Doha
132 km²
Hangzhou
16,854 km²
Qatar
China
Area Comparison
Doha is 127.7x smaller than Hangzhou
Population Comparison
Doha has 10.0x fewer people than Hangzhou
In terms of area, Hangzhou is 127.7x the size of Doha. Hangzhou spans 16,854 km² (6,507 mi²) while Doha covers 132 km² (51 mi²) — a difference of 16,722 km². You could fit Doha inside Hangzhou approximately 127 times.
To put Doha's size in perspective, its area of 132 km² is roughly the same size as San Francisco. Meanwhile, Hangzhou at 16,854 km² is about 2.7x the size of Shanghai.
Doha's footprint is roughly about 18,000 American football fields, 65 times the area of Monaco, or 39 times the area of Central Park — pick whichever unit feels intuitive. Hangzhou works out to about 2,400,000 American football fields, 160 times the area of Paris, or 140 times the area of San Francisco.
Doha is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor and Lusail, it is home to most of the country's population. It is also Qatar's fastest growing city and over 80% of the nation's population live in Doha or its surrounding suburbs, which is known collectively as the Doha Metropolitan Area.
Doha covers 132 km² with a population of 1.2 million. The city was established in 1850. Doha is known for Museum of Islamic Art, Souq Waqif, The Pearl-Qatar, among other attractions.
Doha is Qatar's fastest growing city, with over 80% of the country's population living in the Doha Metropolitan Area.
Hangzhou is the capital city and most populous city of Zhejiang province, China, situated at the intersection of the southern terminus of the Grand Canal and the head of Hangzhou Bay. Renowned as one of the Eight Ancient Capitals of China, Hangzhou is celebrated for its cultural heritage and its West Lake, a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Nicknamed "Paradise on Earth", Hangzhou has an area of 16,854 km² and is home to 11.9 million people. Visitors come for West Lake, Grand Canal terminus, Lingyin Temple, and much more.
Hangzhou's West Lake is a UNESCO World Heritage site, drawing visitors to its celebrated cultural landscape.
Doha has a population density of 9,015 people per km² — a densely populated city. Hangzhou, with 708 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Doha is dramatically more crowded, with 12.7x the population density.
Size Ratio
Doha fits inside Hangzhou ~127 times
Density Gap
Doha is 12.7x more densely populated
Doha covers 132 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Miami (143 km²), San Francisco (121 km²), Minneapolis (149 km²), Vancouver (115 km²), or Dublin (115 km²).
Hangzhou covers 16,854 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Beijing (16,411 km²), Brisbane (15,826 km²), Chengdu (14,378 km²), Sydney (12,368 km²), or Xi'an (10,097 km²).
The straight-line distance from Doha to Hangzhou is 6,672 km (4,146 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~8h 21m.
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