Copenhagen
91 km²
Karachi
3,527 km²
Denmark
Pakistan
Area Comparison
Copenhagen is 38.8x smaller than Karachi
Population Comparison
Copenhagen has 22.3x fewer people than Karachi
Yes — Karachi is 38.8x larger than Copenhagen by area. Karachi spans 3,527 km² (1,362 mi²) while Copenhagen covers 91 km² (35 mi²) — a difference of 3,436 km². You could fit Copenhagen inside Karachi approximately 38 times.
To put Copenhagen's size in perspective, its area of 91 km² is about 1.2x smaller than Paris (city proper). Meanwhile, Karachi at 3,527 km² is about 1.1x smaller than Rhode Island.
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 Karachi, that's about 494,000 American football fields, 60 times the area of Manhattan, or 33 times the area of Paris.
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.
Karachi is the capital city of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the largest city in Pakistan and 12th largest in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast and formerly served as the country's capital from 1947 to 1959. Ranked as a beta-global city, it is Pakistan's premier industrial and financial centre, with an estimated GDP of over $200 billion (PPP) as of 2021.
Nicknamed "City of Lights", Karachi has an area of 3,527 km² and is home to 14.9 million people. It was established in 1729. Visitors come for Port of Karachi, Mazar-e-Quaid mausoleum, Clifton Beach, and much more.
Karachi is Pakistan's largest city and the 12th largest in the world, with a population of over 20 million.
Copenhagen has a population density of 7,363 people per km² — a densely populated city. Karachi, with 4,227 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Copenhagen is noticeably denser, packing 1.7 times more people per square kilometer.
Size Ratio
Copenhagen fits inside Karachi ~38 times
Density Gap
Copenhagen is 1.7x more densely populated
History
Copenhagen is ~562 years older
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).
Karachi covers 3,527 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Hanoi (3,359 km²), Cairo (3,085 km²), Dubai (4,114 km²), Lima (2,672 km²), or Moscow (2,511 km²).
The straight-line distance from Copenhagen to Karachi is 5,544 km (3,445 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~7h 1m.
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