Prague
496 km²
Wuhan
8,569 km²
Czech Republic
People's Republic of China
Area Comparison
Prague is 17.3x smaller than Wuhan
Population Comparison
Prague has 8.8x fewer people than Wuhan
In terms of area, Wuhan is 17.3x the size of Prague. Wuhan spans 8,569 km² (3,309 mi²) while Prague covers 496 km² (192 mi²) — a difference of 8,073 km². You could fit Prague inside Wuhan approximately 17 times.
To put Prague's size in perspective, its area of 496 km² is about 1.2x smaller than Seoul. Meanwhile, Wuhan at 8,569 km² is about 1.4x 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. Wuhan works out to about 1,200,000 American football fields, 140 times the area of Manhattan, or 81 times the area of Paris.
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.
Wuhan is the capital of Hubei, China. With a population of 13,739,000, it is the most populous city in Hubei and the seventh-most-populous city in China. It is also one of China's nine national central cities.
Nicknamed "River City", Wuhan has an area of 8,569 km² and is home to 12.3 million people. Visitors come for Yellow Crane Tower, Yangtze River confluence, East Lake, and much more.
Wuhan houses 13.7 million residents, ranking as the seventh-most populous city in all of China.
Prague has a population density of 2,823 people per km² — a moderately dense city. Wuhan, with 1,439 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Prague is noticeably denser, packing 2.0 times more people per square kilometer.
Size Ratio
Prague fits inside Wuhan ~17 times
Density Gap
Prague is 2.0x more densely populated
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).
Wuhan covers 8,569 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Guangzhou (7,434 km²), Melbourne (9,993 km²), Xi'an (10,097 km²), Perth (6,417 km²), or Shanghai (6,341 km²).
The straight-line distance from Prague to Wuhan is 8,095 km (5,030 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~10h 1m.
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