Doha
132 km²
Oslo
454 km²
City Map Compare/Doha vs Oslovs
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Qatar
Norway
Area Comparison
Doha is 3.4x smaller than Oslo
Population Comparison
Doha has 1.7x more people than Oslo
In terms of area, Oslo is 3.4x the size of Doha. Oslo spans 454 km² (175 mi²) while Doha covers 132 km² (51 mi²) — a difference of 322 km². You could fit Doha inside Oslo approximately 3 times.
To put Doha's size in perspective, its area of 132 km² is roughly the same size as San Francisco. Meanwhile, Oslo at 454 km² is about 1.3x smaller than Seoul.
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 Oslo, that's about 64,000 American football fields, 130 times the area of Central Park, or 8 times the area of Manhattan.
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.
Oslo is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of 724,290 in 2025, while the city's greater urban area had a population of 1,110,887 in 2025, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of 1,546,706 in 2021.
Nicknamed "Tigerstaden", Oslo has an area of 454 km² and is home to 0.7 million people. It was established in 1048. Visitors come for Vigeland Park, Oslo Opera House, Akershus Fortress, and much more.
Oslo is both a county and a municipality, with the city itself home to about 724,000 residents in 2025.
Doha has a population density of 9,015 people per km² — a densely populated city. Oslo, with 1,586 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Doha is dramatically more crowded, with 5.7x the population density.
Size Ratio
Doha fits inside Oslo ~3 times
Density Gap
Doha is 5.7x more densely populated
History
Oslo is ~802 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).
Oslo covers 454 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Chennai (427 km²), Prague (496 km²), Vienna (415 km²), Montreal (498 km²), or Denver (401 km²).
The straight-line distance from Doha to Oslo is 4,953 km (3,077 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~6h 20m.
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