Greece is located in Southeast Europe whereas Russia is a country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Greece and Russia regarding different aspects.
Size
Is Greece bigger than Russia?
The total area of Greece is 131,957 km2 and the total area of Russia is 17,098,246 km2. Greece is smaller than Russia by 16,966,289 km2. Greece is around 129.6 times smaller than Russia.
Area of Greece: 50,949 sq mi (131,957 km2 )
Area of Russia: 6,601,670 sq mi ( 17,098,246 km2 )
Population
As per the Worldometer data, the current population of Greece estimated as of 29th April 2021 is 10,381,419.
According to the data from Worldometer, the population of Russia as of 29th April 2021 is estimated to be around 145,986,095.
Here is some more data comparison between Greece and Russia.
The capital city of Greece is Athens, and the capital city of Russia is Moscow.
Official Languages
Greece: Greek
Russia: Russian
Human Development Index
HDI of Greece as of 2019: 0.888
HDI of Russia as of 2019: 0.824
Greece Timezone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Russia Timezone:
UTC + 2 to UTC + 12
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Greece:
39° 0′ 0″ N, 22° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Russia:
60° 0′ 0″ N, 90° 0′ 0″ E
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