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India vs Russia Geography
Land area
- India has a land area of 1,147,956 square miles (2,973,193 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 5.5 times (451%) larger than India's.
Total area
- India: 1,269,219 square miles (3,287,263 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 5.2 times (420%) larger than India's.
Length
- India is 1,894 miles (3,049 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 1.6 times (57%) longer than India's.
Width
- India spans 1,831 miles (2,947 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 2.1 times (110%) wider than India's.
Highest point
- India's highest point is Kangchenjunga at 28,169 feet (8,586 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Kangchenjunga is 9,659 feet higher than Mount Elbrus.
Lowest point
- India's lowest point is Kuttanad at -7 feet; Russia's is Caspian Sea shore at -92 feet.
- Russia's lowest point is 85 feet lower.
India vs Russia Population and History
Population
- India has a population of 1,429,404,000 (2026), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- India's population is 9.8 times (879%) larger than Russia's.
Population density
- India: 1,245.2 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- India's population density is 53.9 times higher than Russia's.
Biggest city
- India's biggest city is Delhi with 16,753,235 people; Russia's is Moscow with 13,200,000.
- Delhi's population is 1.3 times (27%) larger than Moscow's.
Largest metro area
- India's largest metropolitan area is Delhi (30,222,405 people) vs Russia's Moscow (14,524,753).
- Delhi's population is 2.1 times (108%) larger than Moscow's.
History
- India: Independent since August 15, 1947.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, India is the older of the two by 44 years.
India vs Russia Economy
GDP
- India's GDP is $3,956.1 billion (2025) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- India's economic output is 1.5 times (54%) larger than Russia's.
GDP per capita
- India: $2,703 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- Russia's GDP per capita is 6.5 times (549%) higher than India's.
Average income
- India: $2,760 vs Russia: $15,960 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Russia's average income is 5.8 times (478%) higher than India's.
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