Moscow or Seoul: which is better?
World city: head-to-head comparison
Moscow and Seoul are even: 0 : 0 across 1 indicators.
- Climate and risks: tie 0:0
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Moscow
Indicator
Seoul
Population
no winnerCity population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
10,381,222 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
10,349,312 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
14,384,082 people
2025
22,261,692 people
2025
Urban centre area
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1,545 km²
2025
2,282 km²
2025
Urban centre density
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
9,310 people per km²
2025
9,755 people per km²
2025
Urban centre population growth, 2015–2025
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
6.8 %
2015–2025
3.3 %
2015–2025
Climate and risks
Tie (0 : 0)Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
7.0 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
9.6 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Daylight on June 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
17.6 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
14.8 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
654 km
2006-2025
28 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 Outdated and missing values are not counted.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: Moscow, Seoul.