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Arizona vs Russia Geography
Land area
- Arizona has a land area of 113,655 square miles (294,366 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 55.6 times larger than Arizona's.
Total area
- Arizona: 113,985 square miles (295,220 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 57.9 times larger than Arizona's.
Length
- Arizona is 429 miles (690 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 6.9 times (592%) longer than Arizona's.
Width
- Arizona spans 452 miles (727 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 8.5 times (752%) wider than Arizona's.
Highest point
- Arizona's highest point is Humphreys Peak at 12,620 feet (3,847 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Mount Elbrus is 5,890 feet higher than Humphreys Peak.
Lowest point
- Arizona's lowest point is Colorado River at 71 feet; Russia's is Caspian Sea shore at -92 feet.
- Russia's lowest point is 163 feet lower.
Arizona vs Russia Population and History
Population
- Arizona has a population of 7,582,384 (2024), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- Russia's population is 19.3 times larger than Arizona's.
Population density
- Arizona: 66.7 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- Arizona's population density is 2.9 times (189%) higher than Russia's.
Biggest city
- Arizona's biggest city is Phoenix with 1,673,164 people; Russia's is Moscow with 13,200,000.
- Moscow's population is 7.9 times (689%) larger than Phoenix's.
Largest metro area
- Arizona's largest metropolitan area is Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area (5,186,958 people) vs Russia's Moscow (14,524,753).
- Moscow's population is 2.8 times (180%) larger than Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro area's.
History
- Arizona: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, as the 48th state.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, Arizona is the older of the two by 79 years.
Arizona vs Russia Economy
GDP
- Arizona's GDP is $570.1 billion (2024) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- Russia's economic output is 4.5 times (349%) larger than Arizona's.
GDP per capita
- Arizona: $75,186 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- Arizona's GDP per capita is 4.3 times (328%) higher than Russia's.
Average income
- Arizona: $65,798 vs Russia: $15,960 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Arizona's average income is 4.1 times (312%) higher than Russia's.
Official Websites
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