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Alabama vs Russia Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 124.8 times larger than Alabama's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 125.9 times larger than Alabama's.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 9.0 times (797%) longer than Alabama's.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 18.2 times wider than Alabama's.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Mount Elbrus is 16,105 feet higher than Cheaha Mountain.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Russia's is Caspian Sea shore at -92 feet.
- Russia's lowest point is 92 feet lower.
Alabama vs Russia Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- Russia's population is 28.3 times larger than Alabama's.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- Alabama's population density is 4.4 times (341%) higher than Russia's.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; Russia's is Moscow with 13,200,000.
- Moscow's population is 57.3 times larger than Huntsville's.
Largest metro area
- Alabama's largest metropolitan area is Birmingham, AL metro area (1,192,583 people) vs Russia's Moscow (14,524,753).
- Moscow's population is 12.2 times larger than Birmingham, AL metro area's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd state.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, Alabama is the older of the two by 172 years.
Alabama vs Russia Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- Russia's economic output is 7.9 times (687%) larger than Alabama's.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- Alabama's GDP per capita is 3.6 times (259%) higher than Russia's.
Average income
- Alabama: $57,311 vs Russia: $15,960 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Alabama's average income is 3.6 times (259%) higher than Russia's.
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