However, it may come as a surprise to learn that London is more than twice the size of New York City. New York spans 783.8 square kilometres, while London covers an impressive 1,572 square kilometres! This means that while London has approximately 6,070 residents per square kilometre, New York crams in 10,430.
Fascinating size-comparison maps reveal how big cities REALLY are, with London TWICE the size of New York (and Paris is tiny when compared to both) Britain may be a tiny country - but its capital city, London, packs a huge punch size-wise.
New York City has been found to be the world's wealthiest city by research that ranks the number of 'high-net-worth individuals', with London coming fourth. Research by investment firm Henley and Partners found that the US city has 340,000 individuals with a wealth of $1 million (£817,000) or more.
NYC city proper (5 boroughs) is half the size of Greater London (32 boroughs) by area, but only about a million less populated; NYC metro area is around 20M and CSA of 23.5M.... those are both way bigger than the London metro (15 million) by both total area and population.
The total area of the UK is just over 93,600 square miles, about 40 times smaller than the US, and there are 11 states which could fit the UK inside them. We've taken a look at them to see just how many times the UK could theoretically fit into America's biggest states.
New York City is a large and ethnically diverse metropolis. It is the largest city in the United States, and has a long history of international immigration. The New York region continues to be by far the leading metropolitan gateway for legal immigrants admitted into the United States.
Washington DC. In some ways, Washington DC resembles Paris or London simply because of its national importance. Obviously, there are plenty of European diplomats living in Washington DC as well. Another similarity is the architecture, but not just domes and obelisks.
However, even with a very broadly comparable number of residents, it should be noted that Grand Paris is considerably smaller than London — 814km², compared to 1569km² — about half the size. The city of Paris itself is even more densely inhabited, with 2.1 million people living across its 105km².
London generally outperforms NYC in safety metrics. In 2022, London recorded 109 homicides, a 12% drop compared to its average between 2015–2019. In contrast, NYC reported 438 homicides, a 37% increase from its earlier averages. While both cities have their challenges, London's crime rates are comparatively lower.
New York City is leading the pack, boasting 123 billionaires worth $759 billion, followed by Moscow and Hong Kong. New York City reigns supreme as the global hub for billionaires, boasting 123 individuals with a combined net worth of $759 billion, according to Forbes' 2025 list.
From free museums to diverse street food markets, lush parks, and a safer overall vibe, London wins with 6/10. New York is amazing with its iconic skyline, Broadway shows, and buzzing energy, but if you're deciding which one to visit first, I'd say start with London.
The New York subways have more stations (472 versus 272 in London). The Shanghai Metro is the largest subway system in the world by route length, boasting a network of 831 kilometers (517 miles). It also holds the title for the largest system by number of stations, with 508 stations.
The largest country in the world is Russia with a total area of 17,098,242 Km² (6,601,665 mi²) and a land area of 16,376,870 Km² (6,323,142 mi²), equivalent to 11% of the total world's landmass of 148,940,000 Km² (57,506,032 square miles).
New York has a city population of 8.25 million and a metro population of over 20.1 million, according to 2023 census reports. London has a city population of 8.86 million and a metro population of 14.9 million, according to 2021 census reports.
Politically, too, New York may be more like England than any other American state. In both England and New York, geographically small, densely populated urban islands stand out from the expanses of countryside around them.
London. There are three American cities named London. They can be found in Arkansas, Kentucky and Ohio. There is one thing that distinguishes London, Kentucky from its namesake cities – the World Chicken Festival, an annual celebration of the life of Colonel Sanders.
Approximately 9% of New York City residents are Muslim, constituting 22.3% of American Muslims, with 1.5 million Muslims in the greater New York metropolitan area, representing the largest metropolitan Muslim population in the Americas. —and the most ethnically diverse Muslim population of any city in the world.
New York is a global center of finance and commerce, culture, technology, entertainment and media, academics and scientific output, the arts and fashion, and, as home to the headquarters of the United Nations, international diplomacy.
Tokyo leads the list, currently home to 37 million people, about the same number of people in all of Canada. 🇺🇸 U.S. Interestingly, Tokyo took NYC's crown in 1954 and has since held on to it despite other rapidly expanding metropolises creeping ever closer.
