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Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Georgia fits inside Russia 246 times

Georgia: 69,700 km² (2024) · Russia: 17,125,200 km² (2024)

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Coastline

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)

Highest point

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)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 34% of Georgia, versus 13% of Russia

Georgia: 33.7% (2024) · Russia: 13.2% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Russia has 36 times as many people as Georgia

Georgia: 3.94 million (2025) · Russia: 144 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Georgia is 6.5 times as densely populated as Russia

Georgia: 57 per km² (2025) · Russia: 9 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Russia and Georgia are practically level

Georgia: 176 cm (2019) · Russia: 176.7 cm (2019)

Height of women

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)

Median age

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)

Fertility rate

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)

Aged 65 and over

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)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Georgia hosts 82 times as many refugees per resident as Russia

Georgia: 6.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Russia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Russia has produced 2.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Georgia none

Georgia: 0 (2026) · Russia: 2 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Georgia and Russia are practically level

Georgia: 1 (2026) · Russia: 1 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

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)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Russia produces 69% more per person than Georgia

Georgia: Int$29,414 (2025) · Russia: Int$49,568 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

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)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

4.2% of people in Georgia live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.1% in Russia

Georgia: 4.2% (2024) · Russia: 0.1% (2023)

Unemployment

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)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Russia spends 7.5% of its GDP on the military, Georgia 1.7%

Georgia: 1.7% (2025) · Russia: 7.5% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Georgia’s central government collects 24% of GDP in tax, Russia’s 11%

Georgia: 24.3% (2024) · Russia: 10.9% (2024)

Price level (US = 100)

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

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Russia spends 81% more on health per person than Georgia

Georgia: $554 (2023) · Russia: $1,003 (2023)

Life expectancy

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)

Infant mortality

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)

Doctors

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)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Russia has 69% more hospital beds per person than Georgia

Georgia: 4 per 1,000 (2023) · Russia: 6.8 per 1,000 (2023)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Russia is 3.5 times that in Georgia

Georgia: 5.6 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 19.8 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

40% of adults in Georgia are obese, versus 21% in Russia

Georgia: 40.1% (2024) · Russia: 21.2% (2024)

Smoking

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

Life satisfaction

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)

Alcohol consumption

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)

Meat supply

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)

Daily calories

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)

Working hours

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)

Years of schooling

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)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Georgia: 1.34 (2024) · Russia: no data

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Russia has 29 more World Heritage sites than Georgia (33 against 4)

Georgia: 4 (2026) · Russia: 33 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Russia has won 539 Olympic medals, Georgia 48

Georgia: 48 (2026 edition) · Russia: 539 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

94% of people in Russia are online, versus 84% in Georgia

Georgia: 84% (2024) · Russia: 94% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Georgia: 53 Mbps (2026) · Russia: no data

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

Georgia and Russia are practically level

Georgia: 100% (2024) · Russia: 100% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

75% of people in Russia live in cities, versus 61% in Georgia

Georgia: 61% (2025) · Russia: 75% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Russia has 186 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Georgia 161

Georgia: 161 (2024) · Russia: 186 (2024)

Railway network

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)

Air passengers per resident

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

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 51% of Russia, but only 45% of Georgia

Georgia: 44.6% (2024) · Russia: 50.8% (2024)

CO₂ per person

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)

Renewable electricity

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)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

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)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

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)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Georgia are 47% deadlier than in Russia

Georgia: 19.7 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 13.4 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

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)

Rainfall

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)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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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).

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