New Orleans is about 1.4 times bigger than Malta.

Malta is approximately 316 sq km, while New Orleans is approximately 439 sq km, making New Orleans 39% larger than Malta.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Malta vs. New Orleans uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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