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Russia vs United Arab Emirates statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Russia has a population of 144M (ranked 9/197), compared with 10.9M in The United Arab Emirates (ranked 88/197). Russia's land area is 6,323,145 sq mi versus 27,421 sq mi for The United Arab Emirates (ranked 1st vs. 117th).

By GDP, Russia ranks 11/197 ($2.17T) and The United Arab Emirates ranks 29/197 ($537B). By GDP per capita, Russia ranks 69/197 ($15,145), while The United Arab Emirates ranks 24/197 ($49,378).

Main facts and rankings

Russia UAE
Population
142718132
11372700
Population rank 9/197 86/197
GDP
$2.17T
2024
$537B
2024
GDP rank 11/197 29/197
GDP per capita
$15,145
2024
$49,378
2024
GDP per capita rank 69/197 24/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$47,405
2024
$77,959
2024
Government debt
$441B
2024
$172B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
21.4%
2025
32.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,075
2024
$15,857
2024
Government debt per person rank 98/185 39/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,262
2025
$40,921
2025
Land area
6,323,145 sq mi
2025
27,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.7 ppl/mi²
2024
397 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.41
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
40.9 years
2024
32.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Russia and United Arab Emirates: Comparison Charts

Russia and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP
Russia

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP
Russia UAE
1970 - $685,986,701
1971 - $939,893,600
1972 - $1,415,086,929
1973 - $4,231,243,616
1974 - $11,651,505,689
1975 - $14,720,728,249
1976 - $19,213,158,779
1977 - $24,871,775,165
1978 - $23,775,764,225
1979 - $31,225,659,621
1980 - $43,599,160,050
1981 - $49,333,424,135
1982 - $46,622,718,605
1983 - $42,803,323,345
1984 - $41,807,954,236
1985 - $40,603,650,232
1986 - $33,943,612,095
1987 - $36,384,908,744
1988 $554,828,660,436 $36,275,674,203
1989 $506,631,299,735 $41,464,995,914
1990 $517,014,446,228 $50,701,443,748
1991 $517,962,962,963 $51,552,165,622
1992 $460,290,556,901 $54,239,171,888
1993 $435,083,713,851 $55,625,170,253
1994 $395,077,301,248 $59,305,093,980
1995 $395,537,185,735 $65,743,666,576
1996 $391,724,890,744 $73,571,233,996
1997 $404,928,954,192 $78,839,008,445
1998 $270,955,486,862 $75,674,336,283
1999 $195,907,128,351 $84,445,473,111
2000 $259,710,142,197 $104,337,372,362
2001 $306,602,070,621 $103,311,640,572
2002 $345,470,494,418 $109,816,201,498
2003 $430,347,420,185 $124,346,358,067
2004 $591,016,690,732 $147,824,370,320
2005 $764,015,973,481 $180,617,467,965
2006 $989,932,071,353 $222,116,541,865
2007 $1,299,703,478,482 $257,916,133,424
2008 $1,660,848,058,303 $315,474,615,739
2009 $1,222,645,900,056 $253,547,358,747
2010 $1,524,916,715,224 $300,189,052,689
2011 $2,045,922,753,398 $360,832,739,551
2012 $2,208,293,553,878 $384,610,125,391
2013 $2,292,470,078,346 $400,218,529,748
2014 $2,059,241,589,895 $414,105,366,753
2015 $1,363,482,182,198 $370,275,469,571
2016 $1,276,786,350,881 $369,255,326,236
2017 $1,574,199,360,089 $390,516,804,030
2018 $1,657,328,773,461 $427,049,432,158
2019 $1,693,115,002,708 $417,989,721,743
2020 $1,493,075,894,362 $349,473,015,330
2021 $1,829,186,719,575 $415,178,792,757
2022 $2,291,612,121,335 $502,731,935,194
2023 $2,071,505,725,031 $514,130,432,648
2024 $2,173,835,806,672 $537,078,829,135

Russia and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP per capita
Russia

