Russia on the Equal Earth Map
Europe/Asia • COUNTRYRussia is the largest country on Earth by far, spanning 17,098,242 km² (6,601,670 mi²) across eleven time zones in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. While enormous in reality, Mercator maps exaggerate Russia to look larger than all of Africa; in truth, Africa (30.37M km²) is almost 1.8 times larger than Russia.
How Does Russia Look on the Equal Earth Projection?
On traditional conformal world maps like Mercator, landmasses located near the equator are rendered visually compressed compared to polar and temperate regions.
The Equal Earth projection mathematically guarantees that Russia (17,098,242 km²) is displayed in exact visual proportion to every other territory on Earth without conformal area distortion.
Despite its immense 17.1M km² expanse, Russia easily fits inside the African continent with room to spare.
How Russia Compares in Size
Direct relative scale comparisons with prominent global benchmarks:
| Benchmark Entity | Benchmark Area | Comparison Ratio | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 France | 643,801 km² | Russia is 26.56× larger | Compare Directly → |
| 🇺🇸 United States | 9,833,517 km² | Russia is 1.74× larger | Compare Directly → |
| 🇨🇳 China | 9,596,960 km² | Russia is 1.78× larger | Compare Directly → |
| 🇧🇷 Brazil | 8,515,767 km² | Russia is 2.01× larger | Compare Directly → |