Barcelona
101 km²
Dhaka
368 km²
Spain
Bangladesh
Area Comparison
Barcelona is 3.6x smaller than Dhaka
Population Comparison
Barcelona has 10.1x fewer people than Dhaka
Yes — Dhaka is 3.6x larger than Barcelona by area. Dhaka spans 368 km² (142 mi²) while Barcelona covers 101 km² (39 mi²) — a difference of 267 km². You could fit Barcelona inside Dhaka approximately 3 times.
To put Barcelona's size in perspective, its area of 101 km² is roughly the same size as Paris (city proper). Meanwhile, Dhaka at 368 km² is about 1.6x smaller than Seoul.
In more relatable units, Barcelona's 101 km² is about 14,000 American football fields, 50 times the area of Monaco, or 30 times the area of Central Park. For Dhaka, that's about 52,000 American football fields, 180 times the area of Monaco, or 110 times the area of Central Park.
Barcelona is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.7 million within city limits, its urban area extends to numerous neighbouring municipalities within the province of Barcelona and is home to around 5.7 million people, making it the fifth most populous urban area of the European Union after Paris, the Ruhr area, Madrid and Milan.
Known as "Ciutat Comtal", Barcelona covers 101 km² with a population of 1.7 million. The city was founded around 230 BC. Barcelona is known for Sagrada Familia, Park Güell, La Rambla, among other attractions. The city's main transit system is the Barcelona Metro (TMB).
Barcelona is the second-most populous municipality in Spain and the capital of the autonomous community of Catalonia.
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.
Nicknamed "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.
Barcelona has a population density of 16,436 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 2.8 times more people per square kilometer.
Size Ratio
Barcelona fits inside Dhaka ~3 times
Density Gap
Dhaka is 2.8x more densely populated
Barcelona covers 101 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Lisbon (100 km²), Paris (105 km²), Copenhagen (91 km²), Vancouver (115 km²), or Zurich (88 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 Barcelona to Dhaka is 8,148 km (5,063 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~10h 5m.
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