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Arkansas vs Russia Geography
Land area
- Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 121.6 times larger than Arkansas'.
Total area
- Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 124.1 times larger than Arkansas'.
Length
- Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 12.2 times longer than Arkansas'.
Width
- Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 13.8 times wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point
- Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Mount Elbrus is 15,758 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point
- Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Russia's is Caspian Sea shore at -92 feet.
- Russia's lowest point is 147 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Russia Population and History
Population
- Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- Russia's population is 47.3 times larger than Arkansas'.
Population density
- Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- Arkansas' population density is 2.6 times (157%) higher than Russia's.
Biggest city
- Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; Russia's is Moscow with 13,200,000.
- Moscow's population is 64.5 times larger than Little Rock's.
Largest metro area
- Arkansas's largest metropolitan area is Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area (1,339,345 people) vs Russia's Moscow (14,524,753).
- Moscow's population is 10.8 times larger than Memphis, TN-MS-AR metro area's.
History
- Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th state.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, Arkansas is the older of the two by 155 years.
Arkansas vs Russia Economy
GDP
- Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- Russia's economic output is 13.6 times larger than Arkansas'.
GDP per capita
- Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- Arkansas' GDP per capita is 3.5 times (248%) higher than Russia's.
Average income
- Arkansas: $59,320 vs Russia: $15,960 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Arkansas' average income is 3.7 times (272%) higher than Russia's.
Official Websites
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