Russia is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia, whereas Europe is one of the 7 continents of the world which comprises 50 sovereign states. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Russia and Europe regarding various aspects.
Size
How big is Russia compared to Europe?
The total area of Russia is 17,098,246 sq km, and the total area of Europe is 10,180,000 sq km. Russia is bigger than Europe by 6,918,246 sq km. Russia is around 1.68 times bigger than Europe.
Area of Russia: 6,601,670 sq mi ( 17,098,246 km2 )
Area of Europe: 3,930,000 sq mi ( 10,180,000 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 Europe as of 23rd March 2022, is estimated to be around 748,418,472.
Here is some more data comparison between Russia and Europe.
Demonym(s)
Russia: Russian
Europe: European
Human Development Index
HDI of Russia as of 2019: 0.824
HDI of Europe as of 2019: 0.845 (Average of all European Countries)
Russia Time Zone:
UTC + 2 to UTC + 12
Europe Time Zone:
UTC – 1 to UTC + 5
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Russia:
60° 0′ 0″ N, 90° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Europe:
60°00′00.00″ N, 15°00′00.00″ E
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