Bangkok or Saint Petersburg: which is better?
World city: head-to-head comparison
Saint Petersburg wins on more indicators: 1 of 2 against 0.
- Climate and risks: Saint Petersburg 0:1
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Bangkok
Indicator
Saint Petersburg
Population
no winnerCity population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
5,104,476 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
5,028,000 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
Urban centre population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
19,048,032 people
2025
4,878,966 people
2025
Urban centre area
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
2,697 km²
2025
550 km²
2025
Urban centre density
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
7,063 people per km²
2025
8,871 people per km²
2025
Urban centre population growth, 2015–2025
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
26.1 %
2015–2025
9.5 %
2015–2025
Climate and risks
Better: Saint Petersburg (0 : 1)Hot days (max ≥ +30 °C)
no data for one of the places
342 days per year
2016-2025
no data
Frost days (min ≤ −10 °C)
no data for one of the places
0 days per year
2016-2025
no data
Severe frost (min ≤ −20 °C)
no data for one of the places
0.0 days per year
2016-2025
no data
Ice days (max ≤ 0 °C)
no data for one of the places
0 days per year
2016-2025
no data
Heating degree days
no data for one of the places
0 °C·days per year
2016-2025
no data
Cooling degree days
no data for one of the places
4,186 °C·days per year
2016-2025
no data
Rainy days
no data for one of the places
no data
128 days per year
2016-2025
Annual precipitation
no data for one of the places
no data
708 mm per year
2016-2025
Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
11.3 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
5.9 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Daylight on June 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
12.9 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
18.8 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Air humidity
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
70 %
2021-2025
76 %
2021-2025
Muggy days (dew point ≥ +20 °C)
lower is better
✗304 days per year
2021-2025152050% higher
✓0 days per year
2021-2025100% lower
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
23 km
2006-2025
8 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
tie
0.00 per year
2006-2025
0.00 per year
2006-2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Bangkok, Saint Petersburg.