Country comparison
Russia vs Saudi Arabia
Russia is 8× the size of Saudi Arabia. Russia has 3.9× the population of Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia has 2× the GDP per capita of Russia.
Side by side
| Russia | Category | Saudi Arabia |
|---|---|---|
| 17,125,190 km² more | Area (2024) Russia: 8× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 2,149,690 km² |
| 144 million more | Population (2025) Russia: 3.9× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 37 million |
| 9 people/km² | Population density (2024) Saudi Arabia: 1.9× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 16 people/km² |
| US$ 17,547 | GDP per capita (2025) Saudi Arabia: 2× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | US$ 34,537 more |
| 73.4 years | Life expectancy (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 79 years more |
| 94% | Internet users (2024) World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 100% more |
| 39.5 years | Median age (2023) Russia: 1.3× more Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0) | 29.2 years |
| 1.42 births per woman | Fertility rate (2024) Saudi Arabia: 1.6× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 2.31 births per woman |
| 14 t less | CO₂ emissions per capita (2024) Saudi Arabia: 1.3× more World Bank (CC BY 4.0) | 18.5 t |
| 51 more | Castles, fortresses and palaces Russia: 13× more Wikidata (CC0 1.0) | 4 |
| 1 | Ghost stories | 1 |
| 10 | UFO cases | – |
| 15 | VPN providers with servers in the country Russia: 1.7× more VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0) | 9 |
| Russian | Official languages Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3) | Arabic |
| Russian ruble (RUB) | Currency ISO 4217 | Saudi riyal (SAR) |
| Type C, F · 220 V | Plugs and voltage No shared plug type · different voltage | Type G · 230 V |
| UTC+3 | Time zone of the capital Same time IANA tz database (public domain) | UTC+3 |
Values link to the country pages in the Ominuvo series maps. Area: World Bank data (indicator AG.SRF.TOTL.K2: land and inland water, source FAO, CC BY 4.0); “approx.” – no such data for the country: area of the map outline (Natural Earth 1:50m), accurate to about 3%.
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Source: World Bank – Surface area (AG.SRF.TOTL.K2), FAO (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – WDI: UN World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – FAO population estimates, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – World Population Prospects, United Nations (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Database, International Telecommunication Union… (CC BY 4.0), Our World in Data – UN, World Population Prospects (CC BY 4.0), World Bank – EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint… (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0 1.0), VPN Map (Ominuvo) (CC BY 4.0), Unicode CLDR (Unicode License v3), ISO 4217, IANA tz database (public domain), Natural Earth (public domain). Data from the Ominuvo series maps (index of 2026-11-01); details and licences on the map pages.