Copenhagen
91 km²
Dhaka
368 km²
Denmark
Bangladesh
Area Comparison
Copenhagen is 4.0x smaller than Dhaka
Population Comparison
Copenhagen has 25.1x fewer people than Dhaka
In terms of area, Dhaka is 4.0x the size of Copenhagen. Dhaka spans 368 km² (142 mi²) while Copenhagen covers 91 km² (35 mi²) — a difference of 277 km². You could fit Copenhagen inside Dhaka approximately 4 times.
To put Copenhagen's size in perspective, its area of 91 km² is about 1.2x smaller than Paris (city proper). Meanwhile, Dhaka at 368 km² is about 1.6x smaller than Seoul.
Copenhagen's footprint is roughly about 13,000 American football fields, 190 times the area of Vatican City, or 45 times the area of Monaco — pick whichever unit feels intuitive. For Dhaka, that's about 52,000 American football fields, 180 times the area of Monaco, or 110 times the area of Central Park.
Copenhagen is the capital and most populous city of both the country of Denmark and the wider Kingdom of Denmark, with a population of 667,000 people in the municipality and 1.4 million in the urban area. The city is situated mainly on the island of Zealand (Sjælland), with a smaller part on the island of Amager. Copenhagen is separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the Øresund strait. The Øresund Bridge connects the two cities by rail and road.
Known as "City of Spires", Copenhagen covers 91 km² with a population of 0.7 million. The city was established in 1167. Copenhagen is known for The Little Mermaid statue, Tivoli Gardens, Nyhavn waterfront, among other attractions.
Copenhagen sits mainly on the island of Zealand, with a smaller portion on the island of Amager.
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.
Copenhagen has a population density of 7,363 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 6.2x the population density.
Size Ratio
Copenhagen fits inside Dhaka ~4 times
Density Gap
Dhaka is 6.2x more densely populated
Copenhagen covers 91 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Zurich (88 km²), Lisbon (100 km²), Barcelona (101 km²), Paris (105 km²), or Vancouver (115 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 Copenhagen to Dhaka is 7,093 km (4,407 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~8h 51m.
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