Russia is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia, whereas Asia is the biggest continent among the 7 continents of the world which comprises 49 UN member states. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Russia and Asia regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Russia bigger than Asia?
The total area of Russia is 17,098,246 sq km, and the total area of Asia is 44,579,000 sq km. Russia is smaller than Asia by 27,480,754 sq km. Russia is around 2.61 times smaller than Asia.
Area of Russia: 6,601,670 sq mi ( 17,098,246 km2 )
Area of Asia: 17,212,000 sq mi ( 44,579,000 km2 )
Population
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Russia as of 23rd March 2022, is estimated to be around 146,041,691.
According to the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Asia as of 23rd March 2022, is estimated to be around 4,710,305,499.
Here is some more data comparison between Russia and Asia.
Demonym(s)
Russia: Russian
Asia: Asian
Russia Time Zone:
UTC + 2 to UTC + 12
Asia Time Zone:
UTC + 2 to UTC + 12
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Russia:
60° 0′ 0″ N, 90° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Asia:
34.0479° N, 100.6197° E
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