City size comparison

compared to

Birmingham is about 1.7 times bigger than Des Moines.

Des Moines (map shows its 58 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 228 sq km, while Birmingham (map shows its 87 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 381 sq km, making Birmingham 67% larger than Des Moines.

Tip: This to-scale comparison of Des Moines vs. Birmingham uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.