Cape Town
2,455 km²
Dublin
115 km²
City Map Compare/Cape Town vs Dublinvs
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South Africa
Ireland
Area Comparison
Cape Town is 21.3x larger than Dublin
Population Comparison
Cape Town has 6.4x more people than Dublin
Yes — Cape Town is 21.3x larger than Dublin by area. Cape Town spans 2,455 km² (948 mi²) while Dublin covers 115 km² (44 mi²) — a difference of 2,340 km². You could fit Dublin inside Cape Town approximately 21 times.
To put Cape Town's size in perspective, its area of 2,455 km² is roughly the same size as Moscow. Meanwhile, Dublin at 115 km² is roughly the same size as San Francisco.
Picture Cape Town another way: its area is large enough to fit about 344,000 American football fields, 42 times the area of Manhattan, or 23 times the area of Paris. Dublin works out to about 16,000 American football fields, 57 times the area of Monaco, or 34 times the area of Central Park.
Cape Town is the legislative capital of South Africa. It is the country's oldest city and the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. Cape Town is the country's second-largest city by population, after Johannesburg, and the largest city in the Western Cape. The city is part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality.
Known as "The Mother City", Cape Town covers 2,455 km² with a population of 3.8 million. The city was established in 1652. Cape Town is known for Table Mountain, Cape of Good Hope, Robben Island, among other attractions.
Cape Town is South Africa's oldest city, founded in 1652 and home to the seat of the national Parliament.
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, part of the Wicklow Mountains range. Dublin is the largest city by population on the island of Ireland; at the 2022 census, the city council area had a population of 592,713, while the city, including suburbs, had a population of 1,263,219, and County Dublin had a population of 1,501,500.
Often called "The Fair City", Dublin has an area of 115 km² and is home to 0.6 million people. The city dates back to 841. Visitors come for Trinity College, Guinness Storehouse, Temple Bar, and much more.
Dublin sits on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, bordered to the south by the Dublin Mountains.
Cape Town has a population density of 1,540 people per km² — a relatively spread-out city. Dublin, with 5,130 people per km², is a densely populated city. Dublin is dramatically more crowded, with 3.3x the population density.
Size Ratio
Dublin fits inside Cape Town ~21 times
Density Gap
Dublin is 3.3x more densely populated
History
Dublin is ~811 years older
Cape Town covers 2,455 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Moscow (2,511 km²), Lima (2,672 km²), Tokyo (2,194 km²), Ho Chi Minh City (2,061 km²), or Shenzhen (1,997 km²).
Dublin covers 115 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Vancouver (115 km²), San Francisco (121 km²), Paris (105 km²), Barcelona (101 km²), or Doha (132 km²).
The straight-line distance from Cape Town to Dublin is 9,993 km (6,209 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~12h 15m.
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