Tel Aviv
52 km²
Xi'an
10,097 km²
Israel
People's Republic of China
Area Comparison
Tel Aviv is 194.2x smaller than Xi'an
Population Comparison
Tel Aviv has 27.6x fewer people than Xi'an
In terms of area, Xi'an is 194.2x the size of Tel Aviv. Xi'an spans 10,097 km² (3,898 mi²) while Tel Aviv covers 52 km² (20 mi²) — a difference of 10,045 km². You could fit Tel Aviv inside Xi'an approximately 194 times.
To put Tel Aviv's size in perspective, its area of 52 km² is about 1.1x smaller than Manhattan. Meanwhile, Xi'an at 10,097 km² is about 1.6x the size of Shanghai.
Picture Tel Aviv another way: its area is large enough to fit about 7,300 American football fields, 110 times the area of Vatican City, or 26 times the area of Monaco. For Xi'an, that's about 1,400,000 American football fields, 170 times the area of Manhattan, or 96 times the area of Paris.
Tel Aviv, officially Tel Aviv-Yafo, and also known as Tel Aviv-Jaffa, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a population of 494,900, it is the economic and technological center of the country and a global high-tech hub. If East Jerusalem is considered part of Israel, Tel Aviv is the country's second-most-populous city, after Jerusalem; if not, Tel Aviv is the most populous city, ahead of West Jerusalem.
Known as "Tel Aviv-Jaffa", Tel Aviv covers 52 km² with a population of 0.5 million. The city was established in 1909. Tel Aviv is known for White City Bauhaus architecture, Jaffa Old City, Carmel Market, among other attractions.
Tel Aviv is the economic and technological center of Israel and a global high-tech hub on the Mediterranean coast.
Xi'an is the capital of the Chinese province of Shaanxi. A sub-provincial city on the Guanzhong plain, the city is the third-most populous city in Western China after Chongqing and Chengdu, as well as the most populous city in Northwestern China. Its total population was 12.95 million in the 2020 census, including an urban population of 9.28 million.
Nicknamed "Ancient Capital", Xi'an has an area of 10,097 km² and is home to 12.9 million people. Visitors come for Terracotta Army, Xi'an City Wall, Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and much more.
Xi'an's 2020 census recorded 12.95 million residents, making it the most populous city in Northwestern China.
Tel Aviv has a population density of 9,038 people per km² — a densely populated city. Xi'an, with 1,283 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Tel Aviv is dramatically more crowded, with 7.0x the population density.
Size Ratio
Tel Aviv fits inside Xi'an ~194 times
Density Gap
Tel Aviv is 7.0x more densely populated
Tel Aviv covers 52 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Manila (43 km²), Athens (39 km²), Zurich (88 km²), Copenhagen (91 km²), or Lisbon (100 km²).
Xi'an covers 10,097 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Melbourne (9,993 km²), Wuhan (8,569 km²), Sydney (12,368 km²), Guangzhou (7,434 km²), or Chengdu (14,378 km²).
The straight-line distance from Tel Aviv to Xi'an is 6,744 km (4,191 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~8h 26m.
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