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Missouri vs Russia Geography
Land area
- Missouri has a land area of 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 92.0 times larger than Missouri's.
Total area
- Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 94.7 times larger than Missouri's.
Length
- Missouri is 328 miles (529 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 9.0 times (805%) longer than Missouri's.
Width
- Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 8.8 times (781%) wider than Missouri's.
Highest point
- Missouri's highest point is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Mount Elbrus is 16,739 feet higher than Taum Sauk Mountain.
Lowest point
- Missouri's lowest point is St. Francis River at 230 feet; Russia's is Caspian Sea shore at -92 feet.
- Russia's lowest point is 322 feet lower.
Missouri vs Russia Population and History
Population
- Missouri has a population of 6,245,466 (2024), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- Russia's population is 23.4 times larger than Missouri's.
Population density
- Missouri: 90.8 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- Missouri's population density is 3.9 times (293%) higher than Russia's.
Biggest city
- Missouri's biggest city is Kansas City with 516,032 people; Russia's is Moscow with 13,200,000.
- Moscow's population is 25.6 times larger than Kansas City's.
Largest metro area
- Missouri's largest metropolitan area is St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (2,811,927 people) vs Russia's Moscow (14,524,753).
- Moscow's population is 5.2 times (417%) larger than St. Louis, MO-IL metro area's.
History
- Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th state.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, Missouri is the older of the two by 170 years.
Missouri vs Russia Economy
GDP
- Missouri's GDP is $448.7 billion (2024) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- Russia's economic output is 5.7 times (471%) larger than Missouri's.
GDP per capita
- Missouri: $71,846 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- Missouri's GDP per capita is 4.1 times (309%) higher than Russia's.
Average income
- Missouri: $64,920 vs Russia: $15,960 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Missouri's average income is 4.1 times (307%) higher than Russia's.
Official Websites
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