Russia
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Identity
Formal name: Russian Federation.
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Identity
Name origin: Russian lands were referred to as Muscovy until PETER I declared the Empire of All Russias in 1721.
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Russia vs United Kingdom
126 shared metrics.
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United Kingdom
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Identity
Formal name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; note - the island of Great Britain includes England, Scotland, and Wales.
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Identity
Name origin: the name United Kingdom is self-descriptive.
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Analysis
United Kingdom leads in 68 of 126 shared metrics, while Russia leads in 58.
Russia's Forest Area is 252.6x that of United Kingdom (8.15M km² vs 32.2K km²).
Russia's Coal Electricity Share is 166.3x that of United Kingdom (18.4% vs 0.11%).
Russia's Land Area is 66.7x that of United Kingdom (16.38M km² vs 241.9K km²).
Russia's Irrigated Land is 58.9x that of United Kingdom (43.0K km² vs 718 km²).
Russia's Land Border Length is 43.9x that of United Kingdom (22.4K km vs 499 km).
Key Comparisons
Forest AreaRussia leads
Russia
8.15M km²
United Kingdom
32.2K km²
Coal Electricity ShareRussia leads
Russia
18.4%
United Kingdom
0.11%
Land AreaRussia leads
Russia
16.38M km²
United Kingdom
241.9K km²
Irrigated LandRussia leads
Russia
43.0K km²
United Kingdom
718 km²
Land Border LengthRussia leads
Russia
22.4K km
United Kingdom
499 km
Capital ElevationRussia leads
Russia
156 m
United Kingdom
4.0 m
All Metrics
Forest Area
RussiaRussia
8.15M km²
United Kingdom
32.2K km²
25256% higher
Coal Electricity Share
RussiaRussia
18.4%
United Kingdom
0.11%
16627% higher
Land Area
RussiaRussia
16.38M km²
United Kingdom
241.9K km²
6669% higher
Irrigated Land
RussiaRussia
43.0K km²
United Kingdom
718 km²
5889% higher
Land Border Length
RussiaRussia
22.4K km
United Kingdom
499 km
4390% higher
Capital Elevation
RussiaRussia
156 m
United Kingdom
4.0 m
3800% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
RussiaRussia
16.58% of firms
United Kingdom
0.62% of firms
2581% higher
Political Corruption Index
RussiaRussia
0.78
United Kingdom
0.04
1764% higher
Border Neighbors
RussiaRussia
14
United Kingdom
1.0
1300% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
RussiaRussia
26.8% of firms
United Kingdom
2.1% of firms
1196% higher
Armed Forces Personnel
RussiaRussia
1.45M
United Kingdom
153.0K
850% higher
Water Withdrawal
RussiaRussia
64.82 B m³
United Kingdom
8.4 B m³
670% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
RussiaRussia
2.0K Mt CO2e
United Kingdom
292.42 Mt CO2e
587% higher
Homicide Rate
RussiaRussia
6.8 per 100k
United Kingdom
1.1 per 100k
505% higher
Railway Network
RussiaRussia
85.5K km
United Kingdom
16.2K km
429% higher
Railway Length
RussiaRussia
85.5K km
United Kingdom
16.4K km
422% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
RussiaRussia
10.6 per 100k
United Kingdom
2.4 per 100k
342% higher
Electricity Generation
RussiaRussia
1.2K TWh
United Kingdom
281.33 TWh
331% higher
Highest Elevation
RussiaRussia
5.6K m
United Kingdom
1.3K m
319% higher
GDP Growth Rate
RussiaRussia
4.3%
United Kingdom
1.1%
286% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
RussiaRussia
49.78%
United Kingdom
13.29%
275% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
RussiaRussia
2.9K
United Kingdom
868
235% higher
Military Spending
RussiaRussia
7.1% of GDP
United Kingdom
2.3% of GDP
210% higher
Coastline Length
RussiaRussia
37.7K km
United Kingdom
12.4K km
203% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
RussiaRussia
7.0 per 1k
United Kingdom
2.4 per 1k
192% higher
CO2 Per Capita
RussiaRussia
12.29 t/person/yr
United Kingdom
4.5 t/person/yr
172% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
RussiaRussia
5.6K kg oil eq/person
United Kingdom
2.1K kg oil eq/person
163% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
RussiaRussia
301.93M kW
United Kingdom
114.75M kW
163% higher
Inflation Rate
RussiaRussia
8.4%
United Kingdom
3.3%
156% higher
Suicide Rate
RussiaRussia
21.37 per 100k
United Kingdom
9.6 per 100k
124% higher
Tobacco Use Prevalence
RussiaRussia
26.5% of adults
United Kingdom
12.3% of adults
115% higher
Electricity Carbon Intensity
RussiaRussia
449.73 gCO2/kWh
United Kingdom
217.41 gCO2/kWh
107% higher
Smoking Rate
RussiaRussia
29.2%
