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Iowa vs Russia Geography
Land area
- Iowa has a land area of 55,854 square miles (144,660 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 113.2 times larger than Iowa's.
Total area
- Iowa: 56,273 square miles (145,746 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 117.3 times larger than Iowa's.
Length
- Iowa is 216 miles (347 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 13.7 times longer than Iowa's.
Width
- Iowa spans 335 miles (539 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 11.5 times wider than Iowa's.
Highest point
- Iowa's highest point is Hawkeye Point at 1,669 feet (509 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Mount Elbrus is 16,841 feet higher than Hawkeye Point.
Lowest point
- Iowa's lowest point is Mississippi River at 480 feet; Russia's is Caspian Sea shore at -92 feet.
- Russia's lowest point is 572 feet lower.
Iowa vs Russia Population and History
Population
- Iowa has a population of 3,241,488 (2024), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- Russia's population is 45.0 times larger than Iowa's.
Population density
- Iowa: 58.0 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- Iowa's population density is 2.5 times (151%) higher than Russia's.
Biggest city
- Iowa's biggest city is Des Moines with 213,096 people; Russia's is Moscow with 13,200,000.
- Moscow's population is 61.9 times larger than Des Moines'.
Largest metro area
- Iowa's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs Russia's Moscow (14,524,753).
- Moscow's population is 14.5 times larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History
- Iowa: Admitted to the Union on December 28, 1846, as the 29th state.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, Iowa is the older of the two by 145 years.
Iowa vs Russia Economy
GDP
- Iowa's GDP is $265.8 billion (2024) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- Russia's economic output is 9.6 times (864%) larger than Iowa's.
GDP per capita
- Iowa: $81,998 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- Iowa's GDP per capita is 4.7 times (367%) higher than Russia's.
Average income
- Iowa: $65,225 vs Russia: $15,960 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Iowa's average income is 4.1 times (309%) higher than Russia's.
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