Delhi or Mumbai: which is better?
World city: head-to-head comparison
Delhi wins on more indicators: 2 of 5 against 1.
- Climate and risks: Delhi 2:1
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Delhi
Indicator
Mumbai
Population
no winnerCity population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
10,927,986 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
12,691,836 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
Urban centre population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
31,422,508 people
2025
20,453,270 people
2025
Urban centre area
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
2,139 km²
2025
738 km²
2025
Urban centre density
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
14,690 people per km²
2025
27,714 people per km²
2025
Urban centre population growth, 2015–2025
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
18.5 %
2015–2025
11.9 %
2015–2025
Climate and risks
Better: Delhi (2 : 1)Hot days (max ≥ +30 °C)
lower is better
✓227 days per year
2016-202524% lower
✗297 days per year
2016-202531% higher
Frost days (min ≤ −10 °C)
tie
0 days per year
2016-2025
0 days per year
2016-2025
Severe frost (min ≤ −20 °C)
tie
0.0 days per year
2016-2025
0.0 days per year
2016-2025
Ice days (max ≤ 0 °C)
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
0 days per year
2016-2025
0 days per year
2016-2025
Heating degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
221 °C·days per year
2016-2025
0 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Cooling degree days
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
3,064 °C·days per year
2016-2025
3,697 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
10.3 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
11.0 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Daylight on June 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
14.0 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
13.3 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Air humidity
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
64 %
2021-2025
68 %
2021-2025
Muggy days (dew point ≥ +20 °C)
lower is better
✓135 days per year
2021-202543% lower
✗238 days per year
2021-202577% higher
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
831 km
2006-2025
5 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
lower is better
✗0.30 per year
2006-2025
✓0.00 per year
2006-2025
Strongest earthquake in the period
no data for one of the places
5.1 magnitude
2006-2025
no data
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Delhi, Mumbai.