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Ohio vs Russia Geography
Land area
- Ohio has a land area of 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 154.8 times larger than Ohio's.
Total area
- Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 147.3 times larger than Ohio's.
Length
- Ohio is 291 miles (468 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 10.2 times longer than Ohio's.
Width
- Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 12.2 times wider than Ohio's.
Highest point
- Ohio's highest point is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Mount Elbrus is 16,963 feet higher than Campbell Hill.
Lowest point
- Ohio's lowest point is Ohio River at 455 feet; Russia's is Caspian Sea shore at -92 feet.
- Russia's lowest point is 547 feet lower.
Ohio vs Russia Population and History
Population
- Ohio has a population of 11,883,304 (2024), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- Russia's population is 12.3 times larger than Ohio's.
Population density
- Ohio: 290.8 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- Ohio's population density is 12.6 times higher than Russia's.
Biggest city
- Ohio's biggest city is Columbus with 933,263 people; Russia's is Moscow with 13,200,000.
- Moscow's population is 14.1 times larger than Columbus'.
Largest metro area
- Ohio's largest metropolitan area is Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area (2,302,815 people) vs Russia's Moscow (14,524,753).
- Moscow's population is 6.3 times (531%) larger than Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area's.
History
- Ohio: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th state.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, Ohio is the older of the two by 188 years.
Ohio vs Russia Economy
GDP
- Ohio's GDP is $923.1 billion (2024) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- Russia's economic output is 2.8 times (177%) larger than Ohio's.
GDP per capita
- Ohio: $77,684 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- Ohio's GDP per capita is 4.4 times (343%) higher than Russia's.
Average income
- Ohio: $64,464 vs Russia: $15,960 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Ohio's average income is 4.0 times (304%) higher than Russia's.
Official Websites
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