Countries the size of New York

New York covers 49,008 sq mi (127,000 km²). That is bigger than 100 of the world's 197 countries. The closest match is Nicaragua.

Countries about New York's size

• Nepal: Nepal is 1.2 times the size of New York
• Suriname: Suriname is about the same size as New York
• Tajikistan: Tajikistan is about the same size as New York
• Bangladesh: Bangladesh is about the same size as New York
• Greece: Greece is about the same size as New York
• Nicaragua: Nicaragua is about the same size as New York
• Eritrea: Eritrea is about the same size as New York
• North Korea: North Korea is about the same size as New York
• Malawi: Malawi is about the same size as New York
• Benin: Benin is about the same size as New York
• Honduras: Honduras is about the same size as New York
• Bulgaria: Bulgaria is about the same size as New York

New York vs big-name countries

• Japan: Japan is 2.9 times the size of New York
• United Kingdom: United Kingdom is 1.9 times the size of New York
• Germany: Germany is 2.8 times the size of New York
• France: France is 5.0 times the size of New York
• Italy: Italy is 2.4 times the size of New York
• South Korea: New York is 1.3 times the size of South Korea
• Brazil: Brazil is 67 times the size of New York
• Russia: Russia is 133 times the size of New York
• Australia: Australia is 61 times the size of New York
• India: India is 25 times the size of New York
• Mexico: Mexico is 15 times the size of New York
• Canada: Canada is 78 times the size of New York

Other states

Areas come from Natural Earth borders measured on the globe (equal-area), so they can differ a little from official figures that count water differently. Crossing is the widest straight line across the main landmass.