Country size comparison
compared to
United Kingdom is about 2 times bigger than New York.
New York is approximately 122,283 sq km, while United Kingdom is approximately 243,610 sq km, making United Kingdom 99% larger than New York. Meanwhile, the population of New York is ~19.4 million people (48.4 million more people live in United Kingdom).
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