How does the land size of Europe differ from Russia?

• Total area: 10,180,000 sq km (3,930,000 sq mi)

- Land area: 10,160,000 sq km (3,920,000 sq mi)

• Ranked 6th largest continent

• Second largest peninsula after Asia

• Stretches from the Arctic Circle in the north to the Mediterranean Sea in the south and from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Ural Mountains in the east

Russia

• Total area: 17,098,242 sq km (6,636,400 sq mi)

- Land Area: 16,377,742 sq km (6,323,482 sq mi)

• Largest country by land area in the world

• Occupies over 1/8 of the Earth's land surface

• Located on the northern Eurasia continent

Comparison

• Russia is about 1.7 times larger than Europe in terms of land area

• Russia is the largest country in the world, while Europe is a continent composed of many countries

• Europe has a more varied topography compared to Russia, which has mostly vast flat plains