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United States vs Russia Geography
Land area
- United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 1.8 times (79%) larger than United States'.
Total area
- United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 1.7 times (74%) larger than United States'.
Length
- United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- United States' north-south length is 1.2 times (22%) longer than Russia's.
Width
- United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- United States' east-west width is 1.3 times (25%) wider than Russia's.
Highest point
- United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Denali is 1,798 feet higher than Mount Elbrus.
Lowest point
- United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Russia's is Caspian Sea shore at -92 feet.
- United States's lowest point is 187 feet lower.
United States vs Russia Population and History
Population
- United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- United States' population is 2.3 times (133%) larger than Russia's.
Population density
- United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- United States' population density is 4.2 times (317%) higher than Russia's.
Biggest city
- United States'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
- United States'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
- United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, United States is the older of the two by 215 years.
United States vs Russia Economy
GDP
- United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- United States' economic output is 12.0 times larger than Russia's.
GDP per capita
- United States: $89,599 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- United States' GDP per capita is 5.1 times (411%) higher than Russia's.
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