Chennai
426,830,040 km²
Tel Aviv
52 km²
India
Israel
Area Comparison
Chennai is 8208270.0x larger than Tel Aviv
Population Comparison
Chennai has 14.0x more people than Tel Aviv
In terms of area, Chennai is 8208270.0x the size of Tel Aviv. Chennai spans 426,830,040 km² (164,799,932 mi²) while Tel Aviv covers 52 km² (20 mi²) — a difference of 426,829,988 km². You could fit Tel Aviv inside Chennai approximately 8208270 times.
Meanwhile, Tel Aviv at 52 km² is about 1.1x smaller than Manhattan.
Chennai's footprint is roughly about 59,780,100,000 American football fields — pick whichever unit feels intuitive. For Tel Aviv, that's about 7,300 American football fields, 110 times the area of Vatican City, or 26 times the area of Monaco.
Chennai, also known as Madras, is the capital and largest city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost state of India. It is located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. As per the 2011 Indian census, Chennai is the sixth-most-populous city in India and forms the fourth-most-populous urban agglomeration. The city is coterminous with Chennai district, which together with the adjoining suburbs constitutes the Chennai Metropolitan Area, one of the largest metropolitan areas of India.
Known as "Madras", Chennai covers 426,830,040 km² with a population of 6.6 million. The city was established in 1639. Chennai is known for Marina Beach, Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Fort St. George, among other attractions.
Chennai, formerly Madras, is the capital of Tamil Nadu and the sixth-most-populous city in India.
Tel Aviv, officially Tel Aviv-Yafo, and also known as Tel Aviv-Jaffa, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a population of 494,900, it is the economic and technological center of the country and a global high-tech hub. If East Jerusalem is considered part of Israel, Tel Aviv is the country's second-most-populous city, after Jerusalem; if not, Tel Aviv is the most populous city, ahead of West Jerusalem.
Also known as "Tel Aviv-Jaffa", Tel Aviv has an area of 52 km² and is home to 0.5 million people. It was established in 1909. Visitors come for White City Bauhaus architecture, Jaffa Old City, Carmel Market, and much more.
Tel Aviv is the economic and technological center of Israel and a global high-tech hub on the Mediterranean coast.
Chennai has a population density of 0 people per km² — a low-density, sprawling urban area. Tel Aviv, with 9,038 people per km², is a densely populated city. Tel Aviv is dramatically more crowded, with Infinityx the population density.
Size Ratio
Tel Aviv fits inside Chennai ~8208270 times
Density Gap
Tel Aviv is Infinityx more densely populated
History
Chennai is ~270 years older
Chennai covers 426,830,040 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Doha (132,000,000 km²), Dublin (114,990,000 km²), Hangzhou (16,854 km²), Beijing (16,411 km²), or Brisbane (15,826 km²).
Tel Aviv covers 52 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Manila (43 km²), Athens (39 km²), Zurich (88 km²), Copenhagen (91 km²), or Lisbon (100 km²).
The straight-line distance from Chennai to Tel Aviv is 5,079 km (3,156 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~6h 28m.
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