San Diego
964 km²
Vancouver
115 km²
United States
Canada
Area Comparison
San Diego is 8.4x larger than Vancouver
Population Comparison
San Diego has 2.1x more people than Vancouver
In terms of area, San Diego is 8.4x the size of Vancouver. San Diego spans 964 km² (372 mi²) while Vancouver covers 115 km² (44 mi²) — a difference of 849 km². You could fit Vancouver inside San Diego approximately 8 times.
To put San Diego's size in perspective, its area of 964 km² is roughly the same size as Berlin. Meanwhile, Vancouver at 115 km² is roughly the same size as San Francisco.
Picture San Diego another way: its area is large enough to fit about 135,000 American football fields, 16 times the area of Manhattan, or 9 times the area of Paris. Vancouver works out to about 16,000 American football fields, 57 times the area of Monaco, or 34 times the area of Central Park.
San Diego is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. It is the eighth-most populous city in the U.S. and second-most populous city in California with a population of over 1.4 million, while the San Diego metropolitan area with over 3.3 million residents is the 18th-largest metropolitan area in the country. San Diego is the county seat of San Diego County.
Known as "America's Finest City", San Diego covers 964 km² with a population of 1.4 million. The city was established in 1769. San Diego is known for San Diego Zoo, Balboa Park, Coronado Beach, among other attractions.
San Diego sits directly on the Mexico-United States border, making it California's southwesternmost major city.
Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The Metro Vancouver area had a population of 2.6 million in 2021, making it the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Greater Vancouver, along with the Fraser Valley, comprises the Lower Mainland with a regional population of over 3 million.
Nicknamed "Hollywood North", Vancouver has an area of 115 km² and is home to 0.7 million people. It was established in 1886. Visitors come for Stanley Park, Granville Island, Capilano Suspension Bridge, and much more.
Vancouver grew from 631,486 residents in 2016 to 662,248 by the 2021 census, leading all of British Columbia.
San Diego has a population density of 1,442 people per km² — a relatively spread-out city. Vancouver, with 5,739 people per km², is a densely populated city. Vancouver is dramatically more crowded, with 4.0x the population density.
Size Ratio
Vancouver fits inside San Diego ~8 times
Density Gap
Vancouver is 4.0x more densely populated
History
San Diego is ~117 years older
San Diego covers 964 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Abu Dhabi (972 km²), Dallas (997 km²), Berlin (892 km²), Santiago (838 km²), or Hong Kong (1,114 km²).
Vancouver covers 115 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include San Francisco (121 km²), Paris (105 km²), Barcelona (101 km²), Lisbon (100 km²), or Miami (143 km²).
The straight-line distance from San Diego to Vancouver is 1,905 km (1,184 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~2h 44m.
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