Shenzhen
1,997 km²
Vienna
415 km²
China
Austria
Area Comparison
Shenzhen is 4.8x larger than Vienna
Population Comparison
Shenzhen has 8.9x more people than Vienna
Yes — Shenzhen is 4.8x larger than Vienna by area. Shenzhen spans 1,997 km² (771 mi²) while Vienna covers 415 km² (160 mi²) — a difference of 1,582 km². You could fit Vienna inside Shenzhen approximately 4 times.
To put Shenzhen's size in perspective, its area of 1,997 km² is roughly the same size as Tokyo (city proper). Meanwhile, Vienna at 415 km² is about 1.5x smaller than Seoul.
Picture Shenzhen another way: its area is large enough to fit about 280,000 American football fields, 34 times the area of Manhattan, or 19 times the area of Paris. For Vienna, that's about 58,000 American football fields, 120 times the area of Central Park, or 7 times the area of Manhattan.
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
Vienna is the capital, most populous city, and one of the nine states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. Its larger metropolitan area has a population of nearly 2.9 million, representing nearly one-third of the country's population. Vienna is the cultural, economic, and political centre of the country, the fifth-largest city by population in the European Union, and the most populous of the cities on the river Danube.
Often called "City of Music", Vienna has an area of 415 km² and is home to 2.0 million people. Its history stretches back to 500 BC. Visitors come for Schönbrunn Palace, St. Stephen's Cathedral, Hofburg Palace, and much more. Getting around is easy with the Wiener Linien (U-Bahn).
Vienna's metropolitan area holds nearly 2.9 million people, representing roughly one-third of Austria's entire population
Looking beyond city limits, the Vienna metropolitan area covers 3,840 km², which is 1.9x larger than greater Shenzhen at 1,997 km². The Shenzhen metro area is also more populous, with 17.6 million people compared to 2.8 million.
Shenzhen has a population density of 8,793 people per km² — a densely populated city. Vienna, with 4,771 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Shenzhen is noticeably denser, packing 1.8 times more people per square kilometer.
This comparison spans continents — Shenzhen in Asia versus Vienna in Europe. Despite the geographic distance, comparing their sizes reveals surprising insights about how cities grow worldwide.
Shenzhen has a humid subtropical climate while Vienna experiences oceanic conditions. When it's noon in Shenzhen, it's 5:00 AM in Vienna — a 7-hour time difference.
Size Ratio
Vienna fits inside Shenzhen ~4 times
Density Gap
Shenzhen is 1.8x more densely populated
Time Difference
7 hours apart
History
Vienna is ~2,479 years older
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).
Vienna covers 415 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Denver (401 km²), Oslo (454 km²), Portland (376 km²), Philadelphia (370 km²), or Seattle (369 km²).
The straight-line distance from Shenzhen to Vienna is 8,702 km (5,407 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~10h 44m.
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