Vienna
415 km²
Xi'an
10,097 km²
Austria
People's Republic of China
Area Comparison
Vienna is 24.3x smaller than Xi'an
Population Comparison
Vienna has 6.5x fewer people than Xi'an
Xi'an is significantly larger, covering 24.3 times the area of Vienna. Xi'an spans 10,097 km² (3,898 mi²) while Vienna covers 415 km² (160 mi²) — a difference of 9,682 km². You could fit Vienna inside Xi'an approximately 24 times.
To put Vienna's size in perspective, its area of 415 km² is about 1.5x smaller than Seoul. Meanwhile, Xi'an at 10,097 km² is about 1.6x the size of Shanghai.
Vienna's footprint is roughly about 58,000 American football fields, 120 times the area of Central Park, or 7 times the area of Manhattan — pick whichever unit feels intuitive. Xi'an works out to about 1,400,000 American football fields, 170 times the area of Manhattan, or 96 times the area of Paris.
Vienna is the capital, most populous city, and one of the nine states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. Its larger metropolitan area has a population of nearly 2.9 million, representing nearly one-third of the country's population. Vienna is the cultural, economic, and political centre of the country, the fifth-largest city by population in the European Union, and the most populous of the cities on the river Danube.
Known as "City of Music", Vienna covers 415 km² with a population of 2.0 million. The city was founded around 500 BC. Vienna is known for Schönbrunn Palace, St. Stephen's Cathedral, Hofburg Palace, among other attractions. The city's main transit system is the Wiener Linien (U-Bahn).
Vienna's metropolitan area holds nearly 2.9 million people, representing roughly one-third of Austria's entire population
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.
Often called "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.
Vienna has a population density of 4,771 people per km² — a moderately dense city. Xi'an, with 1,283 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Vienna is dramatically more crowded, with 3.7x the population density.
Size Ratio
Vienna fits inside Xi'an ~24 times
Density Gap
Vienna is 3.7x more densely populated
Vienna covers 415 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Denver (401 km²), Oslo (454 km²), Portland (376 km²), Philadelphia (370 km²), or Seattle (369 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 Vienna to Xi'an is 7,420 km (4,611 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~9h 14m.
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