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British Columbia vs Russia Geography
Land area
- British Columbia has a land area of 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 17.7 times larger than British Columbia's.
Total area
- British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 18.1 times larger than British Columbia's.
Length
- British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 2.9 times (192%) longer than British Columbia's.
Width
- British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 3.1 times (209%) wider than British Columbia's.
Highest point
- British Columbia's highest point is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Mount Elbrus is 3,211 feet higher than Mount Fairweather.
Lowest point
- British Columbia'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.
British Columbia vs Russia Population and History
Population
- British Columbia has a population of 5,658,528 (2026), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- Russia's population is 25.8 times larger than British Columbia's.
Population density
- British Columbia: 15.8 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- Russia's population density is 1.5 times (46%) higher than British Columbia's.
Biggest city
- British Columbia's biggest city is Vancouver with 662,248 people; Russia's is Moscow with 13,200,000.
- Moscow's population is 19.9 times larger than Vancouver's.
Largest metro area
- British Columbia's largest metropolitan area is Vancouver CMA (2,642,825 people) vs Russia's Moscow (14,524,753).
- Moscow's population is 5.5 times (450%) larger than Vancouver CMA's.
History
- British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, British Columbia is the older of the two by 120 years.
British Columbia vs Russia Economy
GDP
- British Columbia's GDP is $313.3 billion (2024) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- Russia's economic output is 8.2 times (718%) larger than British Columbia's.
GDP per capita
- British Columbia: $55,241 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- British Columbia's GDP per capita is 3.1 times (215%) higher than Russia's.
Official Websites
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