Doha
132,000,000 km²
Riyadh
1,798 km²
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Area Comparison
Doha is 73414.9x larger than Riyadh
Population Comparison
Doha has 5.9x fewer people than Riyadh
In terms of area, Doha is 73414.9x the size of Riyadh. Doha spans 132,000,000 km² (50,965,464 mi²) while Riyadh covers 1,798 km² (694 mi²) — a difference of 131,998,202 km². You could fit Riyadh inside Doha approximately 73414 times.
Meanwhile, Riyadh at 1,798 km² is about 1.1x the size of London.
Picture Doha another way: its area is large enough to fit about 18,487,400,000 American football fields. For Riyadh, that's about 252,000 American football fields, 30 times the area of Manhattan, or 17 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.
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of the Riyadh Province and the centre of the Riyadh Governorate. Located on the eastern bank of Wadi Hanifa, the current form of the metropolis largely emerged in the 1950s as an expansion of the 18th-century walled town, following the dismantling of its defensive fortifications.
Riyadh has an area of 1,798 km² and is home to 7.0 million people. Its history stretches back to 1746. Visitors come for Kingdom Centre Tower, Masmak Fortress, Al Faisaliah Tower, and much more.
Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia, sitting on the eastern bank of Wadi Hanifa.
Doha has a population density of 0 people per km² — a low-density, sprawling urban area. Riyadh, with 3,899 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Riyadh is dramatically more crowded, with Infinityx the population density.
Size Ratio
Riyadh fits inside Doha ~73414 times
Density Gap
Riyadh is Infinityx more densely populated
History
Riyadh is ~104 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).
Riyadh covers 1,798 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Houston (1,725 km²), Johannesburg (1,644 km²), Shenzhen (1,997 km²), Bogotá (1,578 km²), or London (1,572 km²).
The straight-line distance from Doha to Riyadh is 491 km (305 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~1h 5m.
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