Vancouver
115 km²
Wuhan
8,569 km²
Canada
People's Republic of China
Area Comparison
Vancouver is 74.5x smaller than Wuhan
Population Comparison
Vancouver has 18.7x fewer people than Wuhan
Yes — Wuhan is 74.5x larger than Vancouver by area. Wuhan spans 8,569 km² (3,309 mi²) while Vancouver covers 115 km² (44 mi²) — a difference of 8,454 km². You could fit Vancouver inside Wuhan approximately 74 times.
To put Vancouver's size in perspective, its area of 115 km² is roughly the same size as San Francisco. Meanwhile, Wuhan at 8,569 km² is about 1.4x the size of Shanghai.
Picture Vancouver another way: its area is large enough to fit about 16,000 American football fields, 57 times the area of Monaco, or 34 times the area of Central Park. For Wuhan, that's about 1,200,000 American football fields, 140 times the area of Manhattan, or 81 times the area of Paris.
Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The Metro Vancouver area had a population of 2.6 million in 2021, making it the third-largest metropolitan area in Canada. Greater Vancouver, along with the Fraser Valley, comprises the Lower Mainland with a regional population of over 3 million.
Known as "Hollywood North", Vancouver covers 115 km² with a population of 0.7 million. The city was established in 1886. Vancouver is known for Stanley Park, Granville Island, Capilano Suspension Bridge, among other attractions.
Vancouver grew from 631,486 residents in 2016 to 662,248 by the 2021 census, leading all of British Columbia.
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.
Often called "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.
Vancouver has a population density of 5,739 people per km² — a densely populated city. Wuhan, with 1,439 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Vancouver is dramatically more crowded, with 4.0x the population density.
Size Ratio
Vancouver fits inside Wuhan ~74 times
Density Gap
Vancouver is 4.0x more densely populated
Vancouver covers 115 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include San Francisco (121 km²), Paris (105 km²), Barcelona (101 km²), Lisbon (100 km²), or Miami (143 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 Vancouver to Wuhan is 9,478 km (5,889 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~11h 39m.
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