United Kingdom
14.2%
106% higher
Population
RussiaRussia
140.13M
United Kingdom
68.75M
104% higher
Wind Electricity Share
United KingdomRussia
0.31%
United Kingdom
29.37%
99% lower
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
United KingdomRussia
0.39 per 1M people
United Kingdom
21.22 per 1M people
98% lower
Population Density
United KingdomRussia
8.8 /km²
United Kingdom
283.11 /km²
97% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
RussiaRussia
24.25% of firms
United Kingdom
12.3% of firms
97% higher
Solar Electricity Share
United KingdomRussia
0.24%
United Kingdom
6.6%
96% lower
Liberal Democracy Index
United KingdomRussia
0.06
United Kingdom
0.69
92% lower
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
United KingdomRussia
1.1 per 100k people
United Kingdom
11.49 per 100k people
91% lower
Freedom of Expression Index
United KingdomRussia
0.08
United Kingdom
0.83
90% lower
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
United KingdomRussia
0.19 per 1M people
United Kingdom
1.5 per 1M people
87% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
United KingdomRussia
18.5% of GDP
United Kingdom
131.07% of GDP
86% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
United KingdomRussia
13.17%
United Kingdom
70.31%
81% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
United KingdomRussia
$1,078.23
United Kingdom
$5,366.78
80% lower
Electoral Democracy Index
United KingdomRussia
0.17
United Kingdom
0.77
78% lower
Water Stress (%)
United KingdomRussia
1.5%
United Kingdom
5.8%
74% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
United KingdomRussia
6.0%
United Kingdom
21.29%
72% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
United KingdomRussia
3.5%
United Kingdom
12.2%
71% lower
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
RussiaRussia
7.2K kWh/person
United Kingdom
4.2K kWh/person
71% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
United KingdomRussia
22 pts
United Kingdom
70 pts
69% lower
Domestic Patents
RussiaRussia
19.6K
United Kingdom
11.6K
69% higher
GNI Per Capita
United KingdomRussia
$15,320
United Kingdom
$49,470
69% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
RussiaRussia
44.3% of adults
United Kingdom
26.4% of adults
68% higher
R&D Spending (% GDP)
United KingdomRussia
0.93% of GDP
United Kingdom
2.9% of GDP
68% lower
High-Tech Exports (%)
United KingdomRussia
9.7%
United Kingdom
29.72%
67% lower
Protected Land (%)
United KingdomRussia
11.5%
United Kingdom
28.4%
60% lower
Shipping Traffic
United KingdomRussia
3.91M
United Kingdom
9.74M
60% lower
Credit Card Ownership
United KingdomRussia
25.08% of adults
United Kingdom
62.11% of adults
60% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
United KingdomRussia
16.44%
United Kingdom
40.46%
59% lower
Foreign Patents
RussiaRussia
11.4K
United Kingdom
7.3K
57% higher
Teen Birth Rate
RussiaRussia
12.97 per 1k
United Kingdom
8.4 per 1k
55% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
RussiaRussia
5.1 per 1k
United Kingdom
3.3 per 1k
55% higher
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
United KingdomRussia
12.07% of GDP
United Kingdom
26.96% of GDP
55% lower
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
RussiaRussia
186 per 100 people
United Kingdom
122 per 100 people
52% higher
Death Rate
RussiaRussia
13.93 per 1k
United Kingdom
9.3 per 1k
51% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
United KingdomRussia
7.6% of youth labor force
United Kingdom
14.65% of youth labor force
48% lower
Nuclear Electricity Share
RussiaRussia
18.4%
United Kingdom
12.5%
47% higher
Imports (% GDP)
United KingdomRussia
17.59% of GDP
United Kingdom
31.86% of GDP
45% lower
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
RussiaRussia
121.42 per 100k
United Kingdom
84.32 per 100k
44% higher
Tourist Arrivals
United KingdomRussia
6.36M
United Kingdom
11.10M
43% lower
Food Waste per Person
United KingdomRussia
55.52 kg/person/yr
United Kingdom
95.2 kg/person/yr
42% lower
GDP (Nominal)
United KingdomRussia
$2,173,835,806,671.66
United Kingdom
$3,686,033,044,482.13
41% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
RussiaRussia
28 days/yr
United Kingdom
20 days/yr
40% higher
Unemployment Rate
United KingdomRussia
2.5%
United Kingdom
4.1%
39% lower
Broadband Access (%)
United KingdomRussia
25.82 per 100 people
United Kingdom
41 per 100 people
37% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
United KingdomRussia
6.9% of GDP
United Kingdom
10.87% of GDP
36% lower
Vehicles per 1,000 People
United KingdomRussia
