Russia is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia, whereas Latvia is a country located in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Russia and Latvia regarding various aspects.
Size
How big is Russia compared to Latvia?
The total area of Russia is 17,098,246 sq km, and the total area of Latvia is 64,589 sq km. Russia is bigger than Latvia by 17,033,657 sq km. Russia is around 264.73 times bigger than Latvia.
Area of Russia: 6,601,670 sq mi ( 17,098,246 km2 )
Area of Latvia: 24,983 sq mi ( 64,589 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 Latvia as of 23rd March 2022, is estimated to be around 1,851,279.
Here is some more data comparison between Russia and Latvia.
The capital of Russia is Moscow, and the capital city of Latvia is Riga.
Official Languages
Russia: Russian
Latvia: Latvian
Demonym(s)
Russia: Russian
Latvia: Latvian
ISO 3166 Code
Russia: RU
Latvia: LV
Human Development Index
HDI of Russia as of 2019: 0.824
HDI of Latvia as of 2019: 0.866
Russia Time Zone:
UTC + 2 to UTC + 12
Latvia Time Zone:
UTC + 2 (Eastern European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 3 (Eastern European Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Russia:
60° 0′ 0″ N, 90° 0′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Latvia:
57° 0′ 0″ N, 25° 0′ 0″ E
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