Head to head
Christchurch vs Wellington
Neither city is on the CityWar leaderboard yet, so there is no score to compare. By population Christchurch is the larger of the two, with 419,200 people to 381,900 in Wellington. The first $1 behind either one settles the rest.
Everything below is the evidence for that: population, size within each city’s own country, the distance between them, and where each one stands on the global board.
The answer
SummaryNeither city is on the CityWar leaderboard yet, so there is no score to compare. By population Christchurch is the larger of the two, with 419,200 people to 381,900 in Wellington. The first $1 behind either one settles the rest.
Neither Christchurch nor Wellington has been backed yet, so nothing on the board has changed.
Head to head
New Zealand| Metric | Christchurch | Wellington |
|---|---|---|
| Populationcity proper, GeoNames | 419,200 | 381,900 |
| Size in its countryby population, among catalogue cities | 2nd largest | 3rd largest |
| Country | New Zealand | New Zealand |
| Region | Canterbury | Wellington Region |
| National capital | No | Yes |
| Local timewhen this page was generated | 12:21 PM · UTC+12:00 | 12:21 PM · UTC+12:00 |
| CityWar rank | Unclaimed | Unclaimed |
| City score$1 contributed = 1 point | $0 | $0 |
| Backers | 0 | 0 |
| Score added todaysince 00:00 UTC | $0 | $0 |
Distance and time
305 km apartChristchurch and Wellington are 305 kilometres apart, measured centre to centre. Both are in New Zealand. Wellington keeps time the same time as Christchurch.
Christchurch has 37,300 more people — 1.1× the size of the other by city-proper population.
Questions
Answered from the data above- Which is bigger, Christchurch or Wellington?
- Christchurch is the larger city by population, with 419,200 people to 381,900 in Wellington — a difference of 37,300. Both figures are for the city proper and come from the GeoNames open geographic database.
- How far apart are Christchurch and Wellington?
- 305 kilometres, measured centre to centre as a great-circle distance. Both cities are in New Zealand. Wellington keeps time the same time as Christchurch.
- Which city is winning on CityWar, Christchurch or Wellington?
- Neither city is on the CityWar leaderboard yet, so there is no score to compare. By population Christchurch is the larger of the two, with 419,200 people to 381,900 in Wellington. The first $1 behind either one settles the rest.
- How is a city's CityWar score calculated?
- One US dollar contributed is one point, and cities are ordered by total score with the highest first. When two cities are level the one backed first holds the higher rank. Nothing else is in the calculation — no population weighting, no votes and no editorial judgement — which is why Christchurch and Wellington both currently sit at $0.
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6Settle it
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