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP per capita
Russia UAE
1970 - $2,394
1971 - $2,805
1972 - $3,675
1973 - $9,696
1974 - $23,823
1975 - $27,117
1976 - $31,197
1977 - $35,020
1978 - $29,379
1979 - $34,238
1980 - $42,925
1981 - $44,854
1982 - $39,972
1983 - $34,650
1984 - $32,012
1985 - $29,468
1986 - $23,132
1987 - $23,113
1988 $3,778 $21,570
1989 $3,430 $23,167
1990 $3,494 $26,710
1991 $3,490 $25,691
1992 $3,099 $25,648
1993 $2,931 $25,033
1994 $2,662 $25,473
1995 $2,666 $27,003
1996 $2,644 $28,323
1997 $2,738 $27,983
1998 $1,835 $24,889
1999 $1,331 $25,856
2000 $1,772 $29,866
2001 $2,100 $27,745
2002 $2,378 $27,754
2003 $2,975 $29,660
2004 $4,102 $33,377
2005 $5,323 $38,719
2006 $6,920 $44,343
2007 $9,101 $45,855
2008 $11,635 $50,054
2009 $8,563 $37,803
2010 $10,675 $43,697
2011 $14,305 $50,789
2012 $15,402 $52,034
2013 $15,941 $52,024
2014 $14,277 $51,381
2015 $9,427 $43,535
2016 $8,804 $41,326
2017 $10,835 $42,341
2018 $11,399 $45,690
2019 $11,640 $44,251
2020 $10,280 $37,174
2021 $12,637 $43,360
2022 $15,888 $49,899
2023 $14,403 $49,041
2024 $15,145 $49,378

Russia vs. United Arab Emirates life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Russia

United Arab Emirates
Year Life expectancy, years
Russia UAE
1950 55.5 42.1
1951 55.3 42.9
1952 57.6 43.6
1953 58.8 44.4
1954 59.9 45.2
1955 62.1 46
1956 66.5 46.9
1957 66 47.8
1958 67.7 48.8
1959 67.4 49.7
1960 68.3 50.7
1961 68.6 51.6
1962 68.5 52.5
1963 69.1 53.5
1964 69.5 54.5
1965 69.3 55.5
1966 69.4 56.6
1967 69.2 57.6
1968 69.1 58.7
1969 68.6 59.8
1970 68.7 60.8
1971 68.9 61.8
1972 68.8 62.7
1973 68.9 63.5
1974 68.7 64.4
1975 68.3 65.1
1976 68.1 65.8
1977 67.9 66.5
1978 67.8 67.1
1979 67.6 67.6
1980 67.5 68.2
1981 67.6 68.6
1982 68.1 69.1
1983 68 69.4
1984 67.6 69.8
1985 68.3 70.1
1986 70 70.4
1987 70.1 70.6
1988 69.9 70.8
1989 69.7 71
1990 69.3 71.1
1991 69 71.1
1992 67.8 71.2
1993 65 71.2
1994 63.8 71.2
1995 64 71.4
1996 65.4 71.8
1997 66.6 72.6
1998 66.9 73.7
1999 65.6 75
2000 65 76.3
2001 65 77.6
2002 64.7 78.7
2003 64.7 79.6
2004 65.1 80.3
2005 65.2 80.8
2006 66.5 81.2
2007 67.5 81.4
2008 67.9 81.6
2009 68.7 81.7
2010 68.2 81.9
2011 69.7 81.9
2012 70.1 81.9
2013 70.6 82
2014 70.8 82
2015 71.3 82.1
2016 71.9 82.2
2017 72.8 82.4
2018 72.9 82.4
2019 73.1 82.6
2020 71.2 81.9
2021 69.8 79.1
2022 72.5 80.5
2023 73.2 82.9
2024 73.3 83.1
2025 73.5 83.2

