Seattle
369 km²
Wuhan
8,569 km²
United States
People's Republic of China
Area Comparison
Seattle is 23.2x smaller than Wuhan
Population Comparison
Seattle has 16.7x fewer people than Wuhan
In terms of area, Wuhan is 23.2x the size of Seattle. Wuhan spans 8,569 km² (3,309 mi²) while Seattle covers 369 km² (142 mi²) — a difference of 8,200 km². You could fit Seattle inside Wuhan approximately 23 times.
To put Seattle's size in perspective, its area of 369 km² is about 1.6x smaller than Seoul. Meanwhile, Wuhan at 8,569 km² is about 1.4x the size of Shanghai.
Seattle's footprint is roughly about 52,000 American football fields, 180 times the area of Monaco, or 110 times the area of Central Park — pick whichever unit feels intuitive. Wuhan works out to about 1,200,000 American football fields, 140 times the area of Manhattan, or 81 times the area of Paris.
Seattle is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. It is the 18th-most populous city in the United States with a population of 780,995 in 2024, while the Seattle metropolitan area at over 4.15 million residents is the 15th-most populous metropolitan area in the nation. The city is the county seat of King County, the most populous county in Washington.
Known as "The Emerald City", Seattle covers 369 km² with a population of 0.7 million. The city was established in 1851. Seattle is known for Space Needle, Pike Place Market, Starbucks headquarters, among other attractions.
Seattle is Washington's most populous city with 780,995 residents in 2024, anchoring the Pacific Northwest.
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.
Seattle has a population density of 2,005 people per km² — a moderately dense city. Wuhan, with 1,439 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Both cities have comparable density, though Seattle is slightly more compact.
Size Ratio
Seattle fits inside Wuhan ~23 times
Density Gap
Seattle is 1.4x more densely populated
Seattle covers 369 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Philadelphia (370 km²), Dhaka (368 km²), Portland (376 km²), Atlanta (348 km²), or Denver (401 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 Seattle to Wuhan is 9,647 km (5,994 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~11h 51m.
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