Shenzhen
1,997 km²
Warsaw
517 km²
China
Poland
Area Comparison
Shenzhen is 3.9x larger than Warsaw
Population Comparison
Shenzhen has 9.4x more people than Warsaw
Shenzhen is significantly larger, covering 3.9 times the area of Warsaw. Shenzhen spans 1,997 km² (771 mi²) while Warsaw covers 517 km² (200 mi²) — a difference of 1,480 km². You could fit Warsaw inside Shenzhen approximately 3 times.
To put Shenzhen's size in perspective, its area of 1,997 km² is roughly the same size as Tokyo (city proper). Meanwhile, Warsaw at 517 km² is about 1.2x smaller than Seoul.
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. Warsaw, by comparison, equals about 72,000 American football fields, 150 times the area of Central Park, or 9 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
Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 3.27 million residents, which makes Warsaw the 6th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures 517 square kilometres and comprises 18 districts, while the metropolitan area covers 6,100 square kilometres.
Nicknamed "Phoenix City", Warsaw has an area of 517 km² and is home to 1.9 million people. Visitors come for Warsaw Old Town, Palace of Culture and Science, Royal Castle, and much more.
Warsaw is Poland's capital and largest city, with 1.86 million residents and a metro area of 3.27 million.
Shenzhen has a population density of 8,793 people per km² — a densely populated city. Warsaw, with 3,598 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Shenzhen is noticeably denser, packing 2.4 times more people per square kilometer.
Size Ratio
Warsaw fits inside Shenzhen ~3 times
Density Gap
Shenzhen is 2.4x 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).
Warsaw covers 517 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Budapest (525 km²), Montreal (498 km²), Prague (496 km²), Auckland (559 km²), or Oslo (454 km²).
The straight-line distance from Shenzhen to Warsaw is 8,246 km (5,124 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~10h 12m.
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