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Louisiana vs Russia Geography
Land area
- Louisiana has a land area of 43,213 square miles (111,921 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 146.3 times larger than Louisiana's.
Total area
- Louisiana: 52,375 square miles (135,652 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 126.0 times larger than Louisiana's.
Length
- Louisiana is 301 miles (484 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 9.9 times (886%) longer than Louisiana's.
Width
- Louisiana spans 356 miles (574 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 10.8 times wider than Louisiana's.
Highest point
- Louisiana's highest point is Driskill Mountain at 533 feet (162 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Mount Elbrus is 17,977 feet higher than Driskill Mountain.
Lowest point
- Louisiana's lowest point is New Orleans at -8 feet; Russia's is Caspian Sea shore at -92 feet.
- Russia's lowest point is 84 feet lower.
Louisiana vs Russia Population and History
Population
- Louisiana has a population of 4,597,740 (2024), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- Russia's population is 31.8 times larger than Louisiana's.
Population density
- Louisiana: 106.4 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- Louisiana's population density is 4.6 times (361%) higher than Russia's.
Biggest city
- Louisiana's biggest city is New Orleans with 362,701 people; Russia's is Moscow with 13,200,000.
- Moscow's population is 36.4 times larger than New Orleans'.
Largest metro area
- Louisiana's largest metropolitan area is New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area (966,230 people) vs Russia's Moscow (14,524,753).
- Moscow's population is 15.0 times larger than New Orleans-Metairie, LA metro area's.
History
- Louisiana: Admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, as the 18th state.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, Louisiana is the older of the two by 179 years.
Louisiana vs Russia Economy
GDP
- Louisiana's GDP is $329.2 billion (2024) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- Russia's economic output is 7.8 times (678%) larger than Louisiana's.
GDP per capita
- Louisiana: $71,594 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- Louisiana's GDP per capita is 4.1 times (308%) higher than Russia's.
Average income
- Louisiana: $61,897 vs Russia: $15,960 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Louisiana's average income is 3.9 times (288%) higher than Russia's.
Official Websites
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