San Antonio
1,209 km²
São Paulo
1,521 km²
United States
Brazil
Area Comparison
San Antonio is 1.3x smaller than São Paulo
Population Comparison
San Antonio has 8.6x fewer people than São Paulo
Yes — São Paulo is 1.3x larger than San Antonio by area. São Paulo spans 1,521 km² (587 mi²) while San Antonio covers 1,209 km² (467 mi²) — a difference of 312 km².
To put San Antonio's size in perspective, its area of 1,209 km² is about 1.3x smaller than London. Meanwhile, São Paulo at 1,521 km² is roughly the same size as London.
Picture San Antonio another way: its area is large enough to fit about 169,000 American football fields, 20 times the area of Manhattan, or 11 times the area of Paris. São Paulo, by comparison, equals about 213,000 American football fields, 26 times the area of Manhattan, or 14 times the area of Paris.
San Antonio is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the seventh-most populous city in the United States, the second-most populous city in Texas, and the second-most populous city in the Southern U.S., with a population of 1.43 million at the 2020 census. The Greater San Antonio metropolitan area, with an estimated 2.76 million residents, ranks as the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest in the nation. It is the county seat of Bexar County.
Known as "Alamo City", San Antonio covers 1,209 km² with a population of 1.4 million. The city was established in 1718. San Antonio is known for The Alamo, San Antonio River Walk, Tower of the Americas, among other attractions.
San Antonio is the seventh-most populous city in the United States and second-most populous in Texas, with 1.43 million residents.
São Paulo is the capital city of the state of the same name, as well as the most populous city in Brazil, South America, the Americas, and in both the Western and Southern Hemispheres. The city exerts international influence in commerce, finance, culture, gastronomy, arts, fashion, technology, entertainment and media, having been listed by UNESCO's Creative Cities Network as a "City of Film" and the title of "World Capital of Gastronomy", and by the Globalization and World Cities Research…
Also known as "Sampa", São Paulo has an area of 1,521 km² and is home to 12.3 million people. It was established in 1554. Visitors come for Avenida Paulista, Ibirapuera Park, São Paulo Museum of Art, and much more. Getting around is easy with the São Paulo Metro.
São Paulo is the most populous city in Brazil, the Americas, and both the Western and Southern Hemispheres.
San Antonio has a population density of 1,183 people per km² — a relatively spread-out city. São Paulo, with 8,107 people per km², is a densely populated city. São Paulo is dramatically more crowded, with 6.9x the population density.
Density Gap
São Paulo is 6.9x more densely populated
History
São Paulo is ~164 years older
San Antonio covers 1,209 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Rio de Janeiro (1,221 km²), Lagos (1,172 km²), Rome (1,285 km²), Los Angeles (1,302 km²), or Hong Kong (1,114 km²).
São Paulo covers 1,521 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Mexico City (1,485 km²), Delhi (1,484 km²), Bangkok (1,569 km²), London (1,572 km²), or Bogotá (1,578 km²).
The straight-line distance from San Antonio to São Paulo is 8,088 km (5,025 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~10h 1m.
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