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Colorado vs Russia Geography
Land area
- Colorado has a land area of 103,637 square miles (268,419 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 61.0 times larger than Colorado's.
Total area
- Colorado: 104,095 square miles (269,605 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 63.4 times larger than Colorado's.
Length
- Colorado is 467 miles (751 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 6.4 times (536%) longer than Colorado's.
Width
- Colorado spans 387 miles (622 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 10.0 times (895%) wider than Colorado's.
Highest point
- Colorado's highest point is Mount Elbert at 14,422 feet (4,396 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Mount Elbrus is 4,088 feet higher than Mount Elbert.
Lowest point
- Colorado's lowest point is Arikaree River at 3,326 feet; Russia's is Caspian Sea shore at -92 feet.
- Russia's lowest point is 3,418 feet lower.
Colorado vs Russia Population and History
Population
- Colorado has a population of 5,957,493 (2024), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- Russia's population is 24.5 times larger than Colorado's.
Population density
- Colorado: 57.5 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- Colorado's population density is 2.5 times (149%) higher than Russia's.
Biggest city
- Colorado's biggest city is Denver with 729,019 people; Russia's is Moscow with 13,200,000.
- Moscow's population is 18.1 times larger than Denver's.
Largest metro area
- Colorado's largest metropolitan area is Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area (3,052,498 people) vs Russia's Moscow (14,524,753).
- Moscow's population is 4.8 times (376%) larger than Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO metro area's.
History
- Colorado: Admitted to the Union on August 1, 1876, as the 38th state.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, Colorado is the older of the two by 115 years.
Colorado vs Russia Economy
GDP
- Colorado's GDP is $557.6 billion (2024) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- Russia's economic output is 4.6 times (359%) larger than Colorado's.
GDP per capita
- Colorado: $93,602 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- Colorado's GDP per capita is 5.3 times (433%) higher than Russia's.
Average income
- Colorado: $83,055 vs Russia: $15,960 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Colorado's average income is 5.2 times (420%) higher than Russia's.
Official Websites
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