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Nebraska vs Russia Geography
Land area
- Nebraska has a land area of 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 82.3 times larger than Nebraska's.
Total area
- Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 85.4 times larger than Nebraska's.
Length
- Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 6.0 times (497%) longer than Nebraska's.
Width
- Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 8.3 times (730%) wider than Nebraska's.
Highest point
- Nebraska's highest point is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Mount Elbrus is 13,082 feet higher than Panorama Point.
Lowest point
- Nebraska's lowest point is Missouri River at 840 feet; Russia's is Caspian Sea shore at -92 feet.
- Russia's lowest point is 932 feet lower.
Nebraska vs Russia Population and History
Population
- Nebraska has a population of 2,005,465 (2024), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- Russia's population is 72.8 times larger than Nebraska's.
Population density
- Nebraska: 26.1 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- Nebraska's population density is 1.1 times (13%) higher than Russia's.
Biggest city
- Nebraska's biggest city is Omaha with 489,265 people; Russia's is Moscow with 13,200,000.
- Moscow's population is 27.0 times larger than Omaha's.
Largest metro area
- Nebraska's largest metropolitan area is Omaha, NE-IA metro area (1,001,010 people) vs Russia's Moscow (14,524,753).
- Moscow's population is 14.5 times larger than Omaha, NE-IA metro area's.
History
- Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th state.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, Nebraska is the older of the two by 124 years.
Nebraska vs Russia Economy
GDP
- Nebraska's GDP is $189.2 billion (2024) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- Russia's economic output is 13.5 times larger than Nebraska's.
GDP per capita
- Nebraska: $94,363 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- Nebraska's GDP per capita is 5.4 times (438%) higher than Russia's.
Average income
- Nebraska: $72,701 vs Russia: $15,960 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nebraska's average income is 4.6 times (356%) higher than Russia's.
Official Websites
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