Russia is about 276 times bigger than Svalbard.

Svalbard is approximately 62,045 sq km, while Russia is approximately 17,098,242 sq km, making Russia 27,458% larger than Svalbard. Meanwhile, the population of Svalbard is ~2,926 people (142.0 million more people live in Russia).
This to-scale comparison of Svalbard vs. Russia uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.

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