26th-largest metropolitan area in the nation.
Known as "Rose City", Portland covers 376 km² with a population of 0.7 million. Portland is known for Powell's City of Books, Voodoo Doughnut, Washington Park, among other attractions.
Portland sits at the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the Pacific Northwest.
Shenzhen is a prefecture-level city in the province of Guangdong, China. A special economic zone, it is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of Guangdong, bordering Hong Kong to the south, Dongguan to the north, Huizhou to the northeast, and Macau to the southwest. With a population of 17.5 million in 2020, Shenzhen is the third-most-populous city by urban population in China after Shanghai and Beijing.
Often called "China's Silicon Valley", Shenzhen has an area of 1,997 km² and is home to 17.6 million people. It was established in 1979. Visitors come for Ping An Finance Centre, Window of the World, OCT Loft, and much more. Getting around is easy with the Shenzhen Metro.
Shenzhen grew from a small town into China's third-most-populous urban city, hitting 17.5 million residents by 2020
Portland has a population density of 1,729 people per km² — a relatively spread-out city. Shenzhen, with 8,793 people per km², is a densely populated city. Shenzhen is dramatically more crowded, with 5.1x the population density.
Size Ratio
Portland fits inside Shenzhen ~5 times
Density Gap
Shenzhen is 5.1x more densely populated
Portland covers 376 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Philadelphia (370 km²), Seattle (369 km²), Dhaka (368 km²), Denver (401 km²), or Atlanta (348 km²).
Shenzhen covers 1,997 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Ho Chi Minh City (2,061 km²), Tokyo (2,194 km²), Riyadh (1,798 km²), Houston (1,725 km²), or Johannesburg (1,644 km²).
The straight-line distance from Portland to Shenzhen is 10,527 km (6,541 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~12h 53m.
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