3rd lowest average temperature-2.6°C · #3 of 187 · 2016–2025 avg
3rd highest railway network85,544 km · #3 of 133 · 2021
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Surprising facts about Russia
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among Russia’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
Russia among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where Russia sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the
world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like Russia across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
Russia
vs Azerbaijan 
vs Belarus 
vs China 
vs Estonia 
vs Finland 
vs Georgia 
vs Kazakhstan 
vs North Korea 
vs Latvia 
vs Lithuania 
vs Mongolia 
vs Norway 
vs Poland 
vs Ukraine