Shenzhen
1,997 km²
Vancouver
115 km²
China
Canada
Area Comparison
Shenzhen is 17.4x larger than Vancouver
Population Comparison
Shenzhen has 26.6x more people than Vancouver
Yes — Shenzhen is 17.4x larger than Vancouver by area. Shenzhen spans 1,997 km² (771 mi²) while Vancouver covers 115 km² (44 mi²) — a difference of 1,882 km². You could fit Vancouver inside Shenzhen approximately 17 times.
To put Shenzhen's size in perspective, its area of 1,997 km² is roughly the same size as Tokyo (city proper). Meanwhile, Vancouver at 115 km² is roughly the same size as San Francisco.
Shenzhen's footprint is roughly about 280,000 American football fields, 34 times the area of Manhattan, or 19 times the area of Paris — pick whichever unit feels intuitive. For Vancouver, that's about 16,000 American football fields, 57 times the area of Monaco, or 34 times the area of Central Park.
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.
Known as "China's Silicon Valley", Shenzhen covers 1,997 km² with a population of 17.6 million. The city was established in 1979. Shenzhen is known for Ping An Finance Centre, Window of the World, OCT Loft, among other attractions. The city's main transit system is the Shenzhen Metro.
Shenzhen grew from a small town into China's third-most-populous urban city, hitting 17.5 million residents by 2020
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.
Shenzhen has a population density of 8,793 people per km² — a densely populated city. Vancouver, with 5,739 people per km², is a densely populated city. Shenzhen is noticeably denser, packing 1.5 times more people per square kilometer.
Shenzhen has a humid subtropical climate while Vancouver experiences Marine west coast climate conditions.
Size Ratio
Vancouver fits inside Shenzhen ~17 times
Density Gap
Shenzhen is 1.5x more densely populated
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).
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 Shenzhen to Vancouver is 10,239 km (6,362 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~12h 33m.
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