Russia is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia, whereas Alaska is a state located in the Western United States of America, on the northwest extremity of the country’s west coast. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Russia and Alaska regarding various aspects.
Size
How big is Russia compared to Alaska?
The total area of Russia is 17,098,246 sq km, and the total area of Alaska is 1,717,856 sq km. Russia is bigger than Alaska by 15,380,390 sq km. Russia is around 9.96 times bigger than Alaska.
Area of Russia: 6,601,670 sq mi ( 17,098,246 km2 )
Area of Alaska: 663,268 sq mi ( 1,717,856 km2 )
Population
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Russia as of 22nd March 2022, is estimated to be around 146,041,691.
According to the United States Census Bureau data, the total population of Alaska as of 2019, was estimated to be around 731,545.
Here is some more data comparison between Russia and Alaska.
The capital of Russia is Moscow, and the capital city of Alaska is Juneau.
Official Languages
Russia: Russian
Alaska : Multiple Official Languages
Demonym(s)
Russia: Russian
Alaska: Alaskan
ISO 3166 Code
Russia: RU
Alaska: US-AK
Human Development Index
HDI of Russia as of 2019: 0.824
HDI of Alaska as of 2019: 0.936
Russia Time Zone:
UTC + 2 to UTC + 12
Alaska Time Zone:
UTC − 9 (Alaska Time Zone)
UTC − 10 (Hawaii – Aleutian Time Zone)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 8 (Alaska Daylight Time)
UTC − 9 (Hawaii – Aleutian Daylight Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Russia:
60° 0′ 0″ N, 90° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Alaska:
64° 4′ 6.6″ N, 152° 16′ 41.52″ W
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