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Russia vs United Kingdom: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 111 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Russia
rus
Leads on 56 of 111 metrics
United Kingdom
gbr
Leads on 44 of 111 metrics

Summary

Comparing Russia and United Kingdom: United Kingdom leads on Refined Petroleum Products Exports (613,800) against Russia (2.67); Russia leads on Oil Imports (42,750) against United Kingdom (1.45); United Kingdom leads on Electricity Production (318.20) against Russia (1.03). Across 111 compared metrics, Russia wins on 56 and United Kingdom wins on 44.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 5 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇷🇺 Russia🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)92.25 %96.3 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 92% (2023 est.)percent of population: 96% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score24.57 points78.89 points★
Radios61.584.5★
Televisions60.5★30.5
Waterways102,000★3,200

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇷🇺 Russia🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country111.04B $★31.15B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.61T $4.10T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)10 %★0.25 %
Coal Revenue0.53★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)10.55 %★4.38 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.3 % of GDP10 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index93.193.8★
Electricity Consumption909.6★309.2
Electricity Exports13.13★2.15
Electricity from Fossil Fuels68★50
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants21★2
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels11★9
Electricity from Other Renewables139★
Electricity Imports3.1919.7★
Electricity Installed Capacity244.9★97.06
Electricity Production1.03318.2★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)224.86 USD per capita★94.28 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient35.1★32.4
Gross Fixed Investment23.2★13.9
Gross National Saving26.5★13.6
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)4.1 %★-0.5 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)6.7 %3.3 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)7 % of GDP★2.4 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption467.5★79.17
Natural Gas Exports210.2★11.27
Natural Gas Imports15.7747★
Natural Gas Production665.6★42.11
Natural Gas Proved Reserves47.8176★
Oil Consumption2.94★1.62
Oil Exports7.3★1.31
Oil Imports42,750★1.45
Oil Production10.13★1.39
Oil Proved Reserves60★2.86
Population Below Poverty Line12.1 people★18.6 people
Public Debt18.5★138.6
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.3 USD★1.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption3.65★1.58
Refined Petroleum Products Exports2.67613,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports41,920907,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production6.08★1.29
Remittances0.10.1
Revenue from Forest Resources0.29★0.01
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.04★0.5
Taxes and Other Revenues12.127.4★
Unemployment Rate2.6 %★4.2 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇷🇺 Russia🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)47.39M5.08M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions1.84★340.94
Population Distributionpopulation is heavily concentrated in the westernmost fifth of the country, extending from the Baltic Sea south to the Caspian Sea, and eastward parallel to the Kazakh border; elsewhere, sizeable population pockets are isolated and generally found in the the core of the population lies in and around London, with significant clusters found in central Britain around Manchester and Liverpool, in the Scottish lowlands between Edinburgh and Glasgow, in southern Wales in and around Cardiff, and in far-eastern N
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country788 Cubic meters per year★9.8 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources4.53147★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇷🇺 Russia🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.29 %9.75 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)77.33115★
Agricultural land2.15M sq. km★172,448.2 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)37,653 km★12,429 km
Dam capacity per capita5,538.47 cubic meters per inhabitant★75.83 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land43,000★718

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇷🇺 Russia🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Rule of Law Index by Country1.68 %86.77 %★
Administrative Divisions46England: 24 two-tier counties, 32 London boroughs and 1 City of London or Greater London, 36 metropolitan districts, 59 unitary authorities (including 4 single-tier counties*) two-tier counties: Cambridgeshire, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, East Sussex, Ess
Independence25no official date of independence: 927 (minor English kingdoms unite); 3 March 1284 (enactment of the Statute of Rhuddlan uniting England and Wales); 1536 (Act of Union incorporates England and Wales); 1 May 1707 (Acts of Union unite England, Scotland, and
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇷🇺 Russia🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)17.037.99★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)5.97.4★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.4 % of GDP11.3 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNANA
Hospital Bed Density7 people/sq km★2.4 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)9 %8 %★
Mean Age at First Birth25.229★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)23.1 %★27.8 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS1NA
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇷🇺 Russia🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)1.45M★153,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇷🇺 Russia🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Currently married (Percent)53.91 %★46.59 %
Human Capital Index0.770.79★
Life expectancy at birth81.33 years83.69 years★
Median age of population40.61 years★40.33 years
Population Change-917,387.6 persons377,688.2 persons★
Population density8.78 per sq. km★288.63 per sq. km
Total population143.17M persons★69.96M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.180.67★
Average Female Breast Size by Country: Worldwide Data & RankingsB-CC★
Birth Rate (%)8.27 %10.76 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate68 %76.1 %★
Death Rate (%)13.93 %9.25 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.2 % of GDP5.9 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age33.21M persons★15.28M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate72.52★35.36
Learning-adjusted years of school12.66 years★11.65 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population12.68 people★9.65 people
Mean Male Height (cm)176.46177.49★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★16
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization79.31 %86.48 %★
Physician Density5.11 people/sq km★3.3 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.49 %0.4 %★
Population living in slums2.46 %★0.16 %
Total deaths1.62M persons675,626.2 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)56.39 %75.07 %★
Total fertility rate1.44 per woman1.53 per woman★
Total net-migration-487,124.9 persons375,700.7 persons★
Under-five mortality rate4.79 per live births4.03 per live births★

Transportation

5 metrics
Metric🇷🇺 Russia🇬🇧 United KingdomShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.652.25★
Airports9051,057★
Annual Human Space Visits (Total)2★0
Civil Air TravelNA major transport aircraft618
Heliports494★139

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