Guangzhou
7,434 km²
Karachi
3,527 km²
China
Pakistan
Area Comparison
Guangzhou is 2.1x larger than Karachi
Population Comparison
Guangzhou has 1.3x more people than Karachi
Yes — Guangzhou is 2.1x larger than Karachi by area. Guangzhou spans 7,434 km² (2,870 mi²) while Karachi covers 3,527 km² (1,362 mi²) — a difference of 3,907 km². You could fit Karachi inside Guangzhou approximately 2 times.
To put Guangzhou's size in perspective, its area of 7,434 km² is about 1.2x the size of Shanghai. Meanwhile, Karachi at 3,527 km² is about 1.1x smaller than Rhode Island.
Picture Guangzhou another way: its area is large enough to fit about 1,000,000 American football fields, 130 times the area of Manhattan, or 71 times the area of Paris. For Karachi, that's about 494,000 American football fields, 60 times the area of Manhattan, or 33 times the area of Paris.
Guangzhou, also known as Canton, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong in southern China. Located on the Pearl River, about 120 kilometres (75 mi) northwest of Hong Kong and 145 kilometres (90 mi) north of Macau, Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the Silk Road.
Known as "Canton", Guangzhou covers 7,434 km² with a population of 18.7 million. The city was founded around 214 BC. Guangzhou is known for Canton Tower, Chen Clan Ancestral Hall, Shamian Island, among other attractions. The city's main transit system is the Guangzhou Metro.
Guangzhou boasts a history of over 2,200 years and served as a major terminus of the ancient Silk Road
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. Its history stretches 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.
Guangzhou has a population density of 2,513 people per km² — a moderately dense city. Karachi, with 4,227 people per km², is a moderately dense city. Karachi is noticeably denser, packing 1.7 times more people per square kilometer.
Size Ratio
Karachi fits inside Guangzhou ~2 times
Density Gap
Karachi is 1.7x more densely populated
History
Guangzhou is ~1,943 years older
Guangzhou covers 7,434 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Wuhan (8,569 km²), Perth (6,417 km²), Shanghai (6,341 km²), Melbourne (9,993 km²), or Xi'an (10,097 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 Guangzhou to Karachi is 4,680 km (2,908 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~6h.
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