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Idaho vs Russia Geography
Land area
- Idaho has a land area of 82,645 square miles (214,051 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 76.5 times larger than Idaho's.
Total area
- Idaho: 83,569 square miles (216,441 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 79.0 times larger than Idaho's.
Length
- Idaho is 483 miles (778 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 6.1 times (514%) longer than Idaho's.
Width
- Idaho spans 352 miles (566 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 10.9 times wider than Idaho's.
Highest point
- Idaho's highest point is Borah Peak at 12,631 feet (3,850 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Mount Elbrus is 5,879 feet higher than Borah Peak.
Lowest point
- Idaho's lowest point is Snake River at 718 feet; Russia's is Caspian Sea shore at -92 feet.
- Russia's lowest point is 810 feet lower.
Idaho vs Russia Population and History
Population
- Idaho has a population of 2,001,619 (2024), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- Russia's population is 73.0 times larger than Idaho's.
Population density
- Idaho: 24.2 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- Idaho's population density is 1.0 times (5%) higher than Russia's.
Biggest city
- Idaho's biggest city is Boise with 237,963 people; Russia's is Moscow with 13,200,000.
- Moscow's population is 55.5 times larger than Boise's.
Largest metro area
- Idaho's largest metropolitan area is Boise City, ID metro area (845,877 people) vs Russia's Moscow (14,524,753).
- Moscow's population is 17.2 times larger than Boise City, ID metro area's.
History
- Idaho: Admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, Idaho is the older of the two by 101 years.
Idaho vs Russia Economy
GDP
- Idaho's GDP is $129.0 billion (2024) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- Russia's economic output is 19.9 times larger than Idaho's.
GDP per capita
- Idaho: $64,457 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- Idaho's GDP per capita is 3.7 times (267%) higher than Russia's.
Average income
- Idaho: $62,323 vs Russia: $15,960 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Idaho's average income is 3.9 times (290%) higher than Russia's.
Official Websites
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