Tehran
730 km²
Tel Aviv
52 km²
Iran
Israel
Area Comparison
Tehran is 14.0x larger than Tel Aviv
Population Comparison
Tehran has 19.4x more people than Tel Aviv
In terms of area, Tehran is 14.0x the size of Tel Aviv. Tehran spans 730 km² (282 mi²) while Tel Aviv covers 52 km² (20 mi²) — a difference of 678 km². You could fit Tel Aviv inside Tehran approximately 14 times.
To put Tehran's size in perspective, its area of 730 km² is roughly the same size as New York City. Meanwhile, Tel Aviv at 52 km² is about 1.1x smaller than Manhattan.
Tehran's footprint is roughly about 102,000 American football fields, 12 times the area of Manhattan, or 7 times the area of Paris — pick whichever unit feels intuitive. Tel Aviv, by comparison, equals about 7,300 American football fields, 110 times the area of Vatican City, or 26 times the area of Monaco.
Tehran is the capital and largest city of Iran. It is also the capital of Tehran province and the administrative center for Tehran County and its Central District. With a population of around 9 million in the city, and 16.8 million in the metropolitan area, Tehran is the most populous city in Iran and West Asia, the second-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East after Cairo, and the 24th-most-populous metropolitan area in the world.
Tehran covers 730 km² with a population of 9.1 million. The city was established in 1524. Tehran is known for Azadi Tower, Milad Tower, Golestan Palace, among other attractions. The city's main transit system is the Tehran Metro.
Tehran's metropolitan area holds 16.8 million people, making it the second-largest metropolitan area in the Middle East after Cairo.
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.
Tehran has a population density of 12,507 people per km² — an extremely dense urban environment. Tel Aviv, with 9,038 people per km², is a densely populated city. Both cities have comparable density, though Tehran is slightly more compact.
Size Ratio
Tel Aviv fits inside Tehran ~14 times
Density Gap
Tehran is 1.4x more densely populated
History
Tehran is ~385 years older
Tehran covers 730 km². Cities with a similar urban footprint include Singapore (733 km²), Bangalore (741 km²), Hamburg (755 km²), Nairobi (696 km²), or New York (783 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 Tehran to Tel Aviv is 1,583 km (983 miles), with an estimated flight time of ~2h 22m.
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