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Kansas vs Russia Geography
Land area
- Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 77.3 times larger than Kansas'.
Total area
- Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 80.2 times larger than Kansas'.
Length
- Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 14.3 times longer than Kansas'.
Width
- Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 9.6 times (861%) wider than Kansas'.
Highest point
- Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Mount Elbrus is 14,470 feet higher than Mount Sunflower.
Lowest point
- Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; Russia's is Caspian Sea shore at -92 feet.
- Russia's lowest point is 771 feet lower.
Kansas vs Russia Population and History
Population
- Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- Russia's population is 49.2 times larger than Kansas'.
Population density
- Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- Kansas' population density is 1.6 times (57%) higher than Russia's.
Biggest city
- Kansas's biggest city is Wichita with 400,991 people; Russia's is Moscow with 13,200,000.
- Moscow's population is 32.9 times larger than Wichita's.
Largest metro area
- Kansas's largest metropolitan area is Kansas City, MO-KS metro area (2,253,579 people) vs Russia's Moscow (14,524,753).
- Moscow's population is 6.4 times (545%) larger than Kansas City, MO-KS metro area's.
History
- Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th state.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, Kansas is the older of the two by 130 years.
Kansas vs Russia Economy
GDP
- Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- Russia's economic output is 11.1 times larger than Kansas'.
GDP per capita
- Kansas: $77,601 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- Kansas' GDP per capita is 4.4 times (342%) higher than Russia's.
Average income
- Kansas: $65,856 vs Russia: $15,960 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Kansas' average income is 4.1 times (313%) higher than Russia's.
Official Websites
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