Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Georgia fits inside Russia 246 times
Georgia: 69,700 km² (2024) · Russia: 17,125,200 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 34% of Georgia, versus 13% of Russia
Georgia: 33.7% (2024) · Russia: 13.2% (2024)
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 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)
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)
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 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)
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 7.5% of its GDP on the military, Georgia 1.7%
Georgia: 1.7% (2025) · Russia: 7.5% (2025)
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)
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 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)
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)
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
How many World Heritage sites?
Russia has 29 more World Heritage sites than Georgia (33 against 4)
Georgia: 4 (2026) · Russia: 33 (2026)
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
How many people are online?
94% of people in Russia are online, versus 84% in Georgia
Georgia: 84% (2024) · Russia: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Georgia: 53 Mbps (2026) · Russia: no data
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 51% of Russia, but only 45% of Georgia
Georgia: 44.6% (2024) · Russia: 50.8% (2024)
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 47% deadlier than in Russia
Georgia: 19.7 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 13.4 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).