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New York vs Russia Geography
Land area
- New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 134.2 times larger than New York's.
Total area
- New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 121.0 times larger than New York's.
Length
- New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 9.5 times (851%) longer than New York's.
Width
- New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 9.3 times (828%) wider than New York's.
Highest point
- New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Mount Elbrus is 13,175 feet higher than Mount Marcy.
Lowest point
- New York'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 York vs Russia Population and History
Population
- New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- Russia's population is 7.4 times (635%) larger than New York's.
Population density
- New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- New York's population density is 18.3 times higher than Russia's.
Biggest city
- New York's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Russia's is Moscow with 13,200,000.
- Moscow's population is 1.6 times (56%) larger than New York's.
Largest metro area
- New York'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 York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th state.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, New York is the older of the two by 203 years.
New York vs Russia Economy
GDP
- New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- Russia's economic output is 1.1 times (10%) larger than New York's.
GDP per capita
- New York: $116,883 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- New York's GDP per capita is 6.7 times (566%) higher than Russia's.
Average income
- New York: $85,552 vs Russia: $15,960 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- New York's average income is 5.4 times (436%) higher than Russia's.
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