Head to head
The Hague vs Utrecht
Neither city is on the CityWar leaderboard yet, so there is no score to compare. By population The Hague is the larger of the two, with 474,292 people to 376,435 in Utrecht. 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 The Hague is the larger of the two, with 474,292 people to 376,435 in Utrecht. The first $1 behind either one settles the rest.
Neither The Hague nor Utrecht has been backed yet, so nothing on the board has changed.
Head to head
The Netherlands| Metric | The Hague | Utrecht |
|---|---|---|
| Populationcity proper, GeoNames | 474,292 | 376,435 |
| Size in its countryby population, among catalogue cities | 3rd largest | 4th largest |
| Country | The Netherlands | The Netherlands |
| Region | South Holland | Utrecht |
| National capital | No | No |
| Local timewhen this page was generated | 2:19 AM · UTC+02:00 | 2:19 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
56 km apartThe Hague and Utrecht are 56 kilometres apart, measured centre to centre. Both are in The Netherlands. Utrecht keeps time the same time as The Hague.
The Hague has 97,857 more people — 1.3× the size of the other by city-proper population.
Questions
Answered from the data above- Which is bigger, The Hague or Utrecht?
- The Hague is the larger city by population, with 474,292 people to 376,435 in Utrecht — a difference of 97,857. Both figures are for the city proper and come from the GeoNames open geographic database.
- How far apart are The Hague and Utrecht?
- 56 kilometres, measured centre to centre as a great-circle distance. Both cities are in The Netherlands. Utrecht keeps time the same time as The Hague.
- Which city is winning on CityWar, The Hague or Utrecht?
- Neither city is on the CityWar leaderboard yet, so there is no score to compare. By population The Hague is the larger of the two, with 474,292 people to 376,435 in Utrecht. 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 The Hague and Utrecht both currently sit at $0.
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6Settle it
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