The size of the Russian economy
A closer look at the GDP(gross domestic product) of Russia relative to other economies, for a better understanding of Russia's relative economic power
The eleven largest economies in the world
Russia's GDP is $1,862 billion, this makes it only the 11th largest economy in the world
It is much smaller than both The USA($26,950 billion) and China($17,701 billion)
The Russian economy compared to the rest of Europe
In Europe, Russia is the 5th largest economy. It is only 40% the size of the German economy($4,430 billion) and it's smaller than Italy($2,186 billion)
The Russian economy compared to small countries
The Russian economy is equal in size to South Korea($1,709 billion) or the combined economies of Belgium + The Netherlands($1,720 billion)
South Korea is 171x smaller by land area
The Netherlands is 412x smaller by land area
Belgium is 560x smaller by land area
The Russian economy compared to the United States
The USA has a GDP of $26,950 billion while Russia has a GDP of $1,862 billion. This means it is 13 times smaller
What does 13 times smaller mean?
The average height of a man, worldwide, is 1.70m(5.5 feet). 13 times smaller is 13cm(0.5 feet)
A regular computer mouse is about 14-15cm. Your computer mouse is relatively larger to you than Russia is to The USA
The Russian economy compared to Ethiopia
Ethiopia has a GDP of $156 billion. Which is roughly 13 times smaller than Russia's gdp
Ethiopia has the same relative economic power to Russia as Russia does to The United States
The Russian economy compared to Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico has a GDP of $118 billion which makes it 15 times smaller than Russia
Russia's GDP is 13 times smaller than that of The USA
Puerto Rico's relative power to Russia is almost equal to Russia's power compared to The USA
Click on the legend items to play with the data
Russia as an American state
If Russia would join The USA as the 51th state, it would only be the 4th largest state
Russia has roughly half the GDP of California($3,755 billion)