Brisbane
15,826 km²
Dhaka
368 km²
Australia
Bangladesh
Area Comparison
Brisbane is 43.0x larger than Dhaka
Population Comparison
Brisbane has 6.2x fewer people than Dhaka
Brisbane is significantly larger, covering 43.0 times the area of Dhaka. Brisbane spans 15,826 km² (6,110 mi²) while Dhaka covers 368 km² (142 mi²) — a difference of 15,458 km². You could fit Dhaka inside Brisbane approximately 43 times.
To put Brisbane's size in perspective, its area of 15,826 km² is about 2.5x the size of Shanghai. Meanwhile, Dhaka at 368 km² is about 1.6x smaller than Seoul.
In more relatable units, Brisbane's 15,826 km² is about 2,200,000 American football fields, 150 times the area of Paris, or 130 times the area of San Francisco. For Dhaka, that's about 52,000 American football fields, 180 times the area of Monaco, or 110 times the area of Central Park.
Brisbane is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Queensland and the third-most populous city in Australia, with a population of approximately 2.8 million. Brisbane lies at the centre of South East Queensland, a bio-geographical and urban region with an estimated population of 4.1 million as of 2024. The central business district is situated within a peninsula of the Brisbane River approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) from its mouth at Moreton Bay.
Known as "Brissy", Brisbane covers 15,826 km² with a population of 2.7 million. The city was established in 1824. Brisbane is known for Brisbane River, South Bank Parklands, Story Bridge, among other attractions.
Brisbane is Queensland's capital and Australia's third-most populous city with around 2.8 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.
Brisbane has a population density of 171 people per km² — a low-density, sprawling urban area. Dhaka, with 45,652 people per km², is one of the most densely packed urban areas on Earth. Dhaka is dramatically more crowded, with 267.0x the population density.
Size Ratio
Dhaka fits inside Brisbane ~43 times
Density Gap
Dhaka is 267.0x more densely populated
Brisbane covers 15,826 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Beijing (16,411 km²), Hangzhou (16,854 km²), Chengdu (14,378 km²), Sydney (12,368 km²), or Xi'an (10,097 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 Brisbane to Dhaka is 8,807 km (5,472 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~10h 52m.
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