Head to head
Copenhagen vs Århus
Neither city is on the CityWar leaderboard yet, so there is no score to compare. By population Copenhagen is the larger of the two, with 1,153,615 people to 285,273 in Århus. 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 Copenhagen is the larger of the two, with 1,153,615 people to 285,273 in Århus. The first $1 behind either one settles the rest.
Neither Copenhagen nor Århus has been backed yet, so nothing on the board has changed.
Head to head
Denmark| Metric | Copenhagen | Århus |
|---|---|---|
| Populationcity proper, GeoNames | 1,153,615 | 285,273 |
| Size in its countryby population, among catalogue cities | 1st largest | 2nd largest |
| Country | Denmark | Denmark |
| Region | Capital Region | Central Jutland |
| National capital | Yes | No |
| Local timewhen this page was generated | 12:55 AM · UTC+02:00 | 12:55 AM · UTC+02:00 |
| 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
156 km apartCopenhagen and Århus are 156 kilometres apart, measured centre to centre. Both are in Denmark. Århus keeps time the same time as Copenhagen.
Copenhagen has 868,342 more people — 4.0× the size of the other by city-proper population.
Questions
Answered from the data above- Which is bigger, Copenhagen or Århus?
- Copenhagen is the larger city by population, with 1,153,615 people to 285,273 in Århus — a difference of 868,342. Both figures are for the city proper and come from the GeoNames open geographic database.
- How far apart are Copenhagen and Århus?
- 156 kilometres, measured centre to centre as a great-circle distance. Both cities are in Denmark. Århus keeps time the same time as Copenhagen.
- Which city is winning on CityWar, Copenhagen or Århus?
- Neither city is on the CityWar leaderboard yet, so there is no score to compare. By population Copenhagen is the larger of the two, with 1,153,615 people to 285,273 in Århus. 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 Copenhagen and Århus both currently sit at $0.
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