Doha
132 km²
San Diego
964 km²
City Map Compare/Doha vs San Diegovs
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Qatar
United States
Area Comparison
Doha is 7.3x smaller than San Diego
Population Comparison
Doha has 1.2x fewer people than San Diego
In terms of area, San Diego is 7.3x the size of Doha. San Diego spans 964 km² (372 mi²) while Doha covers 132 km² (51 mi²) — a difference of 832 km². You could fit Doha inside San Diego approximately 7 times.
To put Doha's size in perspective, its area of 132 km² is roughly the same size as San Francisco. Meanwhile, San Diego at 964 km² is roughly the same size as Berlin.
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 San Diego, that's about 135,000 American football fields, 16 times the area of Manhattan, or 9 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 Diego is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. It is the eighth-most populous city in the U.S. and second-most populous city in California with a population of over 1.4 million, while the San Diego metropolitan area with over 3.3 million residents is the 18th-largest metropolitan area in the country. San Diego is the county seat of San Diego County.
Also known as "America's Finest City", San Diego has an area of 964 km² and is home to 1.4 million people. Its history stretches back to 1769. Visitors come for San Diego Zoo, Balboa Park, Coronado Beach, and much more.
San Diego sits directly on the Mexico-United States border, making it California's southwesternmost major city.
Doha has a population density of 9,015 people per km² — a densely populated city. San Diego, with 1,442 people per km², is a relatively spread-out city. Doha is dramatically more crowded, with 6.3x the population density.
Size Ratio
Doha fits inside San Diego ~7 times
Density Gap
Doha is 6.3x more densely populated
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 Diego covers 964 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Abu Dhabi (972 km²), Dallas (997 km²), Berlin (892 km²), Santiago (838 km²), or Hong Kong (1,114 km²).
The straight-line distance from Doha to San Diego is 13,455 km (8,361 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~16h 20m.
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