Russia and United Arab Emirates population clocks and comparison

Population
Russia

United Arab Emirates
Year Population
Russia UAE
1960 119,897,000 131,334
1961 121,236,000 137,989
1962 122,591,000 144,946
1963 123,960,000 152,211
1964 125,345,000 159,692
1965 126,745,000 167,103
1966 127,468,000 173,976
1967 128,196,000 179,700
1968 128,928,000 199,416
1969 129,664,000 239,660
1970 130,404,000 286,536
1971 131,155,000 335,027
1972 131,909,000 385,014
1973 132,669,000 436,399
1974 133,432,000 489,087
1975 134,200,000 542,856
1976 135,147,000 615,866
1977 136,100,000 710,209
1978 137,060,000 809,274
1979 138,027,000 912,010
1980 139,010,000 1,015,700
1981 139,941,000 1,099,855
1982 140,823,000 1,166,370
1983 141,668,000 1,235,305
1984 142,745,000 1,305,996
1985 143,858,000 1,377,911
1986 144,894,000 1,467,383
1987 145,908,000 1,574,244
1988 146,857,000 1,681,788
1989 147,721,000 1,789,851
1990 147,969,406 1,898,220
1991 148,394,216 2,006,626
1992 148,538,197 2,114,730
1993 148,458,777 2,222,093
1994 148,407,912 2,328,188
1995 148,375,787 2,434,662
1996 148,160,129 2,597,564
1997 147,915,361 2,817,410
1998 147,670,784 3,040,421
1999 147,214,776 3,266,009
2000 146,596,869 3,493,575
2001 145,976,482 3,723,590
2002 145,306,497 3,956,826
2003 144,648,618 4,192,457
2004 144,067,316 4,428,967
2005 143,518,814 4,664,790
2006 143,049,637 5,009,100
2007 142,805,114 5,624,635
2008 142,742,366 6,302,664
2009 142,785,348 6,707,058
2010 142,849,468 6,869,838
2011 143,018,195 7,104,538
2012 143,378,447 7,391,448
2013 143,805,638 7,693,031
2014 144,237,223 8,059,440
2015 144,640,716 8,505,237
2016 145,015,460 8,935,095
2017 145,293,260 9,223,225
2018 145,398,106 9,346,701
2019 145,453,291 9,445,785
2020 145,245,148 9,401,038
2021 144,746,762 9,575,152
2022 144,236,933 10,074,977
2023 143,826,130 10,483,751
2024 143,533,851 10,876,981

Fertility rates in Russia and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate
Russia

United Arab Emirates
Year Fertility rate
Russia UAE
1960 2.52 6.5
1961 2.45 6.49
1962 2.36 6.49
1963 2.27 6.5
1964 2.18 6.49
1965 2.13 6.5
1966 2.1 6.5
1967 2.04 6.51
1968 1.99 6.53
1969 1.97 6.52
1970 1.99 6.52
1971 2.03 6.52
1972 2.04 6.5
1973 2.01 6.46
1974 2 6.41
1975 1.98 6.35
1976 1.97 6.29
1977 1.95 6.22
1978 1.92 6.15
1979 1.9 6.06
1980 1.89 5.95
1981 1.91 5.81
1982 2.04 5.66
1983 2.11 5.48
1984 2.06 5.3
1985 2.05 5.13
1986 2.15 5
1987 2.22 4.88
1988 2.12 4.77
1989 2.01 4.65
1990 1.89 4.51
1991 1.73 4.25
1992 1.55 4.09
1993 1.39 3.82
1994 1.4 3.76
1995 1.34 3.28
1996 1.27 3.06
1997 1.22 2.83
1998 1.23 2.77
1999 1.16 2.79
2000 1.2 2.73
2001 1.22 2.62
2002 1.29 2.54
2003 1.32 2.49
2004 1.34 2.38
2005 1.29 2.23
2006 1.31 1.96
2007 1.42 1.79
2008 1.5 1.52
2009 1.54 1.58
2010 1.57 1.57
2011 1.58 1.54
2012 1.69 1.53
2013 1.71 1.53
2014 1.75 1.48
2015 1.78 1.42
2016 1.76 1.37
2017 1.62 1.35
2018 1.58 1.29
2019 1.5 1.25
2020 1.51 1.29
2021 1.51 1.16
2022 1.42 1.15
2023 1.41 1.2

