International rankings of Russia
The following are international rankings of Russia.
Freedom assessments
The freedom indices produced by several non-governmental organizations publishes assessments of political rights and civil liberties for countries around the world.[1] In 2021, Freedom House gave Russia a global freedom score of 20 out of 100, Reporters Without Borders’ Press Freedom Index ranked Russia 150 of 180 countries, and the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy Index gave Russia a score of 3.31 and a rank of 124 of 167 countries.
| Freedom in the World 2022[2] | 2022 Index of Economic Freedom[3] | 2022 Press Freedom Index[4] | 2021 Democracy Index[5] |
|---|---|---|---|
| not free | mostly unfree | very serious situation | authoritarian regime |
Country ratings from Freedom House's Freedom in the World 2021 survey
Press freedom in 2022 according to Reporters Without Borders
Democracy Index map in 2020 according to The Economist Intelligence Unit
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| Freedom in the World | free | partly free | not free | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Index of Economic Freedom | free | mostly free | moderately free | mostly unfree | repressed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Press Freedom Index | good situation | satisfactory situation | noticeable problems | difficult situation | very serious situation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Democracy Index | full democracy | flawed democracy | hybrid regime | authoritarian regime | authoritarian regime | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Agriculture
| Name | Rank | Out of | Source | Notes | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irrigated land area | 10 | 236 | CIA World Factbook | Irrigated land: 46,000 km² | 2003 |
| Cultivated land area | 4 | 190 | CIA World Factbook | Cultivated land: 1,192,300 km² | 2005 |
| Dietary calorie intake | 28 | 185 | FAO | 3,270 kcal/person/day | 2007 |
| Wheat production | 4 | 42 | International Grains Council | Production: 61.7 million metric tons | 2009 |
| Fisheries harvest | 10 | 75 | FAO | Total of capture and aquaculture: 3,305,698 tons | 2005 |
| Wine production | 13 | 25 | FAO | Production: 501,000 tons | 2009 |
| Tomato production | 10 | 50 | FAO | Production: 1,938,710 tons | 2008 |
| Apple production | 9 | 93 | FAO | Production: 1,467,000 tons | 2008 |
- Largest barley producer, output of 15.7 million metric (2007)
- Largest buckwheat producer, output of 1 004 850 (2007)
- Largest oats producer, output of 5.1 million metric tons (2005)
- Largest rye producer, output of 3.6 million metric tons (2005)
- Largest sunflower seed producer, output of 6.3 million metric tons (2005)
- Largest currant and gooseberry producer, output of 463,500 tons (2005)
- Largest raspberry producer, output of 110,000 tons (2004)
- Largest vetches producer, output of 377,750 tons[6]
- Largest livestock of domesticated reindeer, about two-thirds of the world's[7]
Cities
- GaWC Inventory of World Cities, 1999: Moscow 7 points, Alpha World City
- GaWC Inventory of World Cities, 1999: St. Petersburg 1 point, Minimal evidence of world city formation
Economic

GNI per capita:
Russia (9 370$)
Higher GNI per capita compared to Russia
Lower GNI per capita compared to Russia
- The Wall Street Journal and the The Heritage Foundation: Index of Economic Freedom 2006, ranked 122 out of 157 countries
- International Monetary Fund: GDP (nominal) per capita 2006, ranked 59 out of 182 countries
- International Monetary Fund: GDP (nominal) 2009, ranked 8 out of 181 countries
- World Economic Forum: Global Competitiveness Index 2006-2007, ranked 62 out of 125 countries
Demographics
- United Nations: Human Development Index 2006, ranked 65 out of 177 countries
- A.T. Kearney/Foreign Policy Magazine: Globalization Index 2006, ranked 47 out of 62 countries
- Highest crude divorce rate, 4.42 per 1000 (2004)
Energy
- Largest proven natural gas reserves, 44,650,000,000,000 m³ (2008)
- Largest natural gas producer, 654,000,000,000 m³ (2007)
- Largest natural gas exporter, 173,000,000,000 cu m (2007)
- Largest oil producer, 9,980,000 bbl/d (1,587,000 m3/d)[8] (2009)
Environment
- Yale University Environmental Performance Index 2014: ranked 73 out of 178 countries[9]
E-Government
- United Nations E-Government Survey 2014: not ranked in top 10 countries[10]
Geography
- Largest forest area, 8,087,900 km²
- Largest land area, 17,075,200 km²[11]
- Largest total area, 17,098,242 km²[12]
- Largest EEZ continental shelf area, 3,817,843 km2
- Largest unfrozen freshwater reserves, approximately one-quarter of the world's[13]
- Most countries bordered, 14 (16 if Abkhazia and South Ossetia are counted), the same number as with China
- Most time zones (contiguous territory), 9
Military
- Largest nuclear arsenal, 5,200 / 8,800 active/total warheads (2005 est)[14]
- Largest tank army, 22,800 tanks
