Country size comparison
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Faroe Islands is about 88 times smaller than New York.
New York is approximately 122,283 sq km, while Faroe Islands is approximately 1,393 sq km, making Faroe Islands 1.14% the size of New York. Meanwhile, the population of New York is ~19.4 million people (19.3 million fewer people live in Faroe Islands).
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Make 28.7% more money in New York
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