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California vs Russia Geography
Land area
- California has a land area of 155,859 square miles (403,673 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 40.6 times larger than California's.
Total area
- California: 163,694 square miles (423,965 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 40.3 times larger than California's.
Length
- California is 761 miles (1,224 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 3.9 times (290%) longer than California's.
Width
- California spans 706 miles (1,137 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 5.5 times (446%) wider than California's.
Highest point
- California's highest point is Mount Whitney at 14,484 feet (4,415 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Mount Elbrus is 4,026 feet higher than Mount Whitney.
Lowest point
- California's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Russia's is Caspian Sea shore at -92 feet.
- California's lowest point is 187 feet lower.
California vs Russia Population and History
Population
- California has a population of 39,431,263 (2024), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- Russia's population is 3.7 times (270%) larger than California's.
Population density
- California: 253.0 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- California's population density is 11.0 times higher than Russia's.
Biggest city
- California's biggest city is Los Angeles with 3,878,704 people; Russia's is Moscow with 13,200,000.
- Moscow's population is 3.4 times (240%) larger than Los Angeles'.
Largest metro area
- California's largest metropolitan area is Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area (12,927,614 people) vs Russia's Moscow (14,524,753).
- Moscow's population is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area's.
History
- California: Admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850, as the 31st state.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, California is the older of the two by 141 years.
California vs Russia Economy
GDP
- California's GDP is $4,048.1 billion (2024) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- California's economic output is 1.6 times (58%) larger than Russia's.
GDP per capita
- California: $102,662 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- California's GDP per capita is 5.9 times (485%) higher than Russia's.
Average income
- California: $86,232 vs Russia: $15,960 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- California's average income is 5.4 times (440%) higher than Russia's.
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