Russia is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia, whereas Belarus is a country located in Eastern Europe. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Russia and Belarus regarding various aspects.
Size
How big is Russia compared to Belarus?
The total area of Russia is 17,098,246 sq km, and the total area of Belarus is 207,595 sq km. Russia is bigger than Belarus by 16,890,651 sq km. Russia is around 82.37 times bigger than Belarus.
Area of Russia: 6,601,670 sq mi ( 17,098,246 km2 )
Area of Belarus: 80,153 sq mi ( 207,595 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 Belarus as of 23rd March 2022, is estimated to be around 9,444,000.
Here is some more data comparison between Russia and Belarus.
The capital of Russia is Moscow, and the capital city of Belarus is Minsk.
Official Languages
Russia: Russian
Belarus : Belarusian, Russian
Demonym(s)
Russia: Russian
Belarus: Belarusian
ISO 3166 Code
Russia: RU
Belarus: BY
Human Development Index
HDI of Russia as of 2019: 0.824
HDI of Belarus as of 2019: 0.823
Russia Time Zone:
UTC + 2 to UTC + 12
Belarus Time Zone:
UTC + 3 (Moscow Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Russia:
60° 0′ 0″ N, 90° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Belarus:
53° 0′ 0″ N, 27° 0′ 0″ E
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