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New Jersey vs Russia Geography
Land area
- New Jersey has a land area of 7,355 square miles (19,049 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 859.8 times larger than New Jersey's.
Total area
- New Jersey: 8,719 square miles (22,583 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 757.1 times larger than New Jersey's.
Length
- New Jersey is 169 miles (271 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 17.6 times longer than New Jersey's.
Width
- New Jersey spans 129 miles (207 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 29.9 times wider than New Jersey's.
Highest point
- New Jersey's highest point is High Point at 1,798 feet (548 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Mount Elbrus is 16,712 feet higher than High Point.
Lowest point
- New Jersey'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.
New Jersey vs Russia Population and History
Population
- New Jersey has a population of 9,500,851 (2024), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- Russia's population is 15.4 times larger than New Jersey's.
Population density
- New Jersey: 1,291.8 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- New Jersey's population density is 55.9 times higher than Russia's.
Biggest city
- New Jersey's biggest city is Newark with 317,303 people; Russia's is Moscow with 13,200,000.
- Moscow's population is 41.6 times larger than Newark's.
Largest metro area
- New Jersey's largest metropolitan area is New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area (19,940,274 people) vs Russia's Moscow (14,524,753).
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area's population is 1.4 times (37%) larger than Moscow's.
History
- New Jersey: Admitted to the Union on December 18, 1787, as the 3rd state.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, New Jersey is the older of the two by 204 years.
New Jersey vs Russia Economy
GDP
- New Jersey's GDP is $846.0 billion (2024) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- Russia's economic output is 3.0 times (203%) larger than New Jersey's.
GDP per capita
- New Jersey: $89,045 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- New Jersey's GDP per capita is 5.1 times (407%) higher than Russia's.
Average income
- New Jersey: $84,893 vs Russia: $15,960 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New Jersey's average income is 5.3 times (432%) higher than Russia's.
Official Websites
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