Iowa (USA) is 19% larger than New York (USA).
Area: 144,669 km2 US Census
Population: 3,090,416 (July 2013) US Census
Iowa is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States, a region sometimes called the "American Heartland". Wikipedia
Area: 122,057 km2 US Census
Population: 19,651,127 (July 2013) US Census
New York is a state in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. New York is the 27th-most extensive, the third-most populous, and the seventh-most densely populated of the 50 United States. Wikipedia