Santiago
838 km²
Shenzhen
1,997 km²
Chile
China
Area Comparison
Santiago is 2.4x smaller than Shenzhen
Population Comparison
Santiago has 2.8x fewer people than Shenzhen
In terms of area, Shenzhen is 2.4x the size of Santiago. Shenzhen spans 1,997 km² (771 mi²) while Santiago covers 838 km² (324 mi²) — a difference of 1,159 km². You could fit Santiago inside Shenzhen approximately 2 times.
To put Santiago's size in perspective, its area of 838 km² is roughly the same size as Berlin. Meanwhile, Shenzhen at 1,997 km² is roughly the same size as Tokyo (city proper).
Santiago's footprint is roughly about 117,000 American football fields, 14 times the area of Manhattan, or 8 times the area of Paris — pick whichever unit feels intuitive. Shenzhen, by comparison, equals about 280,000 American football fields, 34 times the area of Manhattan, or 19 times the area of Paris.
Santiago, also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. Located in the Chilean Central Valley within the Santiago Basin, between the Andes to the east and the Chilean Coastal Range to the west, it anchors the Santiago Metropolitan Region and its conurbation of Greater Santiago, which comprises more than forty communes and concentrates over a third of the national population and around 45% of Chile's GDP.
Known as "Santiago de Chile", Santiago covers 838 km² with a population of 6.3 million. The city was established in 1541. Santiago is known for Cerro San Cristóbal, Gran Torre Santiago, Plaza de Armas, among other attractions.
Santiago sits in the Chilean Central Valley between the Andes and the Coastal Range, anchoring over a third of Chile's population.
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.
Nicknamed "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
Santiago has a population density of 7,470 people per km² — a densely populated city. Shenzhen, with 8,793 people per km², is a densely populated city. Both cities have comparable density, though Shenzhen is slightly more compact.
Size Ratio
Santiago fits inside Shenzhen ~2 times
History
Santiago is ~438 years older
Santiago covers 838 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Kyoto (828 km²), Berlin (892 km²), New York (783 km²), Hamburg (755 km²), or Bangalore (741 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 Santiago to Shenzhen is 18,719 km (11,631 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~22h 31m.
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