Dublin
115 km²
Karachi
3,527 km²
City Map Compare/Dublin vs Karachivs
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Area Comparison
Dublin is 30.7x smaller than Karachi
Population Comparison
Dublin has 25.3x fewer people than Karachi
In terms of area, Karachi is 30.7x the size of Dublin. Karachi spans 3,527 km² (1,362 mi²) while Dublin covers 115 km² (44 mi²) — a difference of 3,412 km². You could fit Dublin inside Karachi approximately 30 times.
To put Dublin's size in perspective, its area of 115 km² is roughly the same size as San Francisco. Meanwhile, Karachi at 3,527 km² is about 1.1x smaller than Rhode Island.
Dublin's footprint is roughly about 16,000 American football fields, 57 times the area of Monaco, or 34 times the area of Central Park — pick whichever unit feels intuitive. Karachi works out to about 494,000 American football fields, 60 times the area of Manhattan, or 33 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 115 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.
Karachi is the capital city of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. It is the largest city in Pakistan and 12th largest in the world, with a population of over 20 million. It is situated at the southern tip of the country along the Arabian Sea coast and formerly served as the country's capital from 1947 to 1959. Ranked as a beta-global city, it is Pakistan's premier industrial and financial centre, with an estimated GDP of over $200 billion (PPP) as of 2021.
Nicknamed "City of Lights", Karachi has an area of 3,527 km² and is home to 14.9 million people. The city dates back to 1729. Visitors come for Port of Karachi, Mazar-e-Quaid mausoleum, Clifton Beach, and much more.
Karachi is Pakistan's largest city and the 12th largest in the world, with a population of over 20 million.
Dublin has a population density of 5,130 people per km² — a densely populated city. Karachi, with 4,227 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Both cities have comparable density, though Dublin is slightly more compact.
Size Ratio
Dublin fits inside Karachi ~30 times
History
Dublin is ~888 years older
Dublin covers 115 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Vancouver (115 km²), San Francisco (121 km²), Paris (105 km²), Barcelona (101 km²), or Doha (132 km²).
Karachi covers 3,527 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Hanoi (3,359 km²), Cairo (3,085 km²), Dubai (4,114 km²), Lima (2,672 km²), or Moscow (2,511 km²).
The straight-line distance from Dublin to Karachi is 6,722 km (4,177 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~8h 24m.
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