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Delaware vs Russia Geography
Land area
- Delaware has a land area of 1,949 square miles (5,047 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 3,245.0 times larger than Delaware's.
Total area
- Delaware: 2,489 square miles (6,446 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 2,652.5 times larger than Delaware's.
Length
- Delaware is 98 miles (158 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 30.3 times longer than Delaware's.
Width
- Delaware spans 96 miles (155 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 40.1 times wider than Delaware's.
Highest point
- Delaware's highest point is Ebright Azimuth at 450 feet (137 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Mount Elbrus is 18,060 feet higher than Ebright Azimuth.
Lowest point
- Delaware's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Russia's is Caspian Sea shore at -92 feet.
- Russia's lowest point is 92 feet lower.
Delaware vs Russia Population and History
Population
- Delaware has a population of 1,051,917 (2024), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- Russia's population is 138.8 times larger than Delaware's.
Population density
- Delaware: 539.9 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- Delaware's population density is 23.4 times higher than Russia's.
Biggest city
- Delaware's biggest city is Wilmington with 73,176 people; Russia's is Moscow with 13,200,000.
- Moscow's population is 180.4 times larger than Wilmington's.
Largest metro area
- Delaware's largest metropolitan area is Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area (6,330,422 people) vs Russia's Moscow (14,524,753).
- Moscow's population is 2.3 times (129%) larger than Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area's.
History
- Delaware: Admitted to the Union on December 7, 1787, as the 1st state.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, Delaware is the older of the two by 204 years.
Delaware vs Russia Economy
GDP
- Delaware's GDP is $111.0 billion (2024) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- Russia's economic output is 23.1 times larger than Delaware's.
GDP per capita
- Delaware: $105,495 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- Delaware's GDP per capita is 6.0 times (501%) higher than Russia's.
Average income
- Delaware: $68,061 vs Russia: $15,960 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Delaware's average income is 4.3 times (326%) higher than Russia's.
Official Websites
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