Belgrade or Kharkiv: which is better?
World city: head-to-head comparison
Kharkiv wins on more indicators: 1 of 1 against 0.
- Climate and risks: Kharkiv 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.
Belgrade
Indicator
Kharkiv
Population
no winnerCity population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1,273,651 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
1,430,885 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
1,200,547 people
2025
1,284,380 people
2025
Urban centre area
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
191 km²
2025
232 km²
2025
Urban centre density
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
6,286 people per km²
2025
5,536 people per km²
2025
Urban centre population growth, 2015–2025
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
4.7 %
2015–2025
-11.2 %
2015–2025
Climate and risks
Better: Kharkiv (0 : 1)Rainy days
no data for one of the places
93 days per year
2016-2025
no data
Annual precipitation
no data for one of the places
704 mm per year
2016-2025
no data
Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
8.8 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
8.1 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Daylight on June 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
15.6 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
16.4 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Air humidity
no data for one of the places
66 %
2021-2025
no data
Muggy days (dew point ≥ +20 °C)
no data for one of the places
4 days per year
2021-2025
no data
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
298 km
2006-2025
334 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
lower is better
✗0.05 per year
2006-2025
✓0.00 per year
2006-2025
Strongest earthquake in the period
no data for one of the places
4.8 magnitude
2006-2025
no data
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 Outdated and missing values are not counted.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: Belgrade, Kharkiv.