Corfu is an island of Greece located in the Ionian sea, whereas New York is a city is located in the southern part of New York State, USA. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Corfu and New York City regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Corfu bigger than New York City?
The total area of Corfu is 610.9 sq km, and the total area of New York City is 1,212.60 sq km. Corfu is smaller than New York City by 601.7 sq km. Corfu is around 1.98 times smaller than New York City.
Area of Corfu: 235.9 sq mi ( 610.9 km2 )
Area of New York City: 468.19 sq mi ( 1,212.60 km2 )
Population
According to Wikipedia, the last known total population of Corfu as of 2011 was estimated to be around 102,071.
According to the United States Census Bureau data, the total population of New York City as of 2019 was estimated to be around 8.419 Million.
Here is some more data comparison between Corfu and New York City.
Official Languages
Corfu: Greek
New York City: English
Human Development Index
HDI of Corfu (Ionian Islands) as of 2018: 0.865
HDI of New York City as of 2018: 0.944
Corfu Timezone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
New York City Timezone:
UTC − 5 (Eastern Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Corfu:
39° 35′ 0″ N, 19° 52′ 0″ E
Coordinates of New York City:
40° 42′ 46″ N, 74° 0′ 22″ W
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