Abu Dhabi
972 km²
Tel Aviv
52 km²
United Arab Emirates
Israel
Area Comparison
Abu Dhabi is 18.7x larger than Tel Aviv
Population Comparison
Abu Dhabi has 3.3x more people than Tel Aviv
Yes — Abu Dhabi is 18.7x larger than Tel Aviv by area. Abu Dhabi spans 972 km² (375 mi²) while Tel Aviv covers 52 km² (20 mi²) — a difference of 920 km². You could fit Tel Aviv inside Abu Dhabi approximately 18 times.
To put Abu Dhabi's size in perspective, its area of 972 km² is roughly the same size as Berlin. Meanwhile, Tel Aviv at 52 km² is about 1.1x smaller than Manhattan.
Abu Dhabi's footprint is roughly about 136,000 American football fields, 16 times the area of Manhattan, or 9 times the area of Paris — pick whichever unit feels intuitive. Tel Aviv works out to about 7,300 American football fields, 110 times the area of Vatican City, or 26 times the area of Monaco.
Abu Dhabi is the capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The city is the seat of the Abu Dhabi Central Capital District, the capital city of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and the UAE's second-most populous city, after Dubai. The city is situated on a T-shaped island, extending into the Persian Gulf from the central-western coast of the UAE.
Abu Dhabi covers 972 km² with a population of 1.6 million. Abu Dhabi is known for Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Louvre Abu Dhabi, Emirates Palace, among other attractions.
Abu Dhabi sits on a T-shaped island extending into the Persian Gulf from the UAE's central-western coast.
Tel Aviv, officially Tel Aviv-Yafo, and also known as Tel Aviv-Jaffa, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a population of 494,900, it is the economic and technological center of the country and a global high-tech hub. If East Jerusalem is considered part of Israel, Tel Aviv is the country's second-most-populous city, after Jerusalem; if not, Tel Aviv is the most populous city, ahead of West Jerusalem.
Also known as "Tel Aviv-Jaffa", Tel Aviv has an area of 52 km² and is home to 0.5 million people. The city dates back to 1909. Visitors come for White City Bauhaus architecture, Jaffa Old City, Carmel Market, and much more.
Tel Aviv is the economic and technological center of Israel and a global high-tech hub on the Mediterranean coast.
Abu Dhabi has a population density of 1,615 people per km² — a relatively spread-out city. Tel Aviv, with 9,038 people per km², is a densely populated city. Tel Aviv is dramatically more crowded, with 5.6x the population density.
Size Ratio
Tel Aviv fits inside Abu Dhabi ~18 times
Density Gap
Tel Aviv is 5.6x more densely populated
Abu Dhabi covers 972 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include San Diego (964 km²), Dallas (997 km²), Berlin (892 km²), Hong Kong (1,114 km²), or Santiago (838 km²).
Tel Aviv covers 52 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Manila (43 km²), Athens (39 km²), Zurich (88 km²), Copenhagen (91 km²), or Lisbon (100 km²).
The straight-line distance from Abu Dhabi to Tel Aviv is 2,092 km (1,300 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~2h 58m.
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