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Massachusetts vs Russia Geography
Land area
- Massachusetts has a land area of 7,801 square miles (20,204 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 810.6 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Total area
- Massachusetts: 10,554 square miles (27,335 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 625.5 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Length
- Massachusetts is 123 miles (198 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 24.1 times longer than Massachusetts'.
Width
- Massachusetts spans 185 miles (297 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 20.8 times wider than Massachusetts'.
Highest point
- Massachusetts's highest point is Mount Greylock at 3,489 feet (1,063 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Mount Elbrus is 15,021 feet higher than Mount Greylock.
Lowest point
- Massachusetts'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.
Massachusetts vs Russia Population and History
Population
- Massachusetts has a population of 7,136,171 (2024), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- Russia's population is 20.5 times larger than Massachusetts'.
Population density
- Massachusetts: 914.8 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- Massachusetts' population density is 39.6 times higher than Russia's.
Biggest city
- Massachusetts's biggest city is Boston with 673,458 people; Russia's is Moscow with 13,200,000.
- Moscow's population is 19.6 times larger than Boston's.
Largest metro area
- Massachusetts's largest metropolitan area is Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area (5,025,517 people) vs Russia's Moscow (14,524,753).
- Moscow's population is 2.9 times (189%) larger than Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area's.
History
- Massachusetts: Admitted to the Union on February 6, 1788, as the 6th state.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, Massachusetts is the older of the two by 203 years.
Massachusetts vs Russia Economy
GDP
- Massachusetts's GDP is $778.5 billion (2024) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- Russia's economic output is 3.3 times (229%) larger than Massachusetts'.
GDP per capita
- Massachusetts: $109,095 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- Massachusetts' GDP per capita is 6.2 times (522%) higher than Russia's.
Average income
- Massachusetts: $93,607 vs Russia: $15,960 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Massachusetts' average income is 5.9 times (487%) higher than Russia's.
Official Websites
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