Doha
132,000,000 km²
Rio de Janeiro
1,221 km²
Qatar
Brazil
Area Comparison
Doha is 108108.1x larger than Rio de Janeiro
Population Comparison
Doha has 5.7x fewer people than Rio de Janeiro
In terms of area, Doha is 108108.1x the size of Rio de Janeiro. Doha spans 132,000,000 km² (50,965,464 mi²) while Rio de Janeiro covers 1,221 km² (471 mi²) — a difference of 131,998,779 km². You could fit Rio de Janeiro inside Doha approximately 108108 times.
Meanwhile, Rio de Janeiro at 1,221 km² is about 1.3x smaller than London.
In more relatable units, Doha's 132,000,000 km² is about 18,487,400,000 American football fields. 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 132,000,000 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 0 people per km² — a low-density, sprawling urban area. Rio de Janeiro, with 5,528 people per km², is a densely populated city. Rio de Janeiro is dramatically more crowded, with Infinityx the population density.
Size Ratio
Rio de Janeiro fits inside Doha ~108108 times
Density Gap
Rio de Janeiro is Infinityx more densely populated
History
Rio de Janeiro is ~285 years older
Doha covers 132,000,000 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Dublin (114,990,000 km²), Chennai (426,830,040 km²), Hangzhou (16,854 km²), Beijing (16,411 km²), or Brisbane (15,826 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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