Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Georgia fits inside Russia 246 times.
Georgia: 69,700 km² (2023) · Russia: 17,125,200 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Russia’s coastline is 121 times as long as Georgia’s.
Georgia: 310 km (2026 edition) · Russia: 37,653 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Russia’s highest peak towers 449 m above Georgia’s.
Georgia: 5,193 m (2026 edition) · Russia: 5,642 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Russia has 36 times as many people as Georgia.
Georgia: 3.94 million (2025) · Russia: 144 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Georgia is 6.5 times as densely populated as Russia.
Georgia: 57 per km² (2025) · Russia: 9 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Russia and Georgia are practically level.
Georgia: 176 cm (2019) · Russia: 176.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Russia are 1.3 cm taller than in Georgia.
Georgia: 163.2 cm (2019) · Russia: 164.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Russia is 2.7 years older than in Georgia.
Georgia: 36.8 years (2023) · Russia: 39.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Georgia have 0.4 more children on average than in Russia.
Georgia: 1.8 children per woman (2024) · Russia: 1.42 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Russia are 65 or older, versus 16% in Georgia.
Georgia: 16% (2025) · Russia: 17.8% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Russia has produced 2.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Georgia 0.0.
Georgia: 0 (2025) · Russia: 2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Georgia and Russia are practically level.
Georgia: 1 (2026) · Russia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Russia’s economy is 67 times the size of Georgia’s.
Georgia: $38.1 billion (2025) · Russia: $2.56 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Russia produces 69% more per person than Georgia.
Georgia: Int$29,414 (2025) · Russia: Int$49,568 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Georgia than in Russia (Gini 0.9 points higher).
Georgia: 33.9 (2024) · Russia: 33 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 12% in Georgia, versus 2.1% in Russia.
Georgia: 12.1% (2025) · Russia: 2.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Russia spends 7.1% of its GDP on the military, Georgia 1.9%.
Georgia: 1.9% (2024) · Russia: 7.1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Russia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Georgia’s.
Georgia: 33% (2025) · Russia: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Russia spends 81% more on health per person than Georgia.
Georgia: $554 (2023) · Russia: $1,003 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Georgia live 1.2 years longer than in Russia.
Georgia: 74.7 years (2024) · Russia: 73.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Georgia is 83% more likely to die before turning one than in Russia.
Georgia: 7.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Russia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Georgia has 10% more doctors per person than Russia.
Georgia: 5.6 per 1,000 (2023) · Russia: 5.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
40% of adults in Georgia are obese, versus 21% in Russia.
Georgia: 40.1% (2024) · Russia: 21.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
33% of adults in Georgia smoke, versus 27% in Russia.
Georgia: 33% (2024) · Russia: 27% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Russia rate their lives 0.32 points higher than in Georgia.
Georgia: 5.52 (2025) · Russia: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Georgia drink 38% more alcohol than in Russia.
Georgia: 14.4 litres (2023) · Russia: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Russia has 87% more meat per person than Georgia.
Georgia: 45.4 kg (2023) · Russia: 84.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Russia has 529 kcal more food per person per day than Georgia.
Georgia: 3,000 kcal (2023) · Russia: 3,528 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Russia put in 155 more hours a year than in Georgia.
Georgia: 1,932 hours (2023) · Russia: 2,087 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Georgia went to school 0.29 years longer than in Russia.
Georgia: 12.7 years (2023) · Russia: 12.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Georgia: 1.34 (2024) · Russia: no data
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Russia are online, versus 84% in Georgia.
Georgia: 84% (2024) · Russia: 94% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
Georgia and Russia are practically level.
Georgia: 100% (2024) · Russia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Russia live in cities, versus 61% in Georgia.
Georgia: 61% (2025) · Russia: 75% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Russia has 186 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Georgia 161.
Georgia: 161 (2024) · Russia: 186 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Russia’s railway network is 62 times as long as Georgia’s.
Georgia: 1,387 km (2021) · Russia: 85,544 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Russia fly 8.5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Georgia.
Georgia: 0.08 (2023) · Russia: 0.69 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Russia, but only 41% of Georgia.
Georgia: 40.6% (2023) · Russia: 49.8% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Russia emits 4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Georgia.
Georgia: 3.1 t (2024) · Russia: 12.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
80% of Georgia’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Russia.
Georgia: 79.6% (2025) · Russia: 17.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Georgia carries 67% more fine dust than in Russia.
Georgia: 21.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Russia: 12.9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.9 times as likely to be murdered in Russia as in Georgia.
Georgia: 2 per 100k (2019) · Russia: 7.8 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Georgia are 20% deadlier than in Russia.
Georgia: 12.7 per 100k (2021) · Russia: 10.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Georgia is on average 11.6 °C warmer than Russia.
Georgia: 9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: -2.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Georgia gets 2.2 times as much rain as Russia.
Georgia: 1,272 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: 586 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Georgia bigger than Russia?
Russia is larger. Georgia fits inside Russia 246 times.
Which has more people, Georgia or Russia?
Russia has 36 times as many people as Georgia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Georgia or Russia?
People in Georgia live 1.2 years longer than in Russia. Life expectancy at birth is 74.7 years in Georgia and 73.4 in Russia.
Are people taller in Georgia or Russia?
Russia and Georgia are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
