Doha
132 km²
Shenzhen
1,997 km²
City Map Compare/Doha vs Shenzhenvs
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Qatar
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Area Comparison
Doha is 15.1x smaller than Shenzhen
Population Comparison
Doha has 14.8x fewer people than Shenzhen
Shenzhen is significantly larger, covering 15.1 times the area of Doha. Shenzhen spans 1,997 km² (771 mi²) while Doha covers 132 km² (51 mi²) — a difference of 1,865 km². You could fit Doha inside Shenzhen approximately 15 times.
To put Doha's size in perspective, its area of 132 km² is roughly the same size as San Francisco. Meanwhile, Shenzhen at 1,997 km² is roughly the same size as Tokyo (city proper).
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. Shenzhen, by comparison, equals about 280,000 American football fields, 34 times the area of Manhattan, or 19 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.
Shenzhen is a prefecture-level city in the province of Guangdong, China. A special economic zone, it is located on the east bank of the Pearl River estuary on the central coast of Guangdong, bordering Hong Kong to the south, Dongguan to the north, Huizhou to the northeast, and Macau to the southwest. With a population of 17.5 million in 2020, Shenzhen is the third-most-populous city by urban population in China after Shanghai and Beijing.
Also known as "China's Silicon Valley", Shenzhen has an area of 1,997 km² and is home to 17.6 million people. The city dates back to 1979. Visitors come for Ping An Finance Centre, Window of the World, OCT Loft, and much more. Getting around is easy with the Shenzhen Metro.
Shenzhen grew from a small town into China's third-most-populous urban city, hitting 17.5 million residents by 2020
Doha has a population density of 9,015 people per km² — a densely populated city. Shenzhen, with 8,793 people per km², is a densely populated city. Both cities have comparable density, though Doha is slightly more compact.
Size Ratio
Doha fits inside Shenzhen ~15 times
History
Doha is ~129 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).
Shenzhen covers 1,997 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Ho Chi Minh City (2,061 km²), Tokyo (2,194 km²), Riyadh (1,798 km²), Houston (1,725 km²), or Johannesburg (1,644 km²).
The straight-line distance from Doha to Shenzhen is 6,305 km (3,917 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~7h 55m.
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