Nairobi
696 km²
Tel Aviv
52 km²
Kenya
Israel
Area Comparison
Nairobi is 13.4x larger than Tel Aviv
Population Comparison
Nairobi has 10.1x more people than Tel Aviv
In terms of area, Nairobi is 13.4x the size of Tel Aviv. Nairobi spans 696 km² (269 mi²) while Tel Aviv covers 52 km² (20 mi²) — a difference of 644 km². You could fit Tel Aviv inside Nairobi approximately 13 times.
To put Nairobi's size in perspective, its area of 696 km² is about 1.1x smaller than New York City. Meanwhile, Tel Aviv at 52 km² is about 1.1x smaller than Manhattan.
Picture Nairobi another way: its area is large enough to fit about 97,000 American football fields, 12 times the area of Manhattan, or 7 times the area of Paris. Tel Aviv works out to about 7,300 American football fields, 110 times the area of Vatican City, or 26 times the area of Monaco.
Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya, located in the south-central part of the country. As of 2024, it has a population of 4.8 million and a metropolitan population of 5.7 million, making it the 11th most populous city in Africa. Nicknamed the "Green City under the Sun", Nairobi is uniquely notable for being the only capital city in the world that hosts a national park within its boundaries. Its name originates from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, meaning "place of cool waters".
Known as "Green City under the Sun", Nairobi covers 696 km² with a population of 4.7 million. The city was established in 1899. Nairobi is known for Nairobi National Park, Giraffe Centre, Karen Blixen Museum, among other attractions. The city's main transit system is the Nairobi Commuter Rail.
Nairobi is the only capital city in the world that hosts a national park within its boundaries.
Tel Aviv, officially Tel Aviv-Yafo, and also known as Tel Aviv-Jaffa, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a population of 494,900, it is the economic and technological center of the country and a global high-tech hub. If East Jerusalem is considered part of Israel, Tel Aviv is the country's second-most-populous city, after Jerusalem; if not, Tel Aviv is the most populous city, ahead of West Jerusalem.
Nicknamed "Tel Aviv-Jaffa", Tel Aviv has an area of 52 km² and is home to 0.5 million people. The city dates back to 1909. Visitors come for White City Bauhaus architecture, Jaffa Old City, Carmel Market, and much more.
Tel Aviv is the economic and technological center of Israel and a global high-tech hub on the Mediterranean coast.
Nairobi has a population density of 6,796 people per km² — a densely populated city. Tel Aviv, with 9,038 people per km², is a densely populated city. Both cities have comparable density, though Tel Aviv is slightly more compact.
Size Ratio
Tel Aviv fits inside Nairobi ~13 times
Density Gap
Tel Aviv is 1.3x more densely populated
Nairobi covers 696 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Tehran (730 km²), Jakarta (662 km²), Singapore (733 km²), Bangalore (741 km²), or Hyderabad (650 km²).
Tel Aviv covers 52 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Manila (43 km²), Athens (39 km²), Zurich (88 km²), Copenhagen (91 km²), or Lisbon (100 km²).
The straight-line distance from Nairobi to Tel Aviv is 3,717 km (2,310 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~4h 52m.
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