Climate
Dhaka logs 247 hot days a year to Sylhet's 176 — Sylhet wins by 71. Dhaka also leads on sunny days by 24.
Dhaka
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Dinner outside
Sylhet
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Air Quality
Dhaka averages 80.6 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) PM2.5 annually versus Sylhet's 42.4 µg/m³ (very unhealthy) — Sylhet breathes ~47% cleaner air (38.1 µg/m³ lower).
Dhaka
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WHO classification
City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Dhaka (37.3M) and Sylhet (1.2M) are 31x in population — Dhaka is the larger metro, Sylhet the smaller; on land area Dhaka spans roughly 76x more ground.
Dhaka is roughly 48x the scale of Sylhet
Combined population & area comparison
DhakaSylhetCity Scale Rankings
Dhaka37.3M31xSylhet1.2M1xDhaka6,611 km²76xSylhet87 km²1xDhaka
Sylhet
Who Thrives Here
Dhaka is the stronger fit for the sunshine lover. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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