Dhaka
368 km²
Tel Aviv
52 km²
Bangladesh
Israel
Area Comparison
Dhaka is 7.1x larger than Tel Aviv
Population Comparison
Dhaka has 35.7x more people than Tel Aviv
Dhaka is significantly larger, covering 7.1 times the area of Tel Aviv. Dhaka spans 368 km² (142 mi²) while Tel Aviv covers 52 km² (20 mi²) — a difference of 316 km². You could fit Tel Aviv inside Dhaka approximately 7 times.
To put Dhaka's size in perspective, its area of 368 km² is about 1.6x smaller than Seoul. Meanwhile, Tel Aviv at 52 km² is about 1.1x smaller than Manhattan.
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. Tel Aviv, by comparison, equals about 7,300 American football fields, 110 times the area of Vatican City, or 26 times the area of Monaco.
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.
Tel Aviv, officially Tel Aviv-Yafo, and also known as Tel Aviv-Jaffa, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a population of 494,900, it is the economic and technological center of the country and a global high-tech hub. If East Jerusalem is considered part of Israel, Tel Aviv is the country's second-most-populous city, after Jerusalem; if not, Tel Aviv is the most populous city, ahead of West Jerusalem.
Often called "Tel Aviv-Jaffa", Tel Aviv has an area of 52 km² and is home to 0.5 million people. It was established in 1909. Visitors come for White City Bauhaus architecture, Jaffa Old City, Carmel Market, and much more.
Tel Aviv is the economic and technological center of Israel and a global high-tech hub on the Mediterranean coast.
Dhaka has a population density of 45,652 people per km² — one of the most densely packed urban areas on Earth. Tel Aviv, with 9,038 people per km², is a densely populated city. Dhaka is dramatically more crowded, with 5.1x the population density.
Size Ratio
Tel Aviv fits inside Dhaka ~7 times
Density Gap
Dhaka is 5.1x 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).
Tel Aviv covers 52 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Manila (43 km²), Athens (39 km²), Zurich (88 km²), Copenhagen (91 km²), or Lisbon (100 km²).
The straight-line distance from Dhaka to Tel Aviv is 5,482 km (3,407 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~6h 57m.
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