Washington DC(Washington Insider Magazine) – The United States of America is about 1.7 times smaller than Russia. Russia is roughly 7,098,242 square kilometres bigger than the United States of America, which is around 9,833,517 square kilometres, making Russia 74% larger than the United States of America. On the other hand, the population of the United States is now 332.6 million people (190.9 million fewer people live in Russia). Let’s get into further depth on the USA vs Russia country comparison.
USA Vs Russia Country Comparision
Below, we will do a complete breakdown to compare USA Vs Russia:
Russia’s Background
Muscovy emerged from 200 years of Mongol dominance (13th-15th centuries) and eventually absorbed adjacent states. A new ROMANOV Dynasty continued this Siberian-to-Pacific expansion in the early 17th century. Under PETER I (1682-1725), the Russian Empire was expanded to the Baltic Sea. 19th-century Europe and Asia saw significant territorial gains. The Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 led to the 1905 Revolution, which formed a parliament and other changes. In WWI, devastating setbacks and food shortages led to unrest in Russian towns and the ROMANOV Dynasty’s collapse in 1917. Vladimir LENIN’s communists created the USSR shortly after. At the expense of tens of millions of deaths, Iosif STALIN (1928-53) established communist control and Russian domination in the Soviet Union. After defeating Germany in World War II alongside the US (1939-1945), the USSR expanded in Eastern Europe and became a worldwide force. The USSR was America’s Cold War foe (1947-1991). The Soviet economy and society stagnated decades after Stalin’s rule until General Secretary Mikhail GORBACHEV (1985-91) introduced glasnost and perestroika to modernise communism. His initiatives inadvertently released forces that led to the dissolution of the USSR into Russia and 14 other independent states in December 1991.
After economic and political turmoil under President Boris YELTSIN (1991-99), Russia shifted toward a centralised authoritarian state under President Vladimir PUTIN (2000-2008, 2012-present). The regime legitimises its rule through managed elections, populist appeals, a foreign policy focused on enhancing geopolitical influence, and commodity-based economic growth. Chechnya and other adjacent areas have reduced insurgent activity, although violence still happens in the North Caucasus.
United States Background
In 1776, the American colonies declared independence from Britain, and by 1783, the Treaty of Paris had officially acknowledged the new nation of the United States of America. As the country expanded throughout North America and acquired many foreign territories in the 19th and 20th Centuries, it gained an additional 36 states. The Civil War (1861–65), in which a northern Union of states defeated a separatist Confederacy of 11 southern slave states, and the Great Depression of the 1930s, in which about a quarter of the working force lost their employment, the two most traumatic events in American history. The United States is still the world’s preeminent superpower, buoyed by its wins in World Wars I and II and the conclusion of the Cold War in 1991. There has been consistent economic growth, minimal unemployment and inflation, and tremendous technological advancements since the conclusion of World War II.
Geographic Comparison of USA vs Russia
| Russia | USA | |
| Location | Bordering the Arctic Ocean, North Asia stretches from Western Europe via the Urals to the North Pacific. | Bordering the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans, North America is home to Canada and Mexico. |
| Geographic Coordinates | 60 00 N, 100 00 E | 38 00 N, 97 00 W |
| Map References | Asia | North America |
| Area | total: 17,098,242 sq km land: 16,377,742 sq km water: 720,500 sq km |
total: 9,833,517 sq km land: 9,147,593 sq km water: 685,924 sq km |
Demographic of USA Vs Russia
| Russia | USA | |
| Population | 142,320,790 (July 2021 est.) | 334,998,398 (July 2021 est.) |
| Age Structure | 0-14 years: 17.24% (male 12,551,611/female 11,881,297) 15-24 years: 9.54% (male 6,920,070/female 6,602,776) 25-54 years: 43.38% (male 30,240,260/female 31,245,104) 55-64 years: 14.31% (male 8,808,330/female 11,467,697) 65 years and over: 15.53% (male 7,033,381/female 14,971,679) |
0-14 years: 18.46% (male 31,374,555/female 30,034,371) 15-24 years: 12.91% (male 21,931,368/female 21,006,463) 25-54 years: 38.92% (male 64,893,670/female 64,564,565) 55-64 years: 12.86% (male 20,690,736/female 22,091,808) 65 years and over: 16.85% (male 25,014,147/female 31,037,419) |
| Nationality | Russians | Americans |
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Conclusion
Both USA and Russia are both strong nations with a huge demographic and geographic size. Both nations hugely influence the rest of the world, making both extremely dominant. This article provides you with a detailed USA Vs Russia Country comparison; we hope it helped clear things up for you; happy reading!
