Russia is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia, whereas Greenland is a country located in between the Arctic and Atlantic oceans. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Russia and Greenland regarding various aspects.
Size
How big is Russia compared to Greenland?
The total area of Russia is 17,098,246 sq km, and the total area of Greenland is 2,166,086 sq km. Russia is bigger than Greenland by 14,932,160 sq km. Russia is around 7.90 times bigger than Greenland.
Area of Russia: 6,601,670 sq mi ( 17,098,246 km2 )
Area of Greenland: 836,330 sq mi ( 2,166,086 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 Greenland as of 23rd March 2022, is estimated to be around 56,939.
Here is some more data comparison between Russia and Greenland.
The capital of Russia is Moscow, and the capital city of Greenland is Nuuk.
Official Languages
Russia: Russian
Greenland : Greenlandic
Demonym(s)
Russia: Russian
Greenland: Greenlander, Greenlandic
ISO 3166 Code
Russia: RU
Greenland: GL
Human Development Index
HDI of Russia as of 2019: 0.824
HDI of Greenland as of 2018: 0.786
Russia Time Zone:
UTC + 2 to UTC + 12
Greenland Time Zone:
UTC (+) (-) 0 to UTC – 4
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Russia:
60° 0′ 0″ N, 90° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Greenland:
72° 0′ 0″ N, 40° 0′ 0″ W
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