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Russia vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Russia has a population of 144M (ranked 9/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Russia's land area is 6,323,145 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 1st vs. 197th).

By GDP, Russia ranks 11/197 ($2.17T) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Russia ranks 69/197 ($15,145), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Russia Vatican
Population
142718132
949
Population rank 9/197 197/197
GDP
$2.17T
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 11/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$15,145
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 69/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$47,405
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$441B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
21.4%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$3,075
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 98/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$9,262
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
6,323,145 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
22.7 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
1.41
2023
n/a
Median age
40.9 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Russia and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Russia vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Russia

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Russia Vatican
1950 55.5 65.9
1951 55.3 65.3
1952 57.6 65.7
1953 58.8 66.3
1954 59.9 67.5
1955 62.1 67.8
1956 66.5 67.3
1957 66 67.5
1958 67.7 68.7
1959 67.4 69.2
1960 68.3 69.2
1961 68.6 69.8
1962 68.5 69.2
1963 69.1 69.3
1964 69.5 70.3
1965 69.3 70.1
1966 69.4 70.9
1967 69.2 70.9
1968 69.1 70.7
1969 68.6 70.7
1970 68.7 71.5
1971 68.9 71.7
1972 68.8 72
1973 68.9 71.9
1974 68.7 72.7
1975 68.3 72.6
1976 68.1 72.9
1977 67.9 73.3
1978 67.8 73.7
1979 67.6 74
1980 67.5 74.1
1981 67.6 74.3
1982 68.1 74.8
1983 68 74.7
1984 67.6 75.1
1985 68.3 75.5
1986 70 75.7
1987 70.1 76.2
1988 69.9 76.4
1989 69.7 76.8
1990 69.3 76.9
1991 69 76.9
1992 67.8 77.3
1993 65 77
1994 63.8 77.7
1995 64 77.8
1996 65.4 78.5
1997 66.6 78.2
1998 66.9 78.3
1999 65.6 78.7
2000 65 79.3
2001 65 79.9
2002 64.7 80
2003 64.7 79.8
2004 65.1 80.2
2005 65.2 80.6
2006 66.5 81.2
2007 67.5 81.3
2008 67.9 81.4
2009 68.7 81.3
2010 68.2 81.5
2011 69.7 81.7
2012 70.1 82
2013 70.6 82.5
2014 70.8 82.6
2015 71.3 82.5
2016 71.9 82.9
2017 72.8 82.7
2018 72.9 83.3
2019 73.1 83.6
2020 71.2 83
2021 69.8 82.9
2022 72.5 83.3
2023 73.2 83
2024 73.3 83.1
2025 73.5 83.3

Russia and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Russia

Vatican
Year Population
Russia Vatican
1960 119,897,000 -
1961 121,236,000 -
1962 122,591,000 -
1963 123,960,000 -
1964 125,345,000 -
1965 126,745,000 -
1966 127,468,000 -
1967 128,196,000 -
1968 128,928,000 -
1969 129,664,000 -
1970 130,404,000 -
1971 131,155,000 -
1972 131,909,000 -
1973 132,669,000 -
1974 133,432,000 -
1975 134,200,000 -
1976 135,147,000 -
1977 136,100,000 -
1978 137,060,000 -
1979 138,027,000 -
1980 139,010,000 -
1981 139,941,000 -
1982 140,823,000 -
1983 141,668,000 -
1984 142,745,000 -
1985 143,858,000 -
1986 144,894,000 -
1987 145,908,000 -
1988 146,857,000 -
1989 147,721,000 -
1990 147,969,406 -
1991 148,394,216 -
1992 148,538,197 -
1993 148,458,777 -
1994 148,407,912 -
1995 148,375,787 -
1996 148,160,129 -
1997 147,915,361 -
1998 147,670,784 -
1999 147,214,776 -
2000 146,596,869 880
2001 145,976,482 890
2002 145,306,497 900
2003 144,648,618 911
2004 144,067,316 921
2005 143,518,814 921
2006 143,049,637 932
2007 142,805,114 821
2008 142,742,366 824
2009 142,785,348 826
2010 142,849,468 829
2011 143,018,195 832
2012 143,378,447 836
2013 143,805,638 839
2014 144,237,223 842
2015 144,640,716 1,000
2016 145,015,460 -
2017 145,293,260 1,000
2018 145,398,106 -
2019 145,453,291 1,000
2020 145,245,148 -
2021 144,746,762 -
2022 144,236,933 -
2023 143,826,130 -
2024 143,533,851 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Russia Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$2.24T
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
37.6%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.16%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
5.86%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
1,454,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.01%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
2.43%
2024
n/a
Services, % of GDP
57.5%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
30.7%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
51.6
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.1%
2023
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.1%
2023
n/a
Number of millionaires
381,726
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.34%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
140
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
194
2023
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$650B
2023
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$597B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$1.91B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
6,359,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
1.3%
2020
n/a
Banked people share
79.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Russia Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
5,601 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$7.43
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2,070 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
14.4 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
89.5%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
3.5%
2021
n/a
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
9.45%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-75.1%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
7,184 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
19.2%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
17.3%
2022
n/a
Nuclear share
19.4%
2022
n/a
Electricity access
100%
2023
n/a

Society

Russia Vatican
% of world population
1.76%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-178,042
2024
n/a
Urban population
75.5%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.79 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
48.5
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
22
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
84
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
6.8
2021
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
125
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
100%
2013
English speaking
4.84%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
94.4%
2024
n/a

Health

Russia Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,078
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$298.7
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
73.5 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.05%
2008
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.83
2020
n/a
Age at first childbirth
25.2 years
2013
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
9
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.5
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
24.8%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
5.9%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
69
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
29.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.5 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Russia Vatican
% of world land
11%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
44,053 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
832,826 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
3,147,937 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
981,326 mi
2023
5.59 mi
2003

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