Dublin
114,990,000 km²
Johannesburg
1,644 km²
Ireland
South Africa
Area Comparison
Dublin is 69945.3x larger than Johannesburg
Population Comparison
Dublin has 8.1x fewer people than Johannesburg
Yes — Dublin is 69945.3x larger than Johannesburg by area. Dublin spans 114,990,000 km² (44,397,869 mi²) while Johannesburg covers 1,644 km² (635 mi²) — a difference of 114,988,356 km². You could fit Johannesburg inside Dublin approximately 69945 times.
Meanwhile, Johannesburg at 1,644 km² is roughly the same size as London.
Picture Dublin another way: its area is large enough to fit about 16,105,000,000 American football fields. Johannesburg, by comparison, equals about 230,000 American football fields, 28 times the area of Manhattan, or 16 times the area of Paris.
Dublin is the capital and largest city of Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, part of the Wicklow Mountains range. Dublin is the largest city by population on the island of Ireland; at the 2022 census, the city council area had a population of 592,713, while the city, including suburbs, had a population of 1,263,219, and County Dublin had a population of 1,501,500.
Known as "The Fair City", Dublin covers 114,990,000 km² with a population of 0.6 million. The city was established in 841. Dublin is known for Trinity College, Guinness Storehouse, Temple Bar, among other attractions.
Dublin sits on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, bordered to the south by the Dublin Mountains.
Johannesburg, colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg or "The City of Gold", is the most populous city in South Africa. The City of Johannesburg itself has a population of 5,538,596, while the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality has a population of 6,599,190, making it one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, and seat of the country's highest court, the Constitutional Court.
Also known as "Jozi", Johannesburg has an area of 1,644 km² and is home to 4.8 million people. Its history stretches back to 1886. Visitors come for Apartheid Museum, Soweto township, Constitutional Court, and much more.
Johannesburg ranks among the world's 100 largest urban areas, with a metro population of about 6.6 million.
Dublin has a population density of 0 people per km² — a low-density, sprawling urban area. Johannesburg, with 2,920 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Johannesburg is dramatically more crowded, with Infinityx the population density.
Size Ratio
Johannesburg fits inside Dublin ~69945 times
Density Gap
Johannesburg is Infinityx more densely populated
History
Dublin is ~1,045 years older
Dublin covers 114,990,000 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Doha (132,000,000 km²), Chennai (426,830,040 km²), Hangzhou (16,854 km²), Beijing (16,411 km²), or Brisbane (15,826 km²).
Johannesburg covers 1,644 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Bogotá (1,578 km²), London (1,572 km²), Bangkok (1,569 km²), Houston (1,725 km²), or São Paulo (1,521 km²).
The straight-line distance from Dublin to Johannesburg is 9,445 km (5,869 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~11h 37m.
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