World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country fits inside Russia 154 times
Russia: 17,125,200 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Russia’s coastline is 86 times as long as the median country’s
Russia: 37,653 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Russia’s highest peak towers 3,307 m above the median country’s
Russia: 5,642 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 38% of the median country, versus 13% of Russia
Russia: 13.2% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Russia has 19 times as many people as the median country
Russia: 144 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The median country is 11 times as densely populated as Russia
Russia: 9 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Russia are 3.1 cm taller than in the median country
Russia: 176.7 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Russia are 4.0 cm taller than in the median country
Russia: 164.5 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Russia is 8.3 years older than in the median country
Russia: 39.5 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the median country have 0.5 more children on average than in Russia
Russia: 1.42 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Russia are 65 or older, versus 8.6% in the median country
Russia: 17.8% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
The median country hosts 10 times as many refugees per resident as Russia
Russia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Russia has produced 2.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the median country none
Russia: 2 (2026) · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Russia and the median country are practically level
Russia: 1 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Russia’s economy is 56 times the size of the median country’s
Russia: $2.56 trillion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Russia produces 2.4 times as much per person as the median country
Russia: Int$49,568 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the median country than in Russia (Gini 1.4 points higher)
Russia: 33 (2023) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
1.6% of people in the median country live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.1% in Russia
Russia: 0.1% (2023) · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.1% in the median country, versus 2.1% in Russia
Russia: 2.1% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Russia spends 7.5% of its GDP on the military, the median country 1.8%
Russia: 7.5% (2025) · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The median country’s central government collects 17% of GDP in tax, Russia’s 11%
Russia: 10.9% (2024) · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The median country’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Russia’s
Russia: 35% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Russia spends 2.1 times as much on health per person as the median country
Russia: $1,003 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 1.2 years longer than in Russia
Russia: 73.4 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 3.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Russia
Russia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Russia has 3 times as many doctors per person as the median country
Russia: 5.1 per 1,000 (2022) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Russia has 2.8 times as many hospital beds per person as the median country
Russia: 6.8 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Russia is 2 times that in the median country
Russia: 19.8 per 100k (2023) · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in the median country are obese, versus 21% in Russia
Russia: 21.2% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
27% of adults in Russia smoke, versus 19% in the median country
Russia: 27% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Russia and the median country are practically level
Russia: 5.83 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Russia drink 2.4 times as much alcohol as in the median country
Russia: 10.4 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Russia has 51% more meat per person than the median country
Russia: 84.8 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Russia has 591 kcal more food per person per day than the median country
Russia: 3,528 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Russia put in 112 more hours a year than in the median country
Russia: 2,087 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Russia went to school 2.5 years longer than in the median country
Russia: 12.4 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Russia: no data · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Russia has 30 more World Heritage sites than the median country (33 against 3)
Russia: 33 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Russia has won 539 Olympic medals, the median country 4
Russia: 539 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Russia are online, versus 82% in the median country
Russia: 94% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Russia: no data · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Russia and the median country are practically level
Russia: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Russia live in cities, versus 64% in the median country
Russia: 75% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Russia has 186 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115
Russia: 186 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Russia’s railway network is 40 times as long as the median country’s
Russia: 85,544 km (2021) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Russia fly 2.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from the median country
Russia: 0.69 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Russia, but only 33% of the median country
Russia: 50.8% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Russia emits 4.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in the median country
Russia: 12.3 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Russia
Russia: 17.4% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 29% more fine dust than in Russia
Russia: 12.9 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.5 times as likely to be murdered in Russia as in the median country
Russia: 7.8 per 100k (2024) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 39% deadlier than in Russia
Russia: 13.4 per 100k (2023) · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The median country is on average 25.5 °C warmer than Russia
Russia: -2.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 73% more rain than Russia
Russia: 586 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Russia bigger than the median country?
Russia is larger. The median country fits inside Russia 154 times.
Which has more people, Russia or the median country?
Russia has 19 times as many people as the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Russia or the median country?
People in the median country live 1.2 years longer than in Russia. Life expectancy at birth is 73.4 years in Russia and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Russia or the median country?
Men in Russia are 3.1 cm taller than in the median country (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
