City size comparison

compared to

New York City is about 1.8 times bigger than Wellington.

Wellington (map shows its 57 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 444 sq km, while New York City (including all five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, The Bronx, and Staten Island) is approximately 781 sq km, making New York City 76% larger than Wellington.

Tip: This to-scale comparison of Wellington vs. New York City uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.