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Washington vs Russia Geography
Land area
- Washington has a land area of 66,455 square miles (172,119 km²), while Russia has 6,323,482 square miles (16,377,742 km²).
- Russia's land area is 95.2 times larger than Washington's.
Total area
- Washington: 71,301 square miles (184,668 km²) vs Russia: 6,601,670 square miles (17,098,246 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Russia's total area is 92.6 times larger than Washington's.
Length
- Washington is 238 miles (383 km) long from north to south; Russia is 2,968 miles (4,776 km).
- Russia's north-south length is 12.5 times longer than Washington's.
Width
- Washington spans 399 miles (641 km) east to west; Russia spans 3,852 miles (6,199 km).
- Russia's east-west width is 9.7 times (865%) wider than Washington's.
Highest point
- Washington's highest point is Mount Rainier at 14,409 feet (4,392 m); Russia's is Mount Elbrus at 18,510 feet (5,642 m).
- Mount Elbrus is 4,101 feet higher than Mount Rainier.
Lowest point
- Washington's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Russia's is Caspian Sea shore at -92 feet.
- Russia's lowest point is 92 feet lower.
Washington vs Russia Population and History
Population
- Washington has a population of 7,958,180 (2024), while Russia has 146,028,325 (2025).
- Russia's population is 18.3 times larger than Washington's.
Population density
- Washington: 119.8 people per square mile vs Russia: 23.1.
- Washington's population density is 5.2 times (419%) higher than Russia's.
Biggest city
- Washington's biggest city is Seattle with 780,995 people; Russia's is Moscow with 13,200,000.
- Moscow's population is 16.9 times larger than Seattle's.
Largest metro area
- Washington's largest metropolitan area is Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area (4,145,494 people) vs Russia's Moscow (14,524,753).
- Moscow's population is 3.5 times (250%) larger than Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metro area's.
History
- Washington: Admitted to the Union on November 11, 1889, as the 42nd state.
- Russia: The Russian Federation in its current form dates from December 25, 1991.
- In its current form, Washington is the older of the two by 102 years.
Washington vs Russia Economy
GDP
- Washington's GDP is $856.0 billion (2024) vs Russia's $2,561.3 billion.
- Russia's economic output is 3.0 times (199%) larger than Washington's.
GDP per capita
- Washington: $107,564 per person vs Russia: $17,547.
- Washington's GDP per capita is 6.1 times (513%) higher than Russia's.
Average income
- Washington: $85,187 vs Russia: $15,960 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- Washington's average income is 5.3 times (434%) higher than Russia's.
Official Websites
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