City size comparison

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New York City is about 2.1 times smaller than Houston.

Houston is approximately 1,659 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 47.08% the size of Houston.
This to-scale comparison of Houston vs. New York City uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.
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