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Maryland vs Russia Geography
Land area
- Maryland has a land area of 9,711 square miles (25,151 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 651.2 times larger than Maryland's.
Total area
- Maryland: 12,406 square miles (32,131 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 532.1 times larger than Maryland's.
Length
- Maryland is 231 miles (371 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 12.8 times longer than Maryland's.
Width
- Maryland spans 243 miles (391 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 15.9 times wider than Maryland's.
Highest point
- Maryland's highest point is Hoye-Crest at 3,362 feet (1,025 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Mount Elbrus is 15,148 feet higher than Hoye-Crest.
Lowest point
- Maryland's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Russia's is Caspian Sea shore at -92 feet.
- Russia's lowest point is 92 feet lower.
Maryland vs Russia Population and History
Population
- Maryland has a population of 6,263,220 (2024), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- Russia's population is 23.3 times larger than Maryland's.
Population density
- Maryland: 645.0 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- Maryland's population density is 27.9 times higher than Russia's.
Biggest city
- Maryland's biggest city is Baltimore with 568,271 people; Russia's is Moscow with 13,200,000.
- Moscow's population is 23.2 times larger than Baltimore's.
Largest metro area
- Maryland's largest metropolitan area is Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area (6,436,489 people) vs Russia's Moscow (14,524,753).
- Moscow's population is 2.3 times (126%) larger than Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area's.
History
- Maryland: Admitted to the Union on April 28, 1788, as the 7th state.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, Maryland is the older of the two by 203 years.
Maryland vs Russia Economy
GDP
- Maryland's GDP is $546.0 billion (2024) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- Russia's economic output is 4.7 times (369%) larger than Maryland's.
GDP per capita
- Maryland: $87,180 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- Maryland's GDP per capita is 5.0 times (397%) higher than Russia's.
Average income
- Maryland: $79,259 vs Russia: $15,960 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Maryland's average income is 5.0 times (397%) higher than Russia's.
Official Websites
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