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New York vs Ontario Geography
Land area
- New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while Ontario has 354,342 square miles (917,741 km²).
- Ontario's land area is 7.5 times (652%) larger than New York's.
Total area
- New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs Ontario: 415,598 square miles (1,076,395 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Ontario's total area is 7.6 times (662%) larger than New York's.
Length
- New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; Ontario is 1,085 miles (1,747 km).
- Ontario's north-south length is 3.5 times (248%) longer than New York's.
Width
- New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; Ontario spans 1,013 miles (1,630 km).
- Ontario's east-west width is 2.4 times (144%) wider than New York's.
Highest point
- New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); Ontario's is Ishpatina Ridge at 2,274 feet (693 m).
- Mount Marcy is 3,061 feet higher than Ishpatina Ridge.
Lowest point
- New York's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Ontario's is Hudson Bay at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New York vs Ontario Population and History
Population
- New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while Ontario has 16,136,480 (2026).
- New York's population is 1.2 times (23%) larger than Ontario's.
Population density
- New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs Ontario: 45.5.
- New York's population density is 9.3 times (827%) higher than Ontario's.
Biggest city
- New York's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Ontario's is Toronto with 2,794,356.
- New York's population is 3.0 times (203%) larger than Toronto's.
Largest metro area
- New York's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Ontario's Toronto CMA (6,202,225).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 3.2 times (222%) larger than Toronto CMA's.
History
- New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- Ontario: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 79 years.
New York vs Ontario Economy
GDP
- New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs Ontario's $873.9 billion.
- New York's economic output is 2.7 times (166%) larger than Ontario's.
GDP per capita
- New York: $116,883 per person vs Ontario: $54,132.
- New York's GDP per capita is 2.2 times (116%) higher than Ontario's.
Official Websites
New York official website · Ontario official website
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