Auckland
559 km²
Dhaka
368 km²
New Zealand
Bangladesh
Area Comparison
Auckland is 1.5x larger than Dhaka
Population Comparison
Auckland has 11.4x fewer people than Dhaka
Yes — Auckland is 1.5x larger than Dhaka by area. Auckland spans 559 km² (216 mi²) while Dhaka covers 368 km² (142 mi²) — a difference of 191 km².
To put Auckland's size in perspective, its area of 559 km² is roughly the same size as Seoul. Meanwhile, Dhaka at 368 km² is about 1.6x smaller than Seoul.
Picture Auckland another way: its area is large enough to fit about 78,000 American football fields, 160 times the area of Central Park, or 9 times the area of Manhattan. Dhaka works out to about 52,000 American football fields, 180 times the area of Monaco, or 110 times the area of Central Park.
Auckland is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about 1,547,200. It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of 1,816,000 as of June 2025. It is the most populous city of New Zealand and the fifth-most populous city in Oceania.
Known as "City of Sails", Auckland covers 559 km² with a population of 1.5 million. The city was established in 1840. Auckland is known for Sky Tower, Hauraki Gulf islands, Auckland Harbour Bridge, among other attractions.
Auckland is the most populous city in New Zealand and the fifth-most populous city in all of Oceania.
Dhaka, formerly known as Dacca, is the capital and largest city of Bangladesh. With an estimated population of 36.6 million, Dhaka is the second largest city by population in the world, and is widely considered to be the most densely populated built-up urban area in the world. Dhaka is an important cultural, economic, and scientific hub of Eastern South Asia with its most affluent neighborhood Gulshan being among the most posh neighborhoods in South Asia.
Often called "Dacca", Dhaka has an area of 368 km² and is home to 16.8 million people. Visitors come for Lalbagh Fort, Ahsan Manzil, Gulshan neighborhood, and much more.
Dhaka is the second-largest city in the world by population, with an estimated 36.6 million residents.
Auckland has a population density of 2,630 people per km² — a moderately dense city. Dhaka, with 45,652 people per km², is one of the most densely packed urban areas on Earth. Dhaka is dramatically more crowded, with 17.4x the population density.
Density Gap
Dhaka is 17.4x more densely populated
Auckland covers 559 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Budapest (525 km²), Mumbai (603 km²), Madrid (604 km²), Warsaw (517 km²), or Seoul (605 km²).
Dhaka covers 368 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Seattle (369 km²), Philadelphia (370 km²), Portland (376 km²), Atlanta (348 km²), or Denver (401 km²).
The straight-line distance from Auckland to Dhaka is 11,095 km (6,894 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~13h 33m.
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