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Illinois vs Russia Geography
Land area
- Illinois has a land area of 55,513 square miles (143,778 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 113.9 times larger than Illinois'.
Total area
- Illinois: 57,913 square miles (149,995 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 114.0 times larger than Illinois'.
Length
- Illinois is 390 miles (628 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 7.6 times (661%) longer than Illinois'.
Width
- Illinois spans 283 miles (456 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 13.6 times wider than Illinois'.
Highest point
- Illinois's highest point is Charles Mound at 1,232 feet (376 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Mount Elbrus is 17,278 feet higher than Charles Mound.
Lowest point
- Illinois's lowest point is Mississippi River at 292 feet; Russia's is Caspian Sea shore at -92 feet.
- Russia's lowest point is 384 feet lower.
Illinois vs Russia Population and History
Population
- Illinois has a population of 12,710,158 (2024), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- Russia's population is 11.5 times larger than Illinois'.
Population density
- Illinois: 229.0 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- Illinois' population density is 9.9 times (891%) higher than Russia's.
Biggest city
- Illinois's biggest city is Chicago with 2,721,308 people; Russia's is Moscow with 13,200,000.
- Moscow's population is 4.9 times (385%) larger than Chicago's.
Largest metro area
- Illinois's largest metropolitan area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area (9,408,576 people) vs Russia's Moscow (14,524,753).
- Moscow's population is 1.5 times (54%) larger than Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area's.
History
- Illinois: Admitted to the Union on December 3, 1818, as the 21st state.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, Illinois is the older of the two by 173 years.
Illinois vs Russia Economy
GDP
- Illinois's GDP is $1,148.1 billion (2024) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- Russia's economic output is 2.2 times (123%) larger than Illinois'.
GDP per capita
- Illinois: $90,330 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- Illinois' GDP per capita is 5.1 times (415%) higher than Russia's.
Average income
- Illinois: $74,522 vs Russia: $15,960 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Illinois' average income is 4.7 times (367%) higher than Russia's.
Official Websites
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