Dhaka
368 km²
Wuhan
8,569 km²
Bangladesh
People's Republic of China
Area Comparison
Dhaka is 23.3x smaller than Wuhan
Population Comparison
Dhaka has 1.4x more people than Wuhan
Yes — Wuhan is 23.3x larger than Dhaka by area. Wuhan spans 8,569 km² (3,309 mi²) while Dhaka covers 368 km² (142 mi²) — a difference of 8,201 km². You could fit Dhaka inside Wuhan approximately 23 times.
To put Dhaka's size in perspective, its area of 368 km² is about 1.6x smaller than Seoul. Meanwhile, Wuhan at 8,569 km² is about 1.4x the size of Shanghai.
In more relatable units, Dhaka's 368 km² is about 52,000 American football fields, 180 times the area of Monaco, or 110 times the area of Central Park. Wuhan, by comparison, equals about 1,200,000 American football fields, 140 times the area of Manhattan, or 81 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.
Wuhan is the capital of Hubei, China. With a population of 13,739,000, it is the most populous city in Hubei and the seventh-most-populous city in China. It is also one of China's nine national central cities.
Nicknamed "River City", Wuhan has an area of 8,569 km² and is home to 12.3 million people. Visitors come for Yellow Crane Tower, Yangtze River confluence, East Lake, and much more.
Wuhan houses 13.7 million residents, ranking as the seventh-most populous city in all of China.
Dhaka has a population density of 45,652 people per km² — one of the most densely packed urban areas on Earth. Wuhan, with 1,439 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 Wuhan ~23 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).
Wuhan covers 8,569 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Guangzhou (7,434 km²), Melbourne (9,993 km²), Xi'an (10,097 km²), Perth (6,417 km²), or Shanghai (6,341 km²).
The straight-line distance from Dhaka to Wuhan is 2,478 km (1,540 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~3h 25m.
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