International rankings of Russia
The following are international rankings of Russia.
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[1]
- Largest livestock of domesticated reindeer, about two-thirds of the world's[2]
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 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)[3] (2009)
Environment
- Yale University Environmental Performance Index 2014: ranked 73 out of 178 countries[4]
E-Government
- United Nations E-Government Survey 2014: not ranked in top 10 countries[5]
Geography
- Largest forest area, 8,087,900 km²
- Largest land area, 17,075,200 km²[6]
- Largest total area, 17,098,242 km²[7]
- Largest EEZ continental shelf area, 3,817,843 km2
- Largest unfrozen freshwater reserves, approximately one-quarter of the world's[8]
- 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)[9]
- 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)
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Politics
- Transparency International 2014 Corruption Perceptions Index: ranked 136 out of 175 countries[10]
- Reporters Without Borders 2014 Press Freedom Index: ranked 148 out of 180 countries[11]
- Economist Intelligence Unit 2014 Democracy Index: ranked 132 out of 167 countries[12]
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[13] (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[14]
Transport
- Largest total length of electrified railways, over 44,000 km[15]
See also
References
- ^ FAOSTAT Archived 2013-01-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business: Reindeer husbandry in Russia by Konstantin Klokov, an abstract.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2012-03-23.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ 2014 Environmental Performance Index
- ^ UN E-Government Survey 2014
- ^ all countries of the world listed by largest to smallest land area population and population density
- ^ Reporters sans frontières - Russia - 2005 Annual report Archived 2006-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Library of Congress
- ^ 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.
{{cite journal}}: External link in|journal= - ^ Transparency International 2014 Corruption Perceptions Index
- ^ Reporters Without Borders 2014 Press Freedom Index Archived 2014-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Economist Intelligence Unit 2014 Democracy Index
- ^ 78 gold medals for USSR team, 33 gold medals for Russia, 9 gold medals for Unified Team of post-Soviet states.
- ^ Russian space program in 2009: plans and reality Archived 2010-01-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Invest in Russia - Infrastructure". Archived from the original on 2011-04-26. Retrieved 2010-01-29.