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Kentucky vs Russia Geography
Land area
- Kentucky has a land area of 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 160.1 times larger than Kentucky's.
Total area
- Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 163.4 times larger than Kentucky's.
Length
- Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 11.5 times longer than Kentucky's.
Width
- Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 9.2 times (822%) wider than Kentucky's.
Highest point
- Kentucky's highest point is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Mount Elbrus is 14,376 feet higher than Black Mountain.
Lowest point
- Kentucky's lowest point is Mississippi River at 270 feet; Russia's is Caspian Sea shore at -92 feet.
- Russia's lowest point is 362 feet lower.
Kentucky vs Russia Population and History
Population
- Kentucky has a population of 4,588,372 (2024), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- Russia's population is 31.8 times larger than Kentucky's.
Population density
- Kentucky: 116.2 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- Kentucky's population density is 5.0 times (403%) higher than Russia's.
Biggest city
- Kentucky's biggest city is Louisville with 640,796 people; Russia's is Moscow with 13,200,000.
- Moscow's population is 20.6 times larger than Louisville's.
Largest metro area
- Kentucky's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Russia's Moscow (14,524,753).
- Moscow's population is 6.3 times (531%) larger than Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's.
History
- Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th state.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, Kentucky is the older of the two by 199 years.
Kentucky vs Russia Economy
GDP
- Kentucky's GDP is $295.4 billion (2024) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- Russia's economic output is 8.7 times (767%) larger than Kentucky's.
GDP per capita
- Kentucky: $64,375 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- Kentucky's GDP per capita is 3.7 times (267%) higher than Russia's.
Average income
- Kentucky: $58,256 vs Russia: $15,960 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Kentucky's average income is 3.7 times (265%) higher than Russia's.
Official Websites
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