Country size comparison

compared to

Libya is about 10 times smaller than Russia.

Russia is approximately 17,098,242 sq km, while Libya is approximately 1,759,540 sq km, making Libya 10.29% the size of Russia. Meanwhile, the population of Russia is ~142.0 million people (134.9 million fewer people live in Libya).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Russia vs. Libya uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Share

Compare further: Libya vs. Russia

Flip Comparison · See true size
See Libya on top of Russia
→
Quality of Life Comparison · 12 statistics
Make 2.2 times more money in Russia
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
Russia is 3.8 times more expensive than Libya overall
→
Moving from Libya to Russia · UN DESA 2020
268 people born in Libya live in Russia.
→
Our free app, MapSize by MyLifeElsewhere — compare any two places, to scale on your mobile device.
Download on the App Store GET IT ON Google Play