Dhaka or São Paulo: which is better?
World city: head-to-head comparison
São Paulo wins on more indicators: 1 of 1 against 0.
- Climate and risks: São Paulo 0:1
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Dhaka
Indicator
São Paulo
Population
no winnerCity population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
10,356,500 people
GeoNames snapshot (all-the-cities 3.1.0 package, 2022), exact date not stated
10,021,295 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
37,307,160 people
2025
19,485,158 people
2025
Urban centre area
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
6,611 km²
2025
2,111 km²
2025
Urban centre density
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
5,643 people per km²
2025
9,230 people per km²
2025
Urban centre population growth, 2015–2025
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
23.1 %
2015–2025
1.6 %
2015–2025
Climate and risks
Better: São Paulo (0 : 1)Hot days (max ≥ +30 °C)
no data for one of the places
no data
72 days per year
2016-2025
Frost days (min ≤ −10 °C)
no data for one of the places
no data
0 days per year
2016-2025
Severe frost (min ≤ −20 °C)
no data for one of the places
no data
0.0 days per year
2016-2025
Ice days (max ≤ 0 °C)
no data for one of the places
no data
0 days per year
2016-2025
Heating degree days
no data for one of the places
no data
150 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Cooling degree days
no data for one of the places
no data
1,330 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
10.7 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
13.6 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Daylight on June 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
13.6 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
10.7 hours
December 21 and June 21 (does not depend on the year)
Air humidity
no data for one of the places
no data
75 %
2021-2025
Muggy days (dew point ≥ +20 °C)
no data for one of the places
no data
13 days per year
2021-2025
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
22 km
2006-2025
56 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
lower is better
✗0.35 per year
2006-2025
✓0.00 per year
2006-2025
Strongest earthquake in the period
no data for one of the places
5.5 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: Dhaka, São Paulo.