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Nevada vs Russia Geography
Land area
- Nevada has a land area of 109,860 square miles (284,537 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 57.6 times larger than Nevada's.
Total area
- Nevada: 110,571 square miles (286,377 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 59.7 times larger than Nevada's.
Length
- Nevada is 484 miles (780 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 6.1 times (513%) longer than Nevada's.
Width
- Nevada spans 469 miles (755 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 8.2 times (721%) wider than Nevada's.
Highest point
- Nevada's highest point is Boundary Peak at 13,115 feet (3,997 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Mount Elbrus is 5,395 feet higher than Boundary Peak.
Lowest point
- Nevada's lowest point is Colorado River at 481 feet; Russia's is Caspian Sea shore at -92 feet.
- Russia's lowest point is 573 feet lower.
Nevada vs Russia Population and History
Population
- Nevada has a population of 3,267,467 (2024), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- Russia's population is 44.7 times larger than Nevada's.
Population density
- Nevada: 29.7 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- Nevada's population density is 1.3 times (29%) higher than Russia's.
Biggest city
- Nevada's biggest city is Las Vegas with 678,922 people; Russia's is Moscow with 13,200,000.
- Moscow's population is 19.4 times larger than Las Vegas'.
Largest metro area
- Nevada's largest metropolitan area is Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area (2,398,871 people) vs Russia's Moscow (14,524,753).
- Moscow's population is 6.1 times (505%) larger than Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV metro area's.
History
- Nevada: Admitted to the Union on October 31, 1864, as the 36th state.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, Nevada is the older of the two by 127 years.
Nevada vs Russia Economy
GDP
- Nevada's GDP is $269.0 billion (2024) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- Russia's economic output is 9.5 times (852%) larger than Nevada's.
GDP per capita
- Nevada: $82,330 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- Nevada's GDP per capita is 4.7 times (369%) higher than Russia's.
Average income
- Nevada: $69,805 vs Russia: $15,960 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Nevada's average income is 4.4 times (337%) higher than Russia's.
Official Websites
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