Dhaka
368 km²
San Francisco
121 km²
Bangladesh
USA
Area Comparison
Dhaka is 3.0x larger than San Francisco
Population Comparison
Dhaka has 19.3x more people than San Francisco
In terms of area, Dhaka is 3.0x the size of San Francisco. Dhaka spans 368 km² (142 mi²) while San Francisco covers 121 km² (47 mi²) — a difference of 247 km². You could fit San Francisco inside Dhaka approximately 3 times.
To put Dhaka's size in perspective, its area of 368 km² is about 1.6x smaller than Seoul. Meanwhile, San Francisco at 121 km² is about 1.2x the size of Paris (city proper).
Dhaka's footprint is roughly about 52,000 American football fields, 180 times the area of Monaco, or 110 times the area of Central Park — pick whichever unit feels intuitive. San Francisco works out to about 17,000 American football fields, 60 times the area of Monaco, or 35 times the area of Central Park.
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 Francisco, officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the fourth-most populous city in California and the 17th-most populous in the United States, with a population of 826,079 in 2025. Among U.S. cities with a population of 300,000 or more, San Francisco is ranked first by per capita income, second by population density, and sixth by aggregate income as of 2023.
Nicknamed "The City by the Bay", San Francisco has an area of 121 km² and is home to 0.9 million people. It was established in 1776. Visitors come for Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island, Cable cars, and much more. Getting around is easy with the BART & Muni.
San Francisco ranks first by per capita income among all US cities with 300,000+ residents as of 2023.
Dhaka has a population density of 45,652 people per km² — one of the most densely packed urban areas on Earth. San Francisco, with 7,190 people per km², is a densely populated city. Dhaka is dramatically more crowded, with 6.3x the population density.
Size Ratio
San Francisco fits inside Dhaka ~3 times
Density Gap
Dhaka is 6.3x 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 Francisco covers 121 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Vancouver (115 km²), Paris (105 km²), Miami (143 km²), Barcelona (101 km²), or Lisbon (100 km²).
The straight-line distance from Dhaka to San Francisco is 12,362 km (7,681 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~15h 3m.
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