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Alaska vs Russia Geography
Land area
- Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 11.1 times larger than Alaska's.
Total area
- Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 9.9 times (892%) larger than Alaska's.
Length
- Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 2.5 times (147%) longer than Alaska's.
Width
- Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 2.5 times (149%) wider than Alaska's.
Highest point
- Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Denali is 1,725 feet higher than Mount Elbrus.
Lowest point
- Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Russia's is Caspian Sea shore at -92 feet.
- Russia's lowest point is 92 feet lower.
Alaska vs Russia Population and History
Population
- Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- Russia's population is 197.3 times larger than Alaska's.
Population density
- Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- Russia's population density is 17.8 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city
- Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; Russia's is Moscow with 13,200,000.
- Moscow's population is 45.6 times larger than Anchorage's.
Largest metro area
- Alaska's largest metropolitan area is Anchorage, AK metro area (407,213 people) vs Russia's Moscow (14,524,753).
- Moscow's population is 35.7 times larger than Anchorage, AK metro area's.
History
- Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, Alaska is the older of the two by 32 years.
Alaska vs Russia Economy
GDP
- Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- Russia's economic output is 35.8 times larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita
- Alaska: $96,695 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- Alaska's GDP per capita is 5.5 times (451%) higher than Russia's.
Average income
- Alaska: $76,234 vs Russia: $15,960 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Alaska's average income is 4.8 times (378%) higher than Russia's.
Official Websites
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