Riyadh
1,108 km²
Sana'a
218 km²
City Map Compare/Riyadh vs Sana'avs
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Riyadh covers 1,108 km² of contiguous built-up land, 5.1× the built-up area of Sana'a (218 km²).
| Riyadh | Sana'a | |
|---|---|---|
| Urban area | Riyadh | Sana'a |
| Population (2025) | 7.97 million | 3.76 million |
| Built-up area | 1,108 km² | 218 km² |
| Density | 7,193 /km² | 17,246 /km² |
Urban area = contiguous built-up land and the people living in it in 2025, drawn the same way for every city regardless of administrative boundaries. Source: GHSL Urban Centre Database R2024A, European Commission, Joint Research Centre (CC BY 4.0); some names adjusted to the city names people use, and country attribution follows the dataset.