Dhaka
368 km²
Houston
1,725 km²
Bangladesh
United States
Area Comparison
Dhaka is 4.7x smaller than Houston
Population Comparison
Dhaka has 7.3x more people than Houston
In terms of area, Houston is 4.7x the size of Dhaka. Houston spans 1,725 km² (666 mi²) while Dhaka covers 368 km² (142 mi²) — a difference of 1,357 km². You could fit Dhaka inside Houston approximately 4 times.
To put Dhaka's size in perspective, its area of 368 km² is about 1.6x smaller than Seoul. Meanwhile, Houston at 1,725 km² is roughly the same size as London.
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. For Houston, that's about 242,000 American football fields, 29 times the area of Manhattan, or 16 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.
Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States. It is the fourth-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 2.3 million at the 2020 census. The Greater Houston metropolitan area, at 7.8 million residents, is the fifth-most populous metropolitan area in the nation and second-most populous in Texas. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, Houston is the county seat of Harris County.
Nicknamed "Space City", Houston has an area of 1,725 km² and is home to 2.3 million people. The city dates back to 1836. Visitors come for NASA Johnson Space Center, Space Center Houston, Houston Astros, and much more.
Houston is the fourth-most populous US city with 2.3 million residents at the 2020 census, leading the entire South.
Dhaka has a population density of 45,652 people per km² — one of the most densely packed urban areas on Earth. Houston, with 1,333 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Dhaka is dramatically more crowded, with 34.2x the population density.
Size Ratio
Dhaka fits inside Houston ~4 times
Density Gap
Dhaka is 34.2x 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).
Houston covers 1,725 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Riyadh (1,798 km²), Johannesburg (1,644 km²), Bogotá (1,578 km²), London (1,572 km²), or Bangkok (1,569 km²).
The straight-line distance from Dhaka to Houston is 14,032 km (8,719 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~17h 1m.
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