Doha
132 km²
London
1,572 km²
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Qatar
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Area Comparison
Doha is 11.9x smaller than London
Population Comparison
Doha has 7.5x fewer people than London
In terms of area, London is 11.9x the size of Doha. London spans 1,572 km² (607 mi²) while Doha covers 132 km² (51 mi²) — a difference of 1,440 km². You could fit Doha inside London approximately 11 times.
To put Doha's size in perspective, its area of 132 km² is roughly the same size as San Francisco. Meanwhile, London at 1,572 km² is about 1.4x smaller than Tokyo (city proper).
Picture Doha another way: its area is large enough to fit about 18,000 American football fields, 65 times the area of Monaco, or 39 times the area of Central Park. For London, that's about 220,000 American football fields, 27 times the area of Manhattan, or 15 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.
London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of 9.1 million people in 2024. Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 15.1 million. London stands on the River Thames in southeast England, at the head of a 50-mile (80 km) tidal estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years.
Also known as "The Big Smoke", London has an area of 1,572 km² and is home to 9.0 million people. Its history stretches back to 43. Visitors come for Big Ben, Tower Bridge, Buckingham Palace, and much more. Getting around is easy with the London Underground.
London has been a major settlement for nearly 2,000 years, tracing its roots back to Roman times around 47 AD.
Doha has a population density of 9,015 people per km² — a densely populated city. London, with 5,712 people per km², is a densely populated city. Doha is noticeably denser, packing 1.6 times more people per square kilometer.
Size Ratio
Doha fits inside London ~11 times
Density Gap
Doha is 1.6x more densely populated
History
London is ~1,807 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).
London covers 1,572 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Bangkok (1,569 km²), Bogotá (1,578 km²), São Paulo (1,521 km²), Johannesburg (1,644 km²), or Mexico City (1,485 km²).
The straight-line distance from Doha to London is 5,214 km (3,240 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~6h 38m.
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