Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Israel fits inside Russia 776 times
Israel: 22,070 km² (2024) · Russia: 17,125,200 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Russia’s coastline is 138 times as long as Israel’s
Israel: 273 km (2026 edition) · Russia: 37,653 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Russia’s highest peak towers 3,406 m above Israel’s
Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition) · Russia: 5,642 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 24% of Israel, versus 13% of Russia
Israel: 23.8% (2024) · Russia: 13.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Russia has 14 times as many people as Israel
Israel: 10.1 million (2025) · Russia: 144 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Israel is 53 times as densely populated as Russia
Israel: 468 per km² (2025) · Russia: 9 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Russia and Israel are practically level
Israel: 176 cm (2019) · Russia: 176.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Russia are 2.3 cm taller than in Israel
Israel: 162.2 cm (2019) · Russia: 164.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Russia is 10 years older than in Israel
Israel: 29.2 years (2023) · Russia: 39.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Israel have 1.5 more children on average than in Russia
Israel: 2.87 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 13% in Israel
Israel: 12.7% (2025) · Russia: 17.8% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Israel hosts 53% more refugees per resident than Russia
Israel: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Russia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Russia 2.0
Israel: 5.9 (2026) · Russia: 2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Israel has 2 official languages, Russia 1
Israel: 2 (2026) · Russia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Russia’s economy is 4.2 times the size of Israel’s
Israel: $611 billion (2025) · Russia: $2.56 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Israel produces 20% more per person than Russia
Israel: Int$59,717 (2025) · Russia: Int$49,568 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Israel than in Russia (Gini 5.3 points higher)
Israel: 38.3 (2022) · Russia: 33 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Israel and Russia are practically level
Israel: 0.4% (2022) · Russia: 0.1% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 3.5% in Israel, versus 2.1% in Russia
Israel: 3.5% (2025) · Russia: 2.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Israel and Russia are practically level
Israel: 7.8% (2025) · Russia: 7.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Israel’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Russia’s 11%
Israel: 23.2% (2024) · Russia: 10.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 2.9× Russia’s
Israel: 101% (2025) · Russia: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Israel spends 3.9 times as much on health per person as Russia
Israel: $3,928 (2023) · Russia: $1,003 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Israel live 9.8 years longer than in Russia
Israel: 83.2 years (2024) · Russia: 73.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Russia is 52% more likely to die before turning one than in Israel
Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Russia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Russia has 35% more doctors per person than Israel
Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Russia: 5.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Russia has 2.2 times as many hospital beds per person as Israel
Israel: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Russia: 6.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Russia is 2.9 times that in Israel
Israel: 6.9 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 19.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Israel are obese, versus 21% in Russia
Israel: 23.3% (2024) · Russia: 21.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
27% of adults in Russia smoke, versus 21% in Israel
Israel: 21.2% (2024) · Russia: 27% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Israel rate their lives 1.35 points higher than in Russia
Israel: 7.19 (2025) · Russia: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Russia drink 2.5 times as much alcohol as in Israel
Israel: 4.2 litres (2023) · Russia: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Israel has 28% more meat per person than Russia
Israel: 108.7 kg (2023) · Russia: 84.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Israel has 226 kcal more food per person per day than Russia
Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023) · Russia: 3,528 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Russia put in 196 more hours a year than in Israel
Israel: 1,890 hours (2023) · Russia: 2,087 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Israel went to school 1.1 years longer than in Russia
Israel: 13.5 years (2023) · Russia: 12.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Israel: 0.1 (2024) · Russia: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Russia has 24 more World Heritage sites than Israel (33 against 9)
Israel: 9 (2026) · Russia: 33 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Russia has won 539 Olympic medals, Israel 20
Israel: 20 (2026 edition) · Russia: 539 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Russia are online, versus 88% in Israel
Israel: 88% (2024) · Russia: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Israel: 392 Mbps (2026) · Russia: no data
Who has electricity at home?
Israel and Russia are practically level
Israel: 100% (2024) · Russia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 75% in Russia
Israel: 92% (2025) · Russia: 75% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Russia has 186 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Israel 177
Israel: 177 (2024) · Russia: 186 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Russia’s railway network is 50 times as long as Israel’s
Israel: 1,720 km (2021) · Russia: 85,544 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Israel fly 6% more passengers per resident than those from Russia
Israel: 0.73 (2023) · Russia: 0.69 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Russia, but only 6.8% of Israel
Israel: 6.8% (2024) · Russia: 50.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Russia emits 2.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Israel
Israel: 5.6 t (2024) · Russia: 12.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
Russia and Israel are practically level
Israel: 16.9% (2025) · Russia: 17.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Israel carries 58% more fine dust than in Russia
Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Russia: 12.9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.8 times as likely to be murdered in Russia as in Israel
Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022) · Russia: 7.8 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Russia are 2 times as deadly as in Israel
Israel: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 13.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Israel is on average 23.7 °C warmer than Russia
Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: -2.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Russia gets 2.9 times as much rain as Israel
Israel: 205 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 Israel bigger than Russia?
Russia is larger. Israel fits inside Russia 776 times.
Which has more people, Israel or Russia?
Russia has 14 times as many people as Israel (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Israel or Russia?
People in Israel live 9.8 years longer than in Russia. Life expectancy at birth is 83.2 years in Israel and 73.4 in Russia.
Are people taller in Israel or Russia?
Russia and Israel are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
