Stockholm
188 km²
Wuhan
8,569 km²
Sweden
People's Republic of China
Area Comparison
Stockholm is 45.6x smaller than Wuhan
Population Comparison
Stockholm has 12.6x fewer people than Wuhan
In terms of area, Wuhan is 45.6x the size of Stockholm. Wuhan spans 8,569 km² (3,309 mi²) while Stockholm covers 188 km² (73 mi²) — a difference of 8,381 km². You could fit Stockholm inside Wuhan approximately 45 times.
To put Stockholm's size in perspective, its area of 188 km² is roughly the same size as Washington D.C.. Meanwhile, Wuhan at 8,569 km² is about 1.4x the size of Shanghai.
Stockholm's footprint is roughly about 26,000 American football fields, 93 times the area of Monaco, or 55 times the area of Central Park — pick whichever unit feels intuitive. Wuhan, by comparison, equals about 1,200,000 American football fields, 140 times the area of Manhattan, or 81 times the area of Paris.
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.
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.
Stockholm has a population density of 5,213 people per km² — a densely populated city. Wuhan, with 1,439 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Stockholm is dramatically more crowded, with 3.6x the population density.
Size Ratio
Stockholm fits inside Wuhan ~45 times
Density Gap
Stockholm is 3.6x more densely populated
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).
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 Stockholm to Wuhan is 7,454 km (4,632 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~9h 16m.
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