City Map Compare/Delhi vs Islamabad–Rawalpindi
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Delhi

2,139 km²

Islamabad–Rawalpindi

550 km²

Delhi vs Islamabad–Rawalpindi: Urban Area Size

Delhi covers 2,139 km² of contiguous built-up land, 3.9× the built-up area of Islamabad–Rawalpindi (550 km²).

DelhiIslamabad–Rawalpindi
Urban areaDelhiIslamabad–Rawalpindi
Population (2025)31.4 million4.91 million
Built-up area2,139 km²550 km²
Density14,690 /km²8,934 /km²

Urban area = contiguous built-up land and the people living in it in 2025, drawn the same way for every city regardless of administrative boundaries. Source: GHSL Urban Centre Database R2024A, European Commission, Joint Research Centre (CC BY 4.0); some names adjusted to the city names people use, and country attribution follows the dataset.

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