Mining
- Largest asbestos producer, 925,000 tons (2005)
- Largest diamond producer, 38,000,000 carats (2005)
- Largest nickel producer, 300,000 tons (2005)
- Largest palladium producer, 143 tons (2005)
Society
- Economist Intelligence Unit: Quality-of-life index 2005, ranked 102 out of 108 countries
Sports
- Top position at World Chess Rankings (men), top 10 players average score of 2724 (2009)
- Top position at World Chess Rankings (women), top 10 players average score of 2469 (2009)
- Russia/USSR: Most Winter Olympic gold medals, 120[15] (2008)
- Russia/USSR: Winner of most Bandy World Championships (men), 19 (1957, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008) (as of 2009)
- Russia/USSR: Most World Chess Champions, 10 (as of 2009)
- Russia/USSR: Best performance at UCI Track World Championships, Women (cycling), 48 gold medals, 111 total medals (2009)
- Russia/USSR: Best performance at FIE World Championships in Fencing, 121 gold medals, 257 total medals (2009)
- Russia/USSR: Best performance at World Figure Skating Championships, 74 gold medals, 178 total medals, (2009)
- Russia/USSR: Best performance at World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 138 gold medals, 333 total medals (2009)
- Russia/USSR: Best performance at World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, 23 gold medals, 58 total medals (2009)
- Russia/USSR: Best performance at gymnastics Trampoline World Championships, 21 gold medals (2009)
- Russia/USSR: Best performance at World Women's Handball Championship, 7 gold medals, 10 total medals (2009)
- Russia/USSR: Winner of most Ice Hockey World Championships (men), 25 times winner (2009)
- Russia/USSR: Best performance at Team Ice Racing World Championship, 26 times winner, (2009)
- Russia/USSR: Best performance at World Shooting Championships, 307 gold medals, 656 total medals (2009)
- Russia/USSR: Best performance at World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women, 24 gold medals, 69 total medals (2009)
- Russia/USSR: Best performance at World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Men, 11 gold medals, 24 total medals (2009)
- Russia/USSR: Winner of most Volleyball World Championships (men), 6 (1949, 1952, 1960, 1962, 1978, 1982) (2006)
- Russia/USSR: Winner of most Volleyball World Championships (women), 6 (1952, 1956, 1960, 1970, 1990, 2006) (2006)
- Russia/USSR: Winner of most Volleyball World Cups (men), 5 (1965, 1977, 1981, 1991, 1999) (2009)
- Russia/USSR: Best performance at World Weightlifting Championships (men), 350 gold medals, 746 total medals (2007)
- Russia/USSR: Best performance at FILA Wrestling World Championships, 64 times winner in three team tournaments (2009)
Technology
- Economist Intelligence Unit e-readiness rankings 2007, ranked 57 out of 69 countries
- Most television broadcast stations, 7,306 (as of 1998)
- Most space launches per year, 32 in 2009[16]
Transport
- Largest total length of electrified railways, over 44,000 km[17]
References
- "Freedom in the World Research Methodology". Freedom House.
- Archived 2020-10-03 at the Wayback Machine, Freedom House, March 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- Heritage Foundation (2021). "Country Rankings". 2021 Index of Economic Freedom. Archived from the original on 2017-09-16. Retrieved 2014-08-07.
- "Press Freedom Index 2022" Archived 2015-10-30 at the Wayback Machine, Reporters Without Borders, May 2022.
- Archived 2021-03-03 at the Wayback Machine, Economist, January 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- "FAOSTAT". www.fao.org. Archived from the original on January 14, 2013.
- International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business: Reindeer husbandry in Russia by Konstantin Klokov, an abstract.
- "CIA - the World Factbook". Archived from the original on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
- "Country Rankings | Environmental Performance Index". Jan 30, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-01-30.
- UN E-Government Survey 2014
- "Countries By Population". WorldAtlas. 4 February 2021.
- "RSF". Bienvenue sur le site de Reporter sans frontières | RSF. Archived from the original on June 23, 2006.
- "Russia - Topography and Drainage". countrystudies.us.
- Robert S. Norris and Hans M. Kristensen Kristensen, Hans M.; Norris, Robert S. (May–June 2008). "Russian nuclear forces, 2008". "Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists". 64 (2): 54–57, 62. Bibcode:2008BuAtS..64b..54N. doi:10.2968/064002013. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
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- "Space exploration in 2009". www.russianspaceweb.com. Archived from the original on January 28, 2010.
- "Invest in Russia - Infrastructure". Archived from the original on 2011-04-26. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
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