Russia and United Arab Emirates demographics compared

Median age
Russia

United Arab Emirates
Year Median age, years
Russia UAE
1960 27.1 19.6
1961 27.4 20.1
1962 27.7 20.6
1963 28.1 21
1964 28.3 21.5
1965 28.6 22
1966 28.9 22.6
1967 29.2 23.3
1968 29.8 23.5
1969 30.3 23.1
1970 30.7 23
1971 31 23.2
1972 31.1 23.6
1973 31.1 24.1
1974 30.9 24.7
1975 30.7 25.4
1976 30.6 25.6
1977 30.9 25.4
1978 31 25.5
1979 31.1 25.8
1980 31.3 26.2
1981 31.4 26.4
1982 31.6 26.4
1983 31.7 26.4
1984 31.8 26.4
1985 32 26.6
1986 32.2 26.5
1987 32.4 26.1
1988 32.6 25.9
1989 32.9 25.8
1990 33.2 25.8
1991 33.6 26
1992 33.9 26.4
1993 34.4 26.8
1994 34.7 27.4
1995 35 28
1996 35.3 28.1
1997 35.7 27.9
1998 36 27.9
1999 36.3 28
2000 36.6 28.2
2001 36.8 28.6
2002 36.9 29.1
2003 37 29.6
2004 37.2 30.3
2005 37.4 30.9
2006 37.6 31.4
2007 37.7 31.6
2008 37.8 31.6
2009 37.9 31.6
2010 38 31.7
2011 38.1 31.7
2012 38.3 31.7
2013 38.4 31.7
2014 38.6 31.8
2015 38.7 31.8
2016 38.8 31.8
2017 39 31.8
2018 39.2 31.8
2019 39.4 31.8
2020 39.7 31.8
2021 39.9 31.9
2022 40.1 31.9
2023 40.5 32.2
2024 40.9 32.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Russia UAE
GNI, Atlas method
$2.24T
2024
$538B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
37.6%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.16%
2023
3.89%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP
5.86%
2023
5.64%
2014
Armed forces personnel
1,454,000
2020
63,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.01%
2025
+2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.43%
2024
1.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
57.5%
2024
51.6%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
30.7%
2024
47.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
51.6
2025
71.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.1%
2023
20.5%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2023
2.8%
2018
Number of millionaires
381,726
2024
202,201
2024
Percentage of millionaires
0.34%
2024
2.34%
2024
Number of billionaires
140
2025
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies
194
2023
154
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$650B
2023
$1.05T
2024
Total reserves including gold
$597B
2023
$238B
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.91B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
6,359,000
2020
8,084,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
1.3%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
79.3%
2024
85.7%
2021

Energy

Russia UAE
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,601 kg
2022
8,336 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.43
2022
$8.85
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2,070 megatons
2023
206 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
14.4 tons
2023
19.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.5%
2022
92.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
3.5%
2021
1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.45%
2022
7.24%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-75.1%
2022
-171.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
7,184 kWh
2022
14,688 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
19.2%
2021
4.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
17.3%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
19.4%
2022
13.3%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Russia UAE
% of world population
1.76%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-178,042
2024
+278,439
2024
Urban population
75.5%
2024
88%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
83.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
22
2024
68
2024
Higher education index
84
2025
65
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.8
2021
0.75
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
125
2025
179
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
98.8%
2024
English speaking
4.84%
2023
65%
2025
People using the Internet
94.4%
2024
100%
2024

Health

Russia UAE
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,078
2022
$2,315
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$298.7
2022
$284.4
2022
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.05%
2008
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.83
2020
2.91
2021
Age at first childbirth
25.2 years
2013
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
9
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.5
2023
5
2023
Obesity rate
24.8%
2022
32.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.9%
2024
20.7%
2024
Air quality index
69
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.2%
2022
9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.5 liters
2020
2.08 liters
2020

Territory

Russia UAE
% of world land
11%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
44,053 sq mi
2024
2,521 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
832,826 sq mi
2025
1,512 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,147,937 sq mi
2025
1,225 sq mi
2025
Roads length
981,326 mi
2023
2,535 mi
2008

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