Russia
Russia appears in 3 reels. Here is where it lands in each one, and the figure the chart gives it.
Russia at a glance
- People
- 144 million
- 2025
- Income per person
- $17,547 a year
- 2025
- Life expectancy
- 73.4 years
- 2024
- Live in cities
- 75%
- 2025
- Land area
- 16,376,870 km²
- 2024
Active-duty troops by country, millions (estimates). Each note: how many times bigger China's army is
The world's 10 biggest armies, counted down
Even the next biggest army, India's, is 1.4 times smaller than China's.
Source: GlobalFirepower 2026 (active personnel, estimates) · 2026
- Russia
- Guess first, then watch
Billionaires counted per country, Forbes 2026 · the 3 biggest bubbles hold 1,757 of the world's 3,428
Three countries hold over half of the world's billionaires
Forbes counts 51 in every 100 billionaires in the US, China and India. Hurun counts 60. The two lists disagree on who is first, but not on this.
Source: Forbes World's Billionaires List 2026 (1 March 2026); Hurun Global Rich List 2026 · Forbes wealth as of 1 March 2026; Hurun as of 15 January 2026
- Russia#5 of 5
- 147
All-time Olympic gold medals, Summer + Winter
Most Olympic golds ever — and the countries with none
Only 105 of 206 countries have ever won gold. Monaco: 34 Games, zero medals.
Source: IOC medal data · Wikipedia all-time Olympic medal table (precursor NOCs combined) · after Milano Cortina 2026
- Russia + Soviet Union#2 of 3
- 747
