Doha
132 km²
San Antonio
1,209 km²
Qatar
United States
Area Comparison
Doha is 9.2x smaller than San Antonio
Population Comparison
Doha has 1.2x fewer people than San Antonio
San Antonio is significantly larger, covering 9.2 times the area of Doha. San Antonio spans 1,209 km² (467 mi²) while Doha covers 132 km² (51 mi²) — a difference of 1,077 km². You could fit Doha inside San Antonio approximately 9 times.
To put Doha's size in perspective, its area of 132 km² is roughly the same size as San Francisco. Meanwhile, San Antonio at 1,209 km² is about 1.3x smaller than London.
Doha's footprint is roughly about 18,000 American football fields, 65 times the area of Monaco, or 39 times the area of Central Park — pick whichever unit feels intuitive. For San Antonio, that's about 169,000 American football fields, 20 times the area of Manhattan, or 11 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.
San Antonio is a city in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the seventh-most populous city in the United States, the second-most populous city in Texas, and the second-most populous city in the Southern U.S., with a population of 1.43 million at the 2020 census. The Greater San Antonio metropolitan area, with an estimated 2.76 million residents, ranks as the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest in the nation. It is the county seat of Bexar County.
Also known as "Alamo City", San Antonio has an area of 1,209 km² and is home to 1.4 million people. It was established in 1718. Visitors come for The Alamo, San Antonio River Walk, Tower of the Americas, and much more.
San Antonio is the seventh-most populous city in the United States and second-most populous in Texas, with 1.43 million residents.
Doha has a population density of 9,015 people per km² — a densely populated city. San Antonio, with 1,183 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Doha is dramatically more crowded, with 7.6x the population density.
Size Ratio
Doha fits inside San Antonio ~9 times
Density Gap
Doha is 7.6x more densely populated
History
San Antonio is ~132 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).
San Antonio covers 1,209 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Rio de Janeiro (1,221 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 San Antonio is 13,142 km (8,166 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~15h 58m.
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