Doha
132 km²
Hanoi
3,359 km²
City Map Compare/Doha vs Hanoivs
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Qatar
Vietnam
Area Comparison
Doha is 25.4x smaller than Hanoi
Population Comparison
Doha has 6.8x fewer people than Hanoi
Hanoi is significantly larger, covering 25.4 times the area of Doha. Hanoi spans 3,359 km² (1,297 mi²) while Doha covers 132 km² (51 mi²) — a difference of 3,227 km². You could fit Doha inside Hanoi approximately 25 times.
To put Doha's size in perspective, its area of 132 km² is roughly the same size as San Francisco. Meanwhile, Hanoi at 3,359 km² is about 1.2x smaller than Rhode Island.
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. Hanoi, by comparison, equals about 470,000 American football fields, 57 times the area of Manhattan, or 32 times the area of Paris.
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.
Hanoi is the capital and second-most populous municipality of Vietnam. It encompasses an area of 3,358.6 km2 (1,296.8 mi2), and as of 2025 has a population of 8,807,523. Hanoi had the second-highest gross regional domestic product of all Vietnamese provinces and municipalities at US$48 billion in 2023, behind Ho Chi Minh City. It hosts 78 foreign embassies, the headquarters of the Vietnam People's Army (VPA), its Vietnam National University system, and other governmental organizations.
Nicknamed "City Between Rivers", Hanoi has an area of 3,359 km² and is home to 8.1 million people. It was established in 1010. Visitors come for Hoan Kiem Lake, Old Quarter, Temple of Literature, and much more. Getting around is easy with the Hanoi Metro.
Hanoi encompasses 3,358.6 square kilometers and had a population of nearly 8.8 million as of 2025.
Doha has a population density of 9,015 people per km² — a densely populated city. Hanoi, with 2,397 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Doha is dramatically more crowded, with 3.8x the population density.
Size Ratio
Doha fits inside Hanoi ~25 times
Density Gap
Doha is 3.8x more densely populated
History
Hanoi is ~840 years older
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).
Hanoi covers 3,359 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Karachi (3,527 km²), Cairo (3,085 km²), Dubai (4,114 km²), Lima (2,672 km²), or Moscow (2,511 km²).
The straight-line distance from Doha to Hanoi is 5,535 km (3,439 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~7h 1m.
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