The True Size of Russia
Compare Russia with other countries and regions on an interactive map to see their actual relative sizes.
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How big is Russia?
Russia covers about 17,098,242 km² (6,601,665 sq mi). On a Mercator map its apparent size depends entirely on latitude — drag the outline above onto another part of the world to see how it really compares.
Russia on a Mercator map
The centre of this country lies at 66° N, where the Mercator projection stretches area by about 4.8×. Its outline takes up as much room on the map as 81,553,516 km² would at the equator.
Russia compared with other countries
Total areas including inland water; ratios are rounded.
| Country | Area (km²) | Compared with Russia |
|---|---|---|
 Canada | 9,984,670 | 1.7× smaller |
 United States | 9,833,517 | 1.7× smaller |
 China | 9,596,960 | 1.8× smaller |
 Brazil | 8,515,770 | 2× smaller |
 Australia | 7,741,220 | 2.2× smaller |
 India | 3,287,263 | 5.2× smaller |
 Argentina | 2,780,400 | 6.1× smaller |
 Greenland | 2,166,086 | 7.9× smaller |
 Mexico | 1,964,375 | 8.7× smaller |
 Indonesia | 1,904,569 | 9× smaller |
 Pakistan | 796,095 | 21× smaller |
 France | 643,801 | 27× smaller |
 Ukraine | 603,550 | 28× smaller |
 Japan | 377,915 | 45× smaller |
 Poland | 312,685 | 55× smaller |
 New Zealand | 268,838 | 64× smaller |
 United Kingdom | 243,610 | 70× smaller |
 Netherlands | 41,543 | 412× smaller |