Head to head
London vs New York City
Neither city is on the CityWar leaderboard yet, so there is no score to compare. By population London is the larger of the two, with 8,961,989 people to 8,804,190 in New York City. The first $1 behind either one settles the rest.
Everything below is the evidence for that: population, size within each city’s own country, the distance between them, and where each one stands on the global board.
The answer
SummaryNeither city is on the CityWar leaderboard yet, so there is no score to compare. By population London is the larger of the two, with 8,961,989 people to 8,804,190 in New York City. The first $1 behind either one settles the rest.
Neither London nor New York City has been backed yet, so nothing on the board has changed.
Head to head
Two countries| Metric | London | New York City |
|---|---|---|
| Populationcity proper, GeoNames | 8,961,989 | 8,804,190 |
| Size in its countryby population, among catalogue cities | 1st largest | 1st largest |
| Country | United Kingdom | United States |
| Region | England | New York |
| National capital | Yes | No |
| Local timewhen this page was generated | 8:48 PM · UTC+01:00 | 3:48 PM · UTC-04:00 |
| CityWar rank | Unclaimed | Unclaimed |
| City score$1 contributed = 1 point | $0 | $0 |
| Backers | 0 | 0 |
| Score added todaysince 00:00 UTC | $0 | $0 |
Distance and time
5,570 km apartLondon and New York City are 5,570 kilometres apart, measured centre to centre. London is in the United Kingdom; New York City is in the United States. New York City keeps time 5 hours behind London.
London has 157,799 more people — 1.0× the size of the other by city-proper population.
Questions
Answered from the data above- Which is bigger, London or New York City?
- London is the larger city by population, with 8,961,989 people to 8,804,190 in New York City — a difference of 157,799. Both figures are for the city proper and come from the GeoNames open geographic database.
- How far apart are London and New York City?
- 5,570 kilometres, measured centre to centre as a great-circle distance. London is in the United Kingdom and New York City is in the United States. New York City keeps time 5 hours behind London.
- Which city is winning on CityWar, London or New York City?
- Neither city is on the CityWar leaderboard yet, so there is no score to compare. By population London is the larger of the two, with 8,961,989 people to 8,804,190 in New York City. The first $1 behind either one settles the rest.
- How is a city's CityWar score calculated?
- One US dollar contributed is one point, and cities are ordered by total score with the highest first. When two cities are level the one backed first holds the higher rank. Nothing else is in the calculation — no population weighting, no votes and no editorial judgement — which is why London and New York City both currently sit at $0.
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