Seoul or Shenzhen: which is better?
World city: head-to-head comparison
Seoul and Shenzhen 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.
Seoul
Indicator
Shenzhen
Population
no winnerCity population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
10,349,312 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
10,358,381 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
22,261,692 people
2025
42,987,704 people
2025
Urban centre area
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
2,282 km²
2025
6,454 km²
2025
Urban centre density
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
9,755 people per km²
2025
6,661 people per km²
2025
Urban centre population growth, 2015–2025
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
3.3 %
2015–2025
9.8 %
2015–2025
Climate and risks
Tie (0 : 0)Rainy days
no data for one of the places
no data
104 days per year
2016-2025
Annual precipitation
no data for one of the places
no data
1,902 mm per year
2016-2025
Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
9.6 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
10.8 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Daylight on June 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
14.8 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
13.5 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Air humidity
no data for one of the places
no data
80 %
2021-2025
Muggy days (dew point ≥ +20 °C)
no data for one of the places
no data
213 days per year
2021-2025
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
28 km
2006-2025
7 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 Outdated and missing values are not counted.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: Seoul, Shenzhen.