Bogotá
1,578 km²
Dhaka
368 km²
Colombia
Bangladesh
Area Comparison
Bogotá is 4.3x larger than Dhaka
Population Comparison
Bogotá has 2.1x fewer people than Dhaka
Yes — Bogotá is 4.3x larger than Dhaka by area. Bogotá spans 1,578 km² (609 mi²) while Dhaka covers 368 km² (142 mi²) — a difference of 1,210 km². You could fit Dhaka inside Bogotá approximately 4 times.
To put Bogotá's size in perspective, its area of 1,578 km² is roughly the same size as London. Meanwhile, Dhaka at 368 km² is about 1.6x smaller than Seoul.
Picture Bogotá another way: its area is large enough to fit about 221,000 American football fields, 27 times the area of Manhattan, or 15 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.
Bogotá is the capital and largest city of Colombia. The city is administered as the Capital District, as well as the capital of, though not politically part of, the surrounding department of Cundinamarca. Bogotá is a territorial entity of the first order, with the same administrative status as the departments of Colombia.
Known as "Athens of South America", Bogotá covers 1,578 km² with a population of 8.0 million. The city was established in 1538. Bogotá is known for Monserrate hill, La Candelaria district, Gold Museum, among other attractions.
Bogotá sits at 2,582 m elevation, making it one of the highest capital cities in the world.
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.
Bogotá has a population density of 5,089 people per km² — a densely populated 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 9.0x the population density.
Size Ratio
Dhaka fits inside Bogotá ~4 times
Density Gap
Dhaka is 9.0x more densely populated
Bogotá covers 1,578 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include London (1,572 km²), Bangkok (1,569 km²), São Paulo (1,521 km²), Johannesburg (1,644 km²), or Mexico City (1,485 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 Bogotá to Dhaka is 16,428 km (10,208 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~19h 50m.
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