Dhaka
368 km²
Dublin
115 km²
City Map Compare/Dhaka vs Dublinvs
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Area Comparison
Dhaka is 3.2x larger than Dublin
Population Comparison
Dhaka has 28.5x more people than Dublin
In terms of area, Dhaka is 3.2x the size of Dublin. Dhaka spans 368 km² (142 mi²) while Dublin covers 115 km² (44 mi²) — a difference of 253 km². You could fit Dublin inside Dhaka approximately 3 times.
To put Dhaka's size in perspective, its area of 368 km² is about 1.6x smaller than Seoul. Meanwhile, Dublin at 115 km² is roughly the same size as San Francisco.
Picture Dhaka another way: its area is large enough to fit about 52,000 American football fields, 180 times the area of Monaco, or 110 times the area of Central Park. Dublin works out to about 16,000 American football fields, 57 times the area of Monaco, or 34 times the area of Central Park.
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.
Known as "Dacca", Dhaka covers 368 km² with a population of 16.8 million. Dhaka is known for Lalbagh Fort, Ahsan Manzil, Gulshan neighborhood, among other attractions.
Dhaka is the second-largest city in the world by population, with an estimated 36.6 million residents.
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.
Also known as "The Fair City", Dublin has an area of 115 km² and is home to 0.6 million people. It was established in 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.
Dhaka has a population density of 45,652 people per km² — one of the most densely packed urban areas on Earth. Dublin, with 5,130 people per km², is a densely populated city. Dhaka is dramatically more crowded, with 8.9x the population density.
Size Ratio
Dublin fits inside Dhaka ~3 times
Density Gap
Dhaka is 8.9x more densely populated
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).
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 Dhaka to Dublin is 8,331 km (5,177 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~10h 18m.
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