Russia covers 17,098,246 km² on the new Equal Earth world map, 12.5% of all land on Earth. It ranks 1st of 237 countries worldwide and 1st in Europe. At 66° latitude the old Mercator map inflates area by about 6.1×, drawing it closer to 103,611,951 km², a difference of roughly 506%.
You could fit 5 of India inside Russia.
Russia: key figures
| True area | 17,098,246 km² |
| World rank | 1st |
| Share of world land | 12.5% |
| Rank in Europe | 1st / 50 |
| Old-map (Mercator) inflation | 6.1× |
| Apparent size on Mercator | 103,611,951 km² |
Largest countries in Europe (true area)