Bangalore
741 km²
Dhaka
368 km²
India
Bangladesh
Area Comparison
Bangalore is 2.0x larger than Dhaka
Population Comparison
Bangalore has 1.4x fewer people than Dhaka
In terms of area, Bangalore is 2.0x the size of Dhaka. Bangalore spans 741 km² (286 mi²) while Dhaka covers 368 km² (142 mi²) — a difference of 373 km². You could fit Dhaka inside Bangalore approximately 2 times.
To put Bangalore's size in perspective, its area of 741 km² is roughly the same size as New York City. Meanwhile, Dhaka at 368 km² is about 1.6x smaller than Seoul.
Picture Bangalore another way: its area is large enough to fit about 104,000 American football fields, 13 times the area of Manhattan, or 7 times the area of Paris. Dhaka works out to about 52,000 American football fields, 180 times the area of Monaco, or 110 times the area of Central Park.
Bengaluru, also known as Bangalore, is the capital and largest city of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. As per the 2011 census, the city had a population of 8.4 million, making it the third most populous city in India and the most populous in South India. The Bengaluru metropolitan area had a population of around 8.5 million, making it the fifth most populous urban agglomeration in the country.
Known as "Bangalore", Bangalore covers 741 km² with a population of 12.3 million. The city was established in 1537. Bangalore is known for Lalbagh Botanical Garden, Bangalore Palace, Vidhana Soudha, among other attractions.
Bengaluru is the capital of Karnataka and India's third most populous city with 8.4 million residents.
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.
Also known as "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.
Bangalore has a population density of 16,640 people per km² — an extremely dense urban environment. Dhaka, with 45,652 people per km², is one of the most densely packed urban areas on Earth. Dhaka is noticeably denser, packing 2.7 times more people per square kilometer.
Size Ratio
Dhaka fits inside Bangalore ~2 times
Density Gap
Dhaka is 2.7x more densely populated
Bangalore covers 741 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Singapore (733 km²), Tehran (730 km²), Hamburg (755 km²), New York (783 km²), or Nairobi (696 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 Bangalore to Dhaka is 1,804 km (1,121 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~2h 37m.
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