Country size comparison
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Russia is about 70 times bigger than United Kingdom.
United Kingdom is approximately 243,610 sq km, while Russia is approximately 17,098,242 sq km, making Russia 6,919% larger than United Kingdom. Meanwhile, the population of United Kingdom is ~67.8 million people (74.2 million more people live in Russia).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of United Kingdom vs. Russia uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Try dragging the outline to reposition.
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