Head to head
London vs Manchester
Neither city is on the CityWar leaderboard yet, so there is no score to compare. By population London is the larger of the two, with 8,961,989 people to 568,996 in Manchester. 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 London is the larger of the two, with 8,961,989 people to 568,996 in Manchester. The first $1 behind either one settles the rest.
Neither London nor Manchester has been backed yet, so nothing on the board has changed.
Head to head
the United Kingdom| Metric | London | Manchester |
|---|---|---|
| Populationcity proper, GeoNames | 8,961,989 | 568,996 |
| Size in its countryby population, among catalogue cities | 1st largest | 4th largest |
| Country | United Kingdom | United Kingdom |
| Region | England | England |
| National capital | Yes | No |
| Local timewhen this page was generated | 1:20 AM · UTC+01:00 | 1:20 AM · UTC+01:00 |
| 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
262 km apartLondon and Manchester are 262 kilometres apart, measured centre to centre. Both are in the United Kingdom. Manchester keeps time the same time as London.
London has 8,392,993 more people — 15.8× the size of the other by city-proper population.
Questions
Answered from the data above- Which is bigger, London or Manchester?
- London is the larger city by population, with 8,961,989 people to 568,996 in Manchester — a difference of 8,392,993. Both figures are for the city proper and come from the GeoNames open geographic database.
- How far apart are London and Manchester?
- 262 kilometres, measured centre to centre as a great-circle distance. Both cities are in the United Kingdom. Manchester keeps time the same time as London.
- Which city is winning on CityWar, London or Manchester?
- Neither city is on the CityWar leaderboard yet, so there is no score to compare. By population London is the larger of the two, with 8,961,989 people to 568,996 in Manchester. 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 London and Manchester both currently sit at $0.
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