Doha
132 km²
Karachi
3,527 km²
City Map Compare/Doha vs Karachivs
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Qatar
Pakistan
Area Comparison
Doha is 26.7x smaller than Karachi
Population Comparison
Doha has 12.5x fewer people than Karachi
In terms of area, Karachi is 26.7x the size of Doha. Karachi spans 3,527 km² (1,362 mi²) while Doha covers 132 km² (51 mi²) — a difference of 3,395 km². You could fit Doha inside Karachi approximately 26 times.
To put Doha's size in perspective, its area of 132 km² is roughly the same size as San Francisco. Meanwhile, Karachi at 3,527 km² is about 1.1x 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. For Karachi, that's about 494,000 American football fields, 60 times the area of Manhattan, or 33 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.
Karachi is the capital city of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the largest city in Pakistan and 12th largest in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast and formerly served as the country's capital from 1947 to 1959. Ranked as a beta-global city, it is Pakistan's premier industrial and financial centre, with an estimated GDP of over $200 billion (PPP) as of 2021.
Often called "City of Lights", Karachi has an area of 3,527 km² and is home to 14.9 million people. The city dates back to 1729. Visitors come for Port of Karachi, Mazar-e-Quaid mausoleum, Clifton Beach, and much more.
Karachi is Pakistan's largest city and the 12th largest in the world, with a population of over 20 million.
Doha has a population density of 9,015 people per km² — a densely populated city. Karachi, with 4,227 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Doha is noticeably denser, packing 2.1 times more people per square kilometer.
Size Ratio
Doha fits inside Karachi ~26 times
Density Gap
Doha is 2.1x more densely populated
History
Karachi is ~121 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).
Karachi covers 3,527 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Hanoi (3,359 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 Karachi is 1,559 km (968 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~2h 20m.
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