Dhaka
368 km²
Hanoi
3,359 km²
Bangladesh
Vietnam
Area Comparison
Dhaka is 9.1x smaller than Hanoi
Population Comparison
Dhaka has 2.1x more people than Hanoi
Hanoi is significantly larger, covering 9.1 times the area of Dhaka. Hanoi spans 3,359 km² (1,297 mi²) while Dhaka covers 368 km² (142 mi²) — a difference of 2,991 km². You could fit Dhaka inside Hanoi approximately 9 times.
To put Dhaka's size in perspective, its area of 368 km² is about 1.6x smaller than Seoul. Meanwhile, Hanoi at 3,359 km² is about 1.2x smaller than Rhode Island.
Dhaka's footprint is roughly about 52,000 American football fields, 180 times the area of Monaco, or 110 times the area of Central Park — pick whichever unit feels intuitive. Hanoi works out to about 470,000 American football fields, 57 times the area of Manhattan, or 32 times the area of Paris.
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.
Hanoi is the capital and second-most populous municipality of Vietnam. It encompasses an area of 3,358.6 km2 (1,296.8 mi2), and as of 2025 has a population of 8,807,523. Hanoi had the second-highest gross regional domestic product of all Vietnamese provinces and municipalities at US$48 billion in 2023, behind Ho Chi Minh City. It hosts 78 foreign embassies, the headquarters of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA), its Vietnam National University system, and other governmental organizations.
Often called "City Between Rivers", Hanoi has an area of 3,359 km² and is home to 8.1 million people. The city dates back to 1010. Visitors come for Hoan Kiem Lake, Old Quarter, Temple of Literature, and much more. Getting around is easy with the Hanoi Metro.
Hanoi encompasses 3,358.6 square kilometers and had a population of nearly 8.8 million as of 2025.
Dhaka has a population density of 45,652 people per km² — one of the most densely packed urban areas on Earth. Hanoi, with 2,397 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Dhaka is dramatically more crowded, with 19.0x the population density.
Size Ratio
Dhaka fits inside Hanoi ~9 times
Density Gap
Dhaka is 19.0x 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).
Hanoi covers 3,359 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Karachi (3,527 km²), Cairo (3,085 km²), Dubai (4,114 km²), Lima (2,672 km²), or Moscow (2,511 km²).
The straight-line distance from Dhaka to Hanoi is 1,616 km (1,004 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~2h 24m.
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