Dhaka
368 km²
Melbourne
9,993 km²
Bangladesh
Australia
Area Comparison
Dhaka is 27.2x smaller than Melbourne
Population Comparison
Dhaka has 3.3x more people than Melbourne
Yes — Melbourne is 27.2x larger than Dhaka by area. Melbourne spans 9,993 km² (3,858 mi²) while Dhaka covers 368 km² (142 mi²) — a difference of 9,625 km². You could fit Dhaka inside Melbourne approximately 27 times.
To put Dhaka's size in perspective, its area of 368 km² is about 1.6x smaller than Seoul. Meanwhile, Melbourne at 9,993 km² is about 1.6x the size of Shanghai.
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. Melbourne works out to about 1,400,000 American football fields, 170 times the area of Manhattan, or 95 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.
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second most-populous city in Australia. The city's name generally refers to a 9,993-square-kilometre (3,858 sq mi) area, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local government areas. The name is also used to specifically refer to the local government area named City of Melbourne, whose area is centred on the Melbourne central business district and some immediate surrounds.
Melbourne has an area of 9,993 km² and is home to 5.1 million people. Its history stretches back to 1835. Visitors come for Federation Square, Flinders Street Station, Melbourne Cricket Ground, and much more. Getting around is easy with the Melbourne Trams & Metro.
Melbourne's metropolitan area spans 9,993 square kilometers across 31 local government areas, making it Australia's second-most-populous city.
Dhaka has a population density of 45,652 people per km² — one of the most densely packed urban areas on Earth. Melbourne, with 508 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Dhaka is dramatically more crowded, with 89.9x the population density.
Size Ratio
Dhaka fits inside Melbourne ~27 times
Density Gap
Dhaka is 89.9x 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).
Melbourne covers 9,993 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Xi'an (10,097 km²), Wuhan (8,569 km²), Sydney (12,368 km²), Guangzhou (7,434 km²), or Chengdu (14,378 km²).
The straight-line distance from Dhaka to Melbourne is 8,906 km (5,534 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~10h 59m.
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