372.47 per 1k people
United Kingdom
585.12 per 1k people
36% lower
Women's Political Empowerment
United KingdomRussia
0.55
United Kingdom
0.84
35% lower
Nurses & Midwives
United KingdomRussia
6.2 per 1k
United Kingdom
9.2 per 1k
32% lower
Milk Consumption per Person
United KingdomRussia
163.57 kg/person/yr
United Kingdom
232.2 kg/person/yr
30% lower
Exports (% GDP)
United KingdomRussia
21.92% of GDP
United Kingdom
30.98% of GDP
29% lower
Education Spending (% GDP)
United KingdomRussia
4.2% of GDP
United Kingdom
5.9% of GDP
29% lower
University Enrollment Rate
United KingdomRussia
60.39%
United Kingdom
80.5%
25% lower
Spirits Consumption
RussiaRussia
3.2 L/person/yr
United Kingdom
2.6 L/person/yr
24% higher
Safe Drinking Water (%)
United KingdomRussia
76.26%
United Kingdom
99.82%
24% lower
Birth Rate
United KingdomRussia
8.3 per 1k
United Kingdom
10.76 per 1k
23% lower
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
United KingdomRussia
$47,404.96
United Kingdom
$60,620.38
22% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
RussiaRussia
21.76 kg/person/yr
United Kingdom
18.13 kg/person/yr
20% higher
Scientific Publications
United KingdomRussia
84.3K
United Kingdom
105.6K
20% lower
Air Passengers
United KingdomRussia
98.87M
United Kingdom
118.95M
17% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
United KingdomRussia
17.66% of adults
United Kingdom
21.22% of adults
17% lower
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
RussiaRussia
11.27 µg/m³
United Kingdom
9.9 µg/m³
14% higher
Life Evaluation Score
United KingdomRussia
5.8 pts
United Kingdom
6.7 pts
13% lower
Human Development Index
United KingdomRussia
0.83
United Kingdom
0.95
12% lower
Average Weekly Work Hours
RussiaRussia
38.99 hrs/week
United Kingdom
34.92 hrs/week
12% higher
Elderly Population (%)
United KingdomRussia
17.18%
United Kingdom
19.5%
12% lower
Digital Payments Used
United KingdomRussia
87.42% of adults
United Kingdom
99.17% of adults
12% lower
Airports
United KingdomRussia
938
United Kingdom
1.1K
11% lower
Meat Consumption per Person
RussiaRussia
87.81 kg/person/yr
United Kingdom
79.9 kg/person/yr
10% higher
Life Expectancy
United KingdomRussia
73.3 years
United Kingdom
81.2 years
10% lower
Urban Population (%)
United KingdomRussia
75.11%
United Kingdom
83.24%
10% lower
Dependency Ratio
United KingdomRussia
52.57% of working-age pop.
United Kingdom
57.94% of working-age pop.
9% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
United KingdomRussia
92.22%
United Kingdom
99.1%
7% lower
Infant Mortality
United KingdomRussia
3.7 per 1k births
United Kingdom
4.0 per 1k births
7% lower
Fertility Rate
United KingdomRussia
1.5 children/woman
United Kingdom
1.6 children/woman
7% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
RussiaRussia
15.15% of firms
United Kingdom
14.29% of firms
6% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
RussiaRussia
95.61% of adults
United Kingdom
92.2% of adults
4% higher
Women in Senior Management
RussiaRussia
41.72% of managers
United Kingdom
40.52% of managers
3% higher
Informal Employment Share
United KingdomRussia
19.23% of employed people
United Kingdom
19.81% of employed people
3% lower
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
United KingdomRussia
34 sites
United Kingdom
35 sites
3% lower
Beer Consumption
United KingdomRussia
3.1 L/person/yr
United Kingdom
3.1 L/person/yr
2% lower
Obesity Rate
United KingdomRussia
28.05%
United Kingdom
28.71%
2% lower
Inequality (Gini)
RussiaRussia
33
United Kingdom
32.4
2% higher
Internet Users (%)
United KingdomRussia
94.36%
United Kingdom
96%
2% lower
Alcohol Consumption
United KingdomRussia
10.53 L/adult/yr
United Kingdom
10.73 L/adult/yr
2% lower
Median Age
United KingdomRussia
39.5 years
United Kingdom
39.8 years
1% lower
Youth Population (%)
RussiaRussia
17.28%
United Kingdom
17.18%
1% higher
Time Zones Count
United KingdomRussia
1.0 time zones
United Kingdom
1.0 time zones
equal
Child Mortality
United KingdomRussia
4.5 per 1k births
United Kingdom
4.5 per 1k births
equal
Electricity Access (%)
United KingdomRussia
100%
United Kingdom
100%
equal
Lowest Elevation
United KingdomRussia
-28 m
United Kingdom
-4 m
ranked lower
Official Languages Count
United KingdomRussia
1.0
United Kingdom
1.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
RussiaRussia
1.6% of GDP
United Kingdom
-3.1% of GDP
ranked higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
RussiaRussia
-0.44% of GDP
United Kingdom
-1.65% of GDP
ranked higher
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