Doha
132 km²
Rio de Janeiro
1,221 km²
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Area Comparison
Doha is 9.3x smaller than Rio de Janeiro
Population Comparison
Doha has 5.7x fewer people than Rio de Janeiro
In terms of area, Rio de Janeiro is 9.3x the size of Doha. Rio de Janeiro spans 1,221 km² (471 mi²) while Doha covers 132 km² (51 mi²) — a difference of 1,089 km². You could fit Doha inside Rio de Janeiro approximately 9 times.
To put Doha's size in perspective, its area of 132 km² is roughly the same size as San Francisco. Meanwhile, Rio de Janeiro at 1,221 km² is about 1.3x smaller than London.
In more relatable units, Doha's 132 km² is about 18,000 American football fields, 65 times the area of Monaco, or 39 times the area of Central Park. For Rio de Janeiro, that's about 171,000 American football fields, 21 times the area of Manhattan, or 12 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.
Rio de Janeiro, also known simply as Rio, is the capital of the state of Rio de Janeiro. It is the second-most-populous city in Brazil after São Paulo and the sixth-most-populous city in the Americas.
Often called "Cidade Maravilhosa", Rio de Janeiro has an area of 1,221 km² and is home to 6.8 million people. It was established in 1565. Visitors come for Christ the Redeemer, Sugarloaf Mountain, Copacabana beach, and much more. Getting around is easy with the MetrôRio.
Rio de Janeiro is the second-most-populous city in Brazil after São Paulo and the sixth-most-populous in the Americas.
Doha has a population density of 9,015 people per km² — a densely populated city. Rio de Janeiro, with 5,528 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 Rio de Janeiro ~9 times
Density Gap
Doha is 1.6x more densely populated
History
Rio de Janeiro is ~285 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).
Rio de Janeiro covers 1,221 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include San Antonio (1,209 km²), Lagos (1,172 km²), Rome (1,285 km²), Los Angeles (1,302 km²), or Hong Kong (1,114 km²).
The straight-line distance from Doha to Rio de Janeiro is 11,516 km (7,156 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~14h 3m.
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