Dhaka
368 km²
Phoenix
1,341 km²
Bangladesh
United States
Area Comparison
Dhaka is 3.6x smaller than Phoenix
Population Comparison
Dhaka has 10.4x more people than Phoenix
Yes — Phoenix is 3.6x larger than Dhaka by area. Phoenix spans 1,341 km² (518 mi²) while Dhaka covers 368 km² (142 mi²) — a difference of 973 km². You could fit Dhaka inside Phoenix approximately 3 times.
To put Dhaka's size in perspective, its area of 368 km² is about 1.6x smaller than Seoul. Meanwhile, Phoenix at 1,341 km² is about 1.2x smaller than 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. Phoenix, by comparison, equals about 188,000 American football fields, 23 times the area of Manhattan, or 13 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.
Phoenix is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona. With over 1.6 million residents at the 2020 census, Phoenix is the fifth-most populous city in the United States and the most populous state capital. The Phoenix metropolitan area, with an estimated 5.19 million residents, is the tenth-most populous metropolitan area in the U.S. and the most populous in the Mountain states and Southwest.
Nicknamed "Valley of the Sun", Phoenix has an area of 1,341 km² and is home to 1.6 million people. It was established in 1868. Visitors come for Camelback Mountain, Desert Botanical Garden, Heard Museum, and much more.
Phoenix is the most populous U.S. state capital and the fifth-largest city in the country with 1.6 million residents.
Dhaka has a population density of 45,652 people per km² — one of the most densely packed urban areas on Earth. Phoenix, with 1,201 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Dhaka is dramatically more crowded, with 38.0x the population density.
Size Ratio
Dhaka fits inside Phoenix ~3 times
Density Gap
Dhaka is 38.0x 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).
Phoenix covers 1,341 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Los Angeles (1,302 km²), Rome (1,285 km²), Rio de Janeiro (1,221 km²), Delhi (1,484 km²), or Mexico City (1,485 km²).
The straight-line distance from Dhaka to Phoenix is 13,223 km (8,217 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~16h 3m.
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