Dhaka
368 km²
Riyadh
1,798 km²
Bangladesh
Saudi Arabia
Area Comparison
Dhaka is 4.9x smaller than Riyadh
Population Comparison
Dhaka has 2.4x more people than Riyadh
In terms of area, Riyadh is 4.9x the size of Dhaka. Riyadh spans 1,798 km² (694 mi²) while Dhaka covers 368 km² (142 mi²) — a difference of 1,430 km². You could fit Dhaka inside Riyadh approximately 4 times.
To put Dhaka's size in perspective, its area of 368 km² is about 1.6x smaller than Seoul. Meanwhile, Riyadh at 1,798 km² is about 1.1x the size of 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. Riyadh works out to about 252,000 American football fields, 30 times the area of Manhattan, or 17 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.
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate. Located on the eastern bank of Wadi Hanifa, the current form of the metropolis largely emerged in the 1950s as an expansion of the 18th-century walled town, following the dismantling of its defensive fortifications.
Riyadh has an area of 1,798 km² and is home to 7.0 million people. It was established in 1746. Visitors come for Kingdom Centre Tower, Masmak Fortress, Al Faisaliah Tower, and much more.
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia, sitting on the eastern bank of Wadi Hanifa.
Dhaka has a population density of 45,652 people per km² — one of the most densely packed urban areas on Earth. Riyadh, with 3,899 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Dhaka is dramatically more crowded, with 11.7x the population density.
Size Ratio
Dhaka fits inside Riyadh ~4 times
Density Gap
Dhaka is 11.7x 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).
Riyadh covers 1,798 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Houston (1,725 km²), Johannesburg (1,644 km²), Shenzhen (1,997 km²), Bogotá (1,578 km²), or London (1,572 km²).
The straight-line distance from Dhaka to Riyadh is 4,411 km (2,741 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~5h 41m.
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