Istanbul or Mumbai: which is better?
World city: head-to-head comparison
Mumbai wins on more indicators: 1 of 1 against 0.
- Climate and risks: Mumbai 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.
Istanbul
Indicator
Mumbai
Population
no winnerCity population
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
14,804,116 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
14,210,222 people
2025
20,453,270 people
2025
Urban centre area
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1,269 km²
2025
738 km²
2025
Urban centre density
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
11,198 people per km²
2025
27,714 people per km²
2025
Urban centre population growth, 2015–2025
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
2.7 %
2015–2025
11.9 %
2015–2025
Climate and risks
Better: Mumbai (0 : 1)Hot days (max ≥ +30 °C)
no data for one of the places
no data
297 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
0 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Cooling degree days
no data for one of the places
no data
3,697 °C·days per year
2016-2025
Daylight on December 21
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
9.2 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
15.1 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
no data for one of the places
no data
68 %
2021-2025
Muggy days (dew point ≥ +20 °C)
no data for one of the places
no data
238 days per year
2021-2025
Distance to the sea
neutral indicator: higher does not mean better
1 km
2006-2025
5 km
2006-2025
Earthquakes M4.5+ within 100 km
lower is better
✗0.75 per year
2006-2025
✓0.00 per year
2006-2025
Strongest earthquake in the period
no data for one of the places
6.2 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: Istanbul, Mumbai.