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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.
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.