Bangkok
1,569 km²
Tel Aviv
52 km²
Thailand
Israel
Area Comparison
Bangkok is 30.2x larger than Tel Aviv
Population Comparison
Bangkok has 22.4x more people than Tel Aviv
Bangkok is significantly larger, covering 30.2 times the area of Tel Aviv. Bangkok spans 1,569 km² (606 mi²) while Tel Aviv covers 52 km² (20 mi²) — a difference of 1,517 km². You could fit Tel Aviv inside Bangkok approximately 30 times.
To put Bangkok's size in perspective, its area of 1,569 km² is roughly the same size as London. Meanwhile, Tel Aviv at 52 km² is about 1.1x smaller than Manhattan.
Picture Bangkok another way: its area is large enough to fit about 220,000 American football fields, 27 times the area of Manhattan, or 15 times the area of Paris. 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.
Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies 1,568.7 square kilometres (605.7 sq mi) in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated population of 11.4 million people as of 2024, 15.9% of the country's population.
Known as "City of Angels", Bangkok covers 1,569 km² with a population of 10.5 million. The city was established in 1782. Bangkok is known for Grand Palace, Wat Arun, Wat Pho, among other attractions. The city's main transit system is the BTS Skytrain & MRT.
Bangkok's official Thai name is Krung Thep Maha Nakhon, with the full ceremonial name being one of the longest place names in the world.
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.
Nicknamed "Tel Aviv-Jaffa", Tel Aviv has an area of 52 km² and is home to 0.5 million people. It was established in 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.
Bangkok has a population density of 6,718 people per km² — a densely populated city. Tel Aviv, with 9,038 people per km², is a densely populated city. Both cities have comparable density, though Tel Aviv is slightly more compact.
Size Ratio
Tel Aviv fits inside Bangkok ~30 times
Density Gap
Tel Aviv is 1.3x more densely populated
History
Bangkok is ~127 years older
Bangkok covers 1,569 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include London (1,572 km²), Bogotá (1,578 km²), São Paulo (1,521 km²), Johannesburg (1,644 km²), or Mexico City (1,485 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 Bangkok to Tel Aviv is 6,929 km (4,305 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~8h 39m.
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