State size comparison

compared to

New York is about 74 times bigger than Houston.

Houston is approximately 1,659 sq km, while New York is approximately 122,283 sq km, making New York 7,272% larger than Houston.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Houston vs. New York uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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