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 |
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Country ratings from Freedom House's Freedom in the World 2021 survey -
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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
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]
See also
References
- ^ "Freedom in the World Research Methodology". Freedom House.
- ^ [1] 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.
- ^ [2] 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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