Manhattan (NYC borough) is 53% larger than Jersey City, New Jersey.
Area: 38 km2 calculated
Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population of Jersey City was 247,597, making it the second-most populous city in New Jersey, after Newark. Wikipedia
Area: 59 km2 calculated
Manhattan is the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is coterminous with New York County, an original county of the U.S. state of New York. Wikipedia