Beijing
16,411 km²
Doha
132 km²
City Map Compare/Beijing vs Dohavs
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Area Comparison
Beijing is 124.3x larger than Doha
Population Comparison
Beijing has 18.1x more people than Doha
In terms of area, Beijing is 124.3x the size of Doha. Beijing spans 16,411 km² (6,336 mi²) while Doha covers 132 km² (51 mi²) — a difference of 16,279 km². You could fit Doha inside Beijing approximately 124 times.
To put Beijing's size in perspective, its area of 16,411 km² is about 2.6x the size of Shanghai. Meanwhile, Doha at 132 km² is roughly the same size as San Francisco.
Picture Beijing another way: its area is large enough to fit about 2,300,000 American football fields, 160 times the area of Paris, or 140 times the area of San Francisco. Doha works out to about 18,000 American football fields, 65 times the area of Monaco, or 39 times the area of Central Park.
Beijing, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 22 million residents, it is the world's most populous national capital city, as well as China's second-largest city by urban area, after Shanghai. It is located in Northern China, and is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of the State Council with 16 urban districts.
Known as "Northern Capital", Beijing covers 16,411 km² with a population of 21.5 million. The city was founded around 1045 BC. Beijing is known for Forbidden City, Great Wall, Tiananmen Square, among other attractions. The city's main transit system is the Beijing Subway.
With over 22 million residents, Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city.
Doha is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor and Lusail, it is home to most of the country's population. It is also Qatar's fastest growing city and over 80% of the nation's population live in Doha or its surrounding suburbs, which is known collectively as the Doha Metropolitan Area.
Doha has an area of 132 km² and is home to 1.2 million people. It was established in 1850. Visitors come for Museum of Islamic Art, Souq Waqif, The Pearl-Qatar, and much more.
Doha is Qatar's fastest growing city, with over 80% of the country's population living in the Doha Metropolitan Area.
Beijing has a population density of 1,313 people per km² — a relatively spread-out city. Doha, with 9,015 people per km², is a densely populated city. Doha is dramatically more crowded, with 6.9x the population density.
Size Ratio
Doha fits inside Beijing ~124 times
Density Gap
Doha is 6.9x more densely populated
History
Beijing is ~2,895 years older
Beijing covers 16,411 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Hangzhou (16,854 km²), Brisbane (15,826 km²), Chengdu (14,378 km²), Sydney (12,368 km²), or Xi'an (10,097 km²).
Doha covers 132 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Miami (143 km²), San Francisco (121 km²), Minneapolis (149 km²), Vancouver (115 km²), or Dublin (115 km²).
The straight-line distance from Beijing to Doha is 6,155 km (3,824 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~7h 44m.
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