Russia vs South Korea

Russia has a live population of about 143,296,039 (#9 in the world) and South Korea about 51,579,911 (#31), so Russia has 2.8 times as many people as South Korea. Russia is growing at -0.2% a year and South Korea at -0.1%.

By area Russia is larger: 17,125,190 km² against 100,450 km², which gives population densities of 8.4 people per km² in Russia and 513.5 in South Korea.

Russia's economy is worth $2.56T (2025) and South Korea's $1.87T (2025); per person that is $17,847 in Russia versus $36,227 in South Korea, so the average South Korea resident produces 2 times as much.

Life expectancy is 73.4 years in Russia and 83.6 in South Korea; women have 1.4 children on average in Russia compared with 0.7 in South Korea; the median age is 40.7 versus 46.2 years.

75.3% of Russia's people live in cities against 81.2% in South Korea; 94.4% use the internet in Russia and 97.9% in South Korea; CO₂ emissions per person are 14 t in Russia and 11.4 t in South Korea.