Dhaka
368 km²
San Diego
964 km²
Bangladesh
United States
Area Comparison
Dhaka is 2.6x smaller than San Diego
Population Comparison
Dhaka has 12.1x more people than San Diego
Yes — San Diego is 2.6x larger than Dhaka by area. San Diego spans 964 km² (372 mi²) while Dhaka covers 368 km² (142 mi²) — a difference of 596 km². You could fit Dhaka inside San Diego approximately 2 times.
To put Dhaka's size in perspective, its area of 368 km² is about 1.6x smaller than Seoul. Meanwhile, San Diego at 964 km² is roughly the same size as Berlin.
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. San Diego works out to about 135,000 American football fields, 16 times the area of Manhattan, or 9 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.
San Diego is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. It is the eighth-most populous city in the U.S. and second-most populous city in California with a population of over 1.4 million, while the San Diego metropolitan area with over 3.3 million residents is the 18th-largest metropolitan area in the country. San Diego is the county seat of San Diego County.
Often called "America's Finest City", San Diego has an area of 964 km² and is home to 1.4 million people. Its history stretches back to 1769. Visitors come for San Diego Zoo, Balboa Park, Coronado Beach, and much more.
San Diego sits directly on the Mexico-United States border, making it California's southwesternmost major city.
Dhaka has a population density of 45,652 people per km² — one of the most densely packed urban areas on Earth. San Diego, with 1,442 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Dhaka is dramatically more crowded, with 31.7x the population density.
Size Ratio
Dhaka fits inside San Diego ~2 times
Density Gap
Dhaka is 31.7x 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).
San Diego covers 964 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Abu Dhabi (972 km²), Dallas (997 km²), Berlin (892 km²), Santiago (838 km²), or Hong Kong (1,114 km²).
The straight-line distance from Dhaka to San Diego is 13,088 km (8,133 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~15h 54m.
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