How big is that compared with a city?
Cities feel enormous and are mostly small. Manhattan is 59 km²; you could walk across it in two hours.
81% of Heathrow Airport
1,000 ha is bigger than 3 of the 9 references on this page.
Reference figures are measurements and are rounded; the unit conversion behind them is exact.
| Reference | Size | Yours ÷ theirs | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vatican City | 44 ha | 22.7× | |
| Monaco | 202 ha | 4.95× | |
| Central Park | 341 ha | 2.93× | |
| Heathrow Airport | 1,227 ha | 0.815× | |
| Manhattan | 5,910 ha | 0.169× | |
| Paris | 10,540 ha | 1/10.5 | |
| Isle of Wight | 38,000 ha | 1/38 | |
| Singapore | 73,400 ha | 1/73.4 | |
| Greater London | 157,200 ha | 1/157 |
Worth knowing
- Vatican City is 0.44 km² — smaller than many city parks, and small enough to walk around in half an hour.
- Greater London is 1 572 km², about 27 times Manhattan, which is why the two cities feel so different at street level.
Frequently asked
How big is Central Park?
341 hectares, or 3.41 km² — a rectangle 4 km long and 0.8 km wide. It is 6% of Manhattan.
What is the smallest country?
Vatican City at 0.44 km², followed by Monaco at 2.02 km². Both are smaller than many airports.