Stockholm
188 km²
Sydney
12,368 km²
Sweden
Australia
Area Comparison
Stockholm is 65.8x smaller than Sydney
Population Comparison
Stockholm has 5.4x fewer people than Sydney
In terms of area, Sydney is 65.8x the size of Stockholm. Sydney spans 12,368 km² (4,775 mi²) while Stockholm covers 188 km² (73 mi²) — a difference of 12,180 km². You could fit Stockholm inside Sydney approximately 65 times.
To put Stockholm's size in perspective, its area of 188 km² is roughly the same size as Washington D.C.. Meanwhile, Sydney at 12,368 km² is about 2.0x the size of Shanghai.
Picture Stockholm another way: its area is large enough to fit about 26,000 American football fields, 93 times the area of Monaco, or 55 times the area of Central Park. Sydney works out to about 1,700,000 American football fields, 120 times the area of Paris, or 100 times the area of San Francisco.
Stockholm is the capital and most populous city of Sweden, as well as the largest urban area in the Nordic countries. Approximately 1 million people live in the municipality, with 1.6 million in the urban area, and 2.5 million in the metropolitan area. The city stretches across fourteen islands where Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea. Outside the city to the east, and along the coast, is the island chain of the Stockholm archipelago.
Known as "Venice of the North", Stockholm covers 188 km² with a population of 1.0 million. The city was established in 1252. Stockholm is known for Gamla Stan, Vasa Museum, Royal Palace, among other attractions. The city's main transit system is the Stockholm Metro (Tunnelbana).
Stockholm stretches across fourteen islands where Lake Mälaren flows into the Baltic Sea, forming the Nordic countries' largest urban area.
Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and is the most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about 80 kilometres (50 mi) from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains in the west, and about 80 kilometres (50 mi) from Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park and the Hawkesbury River in the north and north-west, to the Royal National Park and Macarthur in the south and south-west.
Nicknamed "Sydneysiders", Sydney has an area of 12,368 km² and is home to 5.3 million people. The city dates back to 1788. Visitors come for Sydney Opera House, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Bondi Beach, and much more. Getting around is easy with the Sydney Trains.
Sydney stretches roughly 80 km from the Pacific Ocean in the east to the Blue Mountains in the west.
Looking beyond city limits, the Sydney metropolitan area covers 12,368 km², which is 1.9x larger than greater Stockholm at 6,519 km². The Sydney metro area is also more populous, with 5.3 million people compared to 2.4 million.
Stockholm has a population density of 5,213 people per km² — a densely populated city. Sydney, with 429 people per km², is a low-density, sprawling urban area. Stockholm is dramatically more crowded, with 12.2x the population density.
This comparison spans continents — Stockholm in Europe versus Sydney in Oceania. Despite the geographic distance, comparing their sizes reveals surprising insights about how cities grow worldwide.
Stockholm has a humid continental climate while Sydney experiences humid subtropical conditions. When it's noon in Sydney, it's 3:00 AM in Stockholm — a 9-hour time difference.
Size Ratio
Stockholm fits inside Sydney ~65 times
Density Gap
Stockholm is 12.2x more densely populated
Time Difference
9 hours apart
History
Stockholm is ~536 years older
Stockholm covers 188 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Washington D.C. (177 km²), Buenos Aires (203 km²), Helsinki (214 km²), Amsterdam (219 km²), or Brussels (161 km²).
Sydney covers 12,368 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Chengdu (14,378 km²), Xi'an (10,097 km²), Melbourne (9,993 km²), Brisbane (15,826 km²), or Beijing (16,411 km²).
The straight-line distance from Stockholm to Sydney is 15,596 km (9,691 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~18h 51m.
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