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Russia · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Russia

Europe & Central Asia Capital Moscow High income Nation age 1,144 years (since 882) i RUS · RU
NationsTree Index 2025 i63.851st of 196 Tree height 2025 i54 msee ranking Military strength i97percentile
Population i143.5 m9th of 217 Area i17,125,190 km²1st of 216 GDP i$2.56 trn8th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$7.24 trn intl.4th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$49,568 intl.55th of 199 Life expectancy i73.4 years122nd of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i62
Strength · trunk i89
Quality of life · crown i66
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i47
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i45
CSV

In short

Russia is 51st of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 63.8 out of 100; its tree is 54 m tall.

It has 143.5 million people and an economy of $7.24 trn at purchasing power parity, 4th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Access to electricity (1st of 215), Adult literacy (3rd of 98) and Physicians (8th of 174).

Its weakest positions: CO₂ emissions per person (190th of 203), Rule of law (186th of 207) and Regulatory quality (182nd of 205).

Over five years it fell from 40th to 51st in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

62
Surface area ikm² 17,125,190 1st/216
Land area ikm² 16,376,870 1st/216
Population ipeople 143.5 m 9th/217
Population growth i% -0.11% 178th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 8.8 203rd/216
Urban population i% 75.3% 73rd/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 17.0% 154th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 17.8% 50th/217

Economy

69
GDP iUSD $2.56 trn 8th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $7.24 trn 4th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $6.18 trn 4th/199
GDP per person iUSD $17,547 84th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $49,568 55th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $15,960 76th/201
GDP growth i% 1.0% 175th/210
Inflation i% 8.7% 155th/180
Unemployment i% 2.1% 18th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 17.9% 4th/55
General government gross debt i% of GDP 16.6% 15th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -3.9% 129th/192

Main industries

59
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 3.1% 127th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 29.7% 55th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 13.7% 54th/192
Services i% of GDP 58.9% 94th/200

Trade

47
Exports of goods & services iUSD $466.24 bn 22nd/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $397.18 bn 25th/182
Exports i% of GDP 18.2% 151st/183
Imports i% of GDP 15.5% 176th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 33.7% 173rd/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 43.1% 25th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 22.1% 102nd/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 6.6% 133rd/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 7.4% 50th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 9.7% 67th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 1.5% 63rd/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 0.4% 161st/196

Natural resources

81
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 18.5% 25th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 9.67% 20th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 5.86% 11th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.61% 11th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 2.05% 35th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.31% 79th/209
Arable land i% of land area 7.4% 117th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 29,895 20th/183

Tourism

67
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 6.4 m 31st/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $4.96 bn 30th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 1.3% 145th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 12.4 m 16th/107

Society & health

75
Life expectancy iyears 73.4 122nd/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 5.2 41st/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 5.11 8th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 6.8 8th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 97% 29th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 98.6% 15th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 92.5% 89th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 77.5%2017
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 27.3% 51st/217
Health spending i% of GDP 7.0% 85th/193
Adult literacy i% 99.9% 3rd/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 60.4% 59th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.832 64th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 33.0 42nd/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.1% 10th/108

Infrastructure & digital

77
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 76.3% 80th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 58.2% 76th/144
Internet users i% of population 94.4% 31st/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 186 9th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 27.1 70th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 2.70 71st/164
Rail lines iroute-km 85,544 3rd/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 98.9 m 8th/161

Environment & energy

53
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 13.98 190th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 3.5% 172nd/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 11.6 59th/200
Forest area i% of land area 50.8% 56th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 5,727 11th/149

Institutions & safety

18
Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 42.1 143rd/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 28.2 167th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 37.7 186th/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 49.0 179th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 34.9 182nd/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 31.3 178th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 6.8 107th/145

Military

91
Military expenditure iUSD $190.42 bn 3rd/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 7.5% 4th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 19.8% 9th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 1.5 m 4th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 1.98% 29th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 129.0 m 44th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 1.9 bn 5th/65

Science & innovation

84
R&D spending i% of GDP 0.94% 44th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 21,502 7th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 85,558 7th/197

Compare Russia with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Kievan Rus’ (shared East Slavic statehood) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Russia — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/russia. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Russia — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/russia. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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