Prague
496 km²
Sydney
12,368 km²
Czech Republic
Australia
Area Comparison
Prague is 24.9x smaller than Sydney
Population Comparison
Prague has 3.8x fewer people than Sydney
Sydney is significantly larger, covering 24.9 times the area of Prague. Sydney spans 12,368 km² (4,775 mi²) while Prague covers 496 km² (192 mi²) — a difference of 11,872 km². You could fit Prague inside Sydney approximately 24 times.
To put Prague's size in perspective, its area of 496 km² is about 1.2x smaller than Seoul. Meanwhile, Sydney at 12,368 km² is about 2.0x the size of Shanghai.
Picture Prague another way: its area is large enough to fit about 69,000 American football fields, 150 times the area of Central Park, or 8 times the area of Manhattan. Sydney, by comparison, equals about 1,700,000 American football fields, 120 times the area of Paris, or 100 times the area of San Francisco.
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic and the historical capital of Bohemia. Located on the Vltava River, the city has a population of about 1.4 million, making it the twelfth-largest city in the European Union. Its metropolitan area is home to approximately 2.3 million people.
Known as "The City of a Hundred Spires", Prague covers 496 km² with a population of 1.4 million. The city was established in 800. Prague is known for Charles Bridge, Prague Castle, Old Town Square, among other attractions.
Prague is the historical capital of Bohemia and today serves as the Czech Republic's capital and largest city.
Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and is the most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 kilometres (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains in the west, and about 80 kilometres (50 mi) from Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the Hawkesbury River in the north and north-west, to the Royal National Park and Macarthur in the south and south-west.
Also known as "Sydneysiders", Sydney has an area of 12,368 km² and is home to 5.3 million people. The city dates back to 1788. Visitors come for Sydney Opera House, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Bondi Beach, and much more. Getting around is easy with the Sydney Trains.
Sydney stretches roughly 80 km from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains in the west.
Prague has a population density of 2,823 people per km² — a moderately dense city. Sydney, with 429 people per km², is a low-density, sprawling urban area. Prague is dramatically more crowded, with 6.6x the population density.
Size Ratio
Prague fits inside Sydney ~24 times
Density Gap
Prague is 6.6x more densely populated
History
Prague is ~988 years older
Prague covers 496 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Montreal (498 km²), Warsaw (517 km²), Budapest (525 km²), Oslo (454 km²), or Auckland (559 km²).
Sydney covers 12,368 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Chengdu (14,378 km²), Xi'an (10,097 km²), Melbourne (9,993 km²), Brisbane (15,826 km²), or Beijing (16,411 km²).
The straight-line distance from Prague to Sydney is 16,085 km (9,995 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~19h 25m.
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