Dhaka
368 km²
Karachi
3,527 km²
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Area Comparison
Dhaka is 9.6x smaller than Karachi
Population Comparison
Dhaka has 1.1x more people than Karachi
Yes — Karachi is 9.6x larger than Dhaka by area. Karachi spans 3,527 km² (1,362 mi²) while Dhaka covers 368 km² (142 mi²) — a difference of 3,159 km². You could fit Dhaka inside Karachi approximately 9 times.
To put Dhaka's size in perspective, its area of 368 km² is about 1.6x smaller than Seoul. Meanwhile, Karachi at 3,527 km² is about 1.1x smaller than Rhode Island.
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. Karachi, by comparison, equals about 494,000 American football fields, 60 times the area of Manhattan, or 33 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.
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.
Dhaka has a population density of 45,652 people per km² — one of the most densely packed urban areas on Earth. Karachi, with 4,227 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Dhaka is dramatically more crowded, with 10.8x the population density.
Size Ratio
Dhaka fits inside Karachi ~9 times
Density Gap
Dhaka is 10.8x 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).
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 Dhaka to Karachi is 2,369 km (1,472 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~3h 17m.
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