Israel vs Russian Federation: Share of land covered by lakes and rivers
Israel
2.0%
in 2022
Russian Federation
2.5%
in 2022
Israel rank
27th
Russian Federation rank
24th
Share of land covered by lakes and rivers over time
- Israel
- Russian Federation
How they compare
Russian Federation currently reports 2.5% against 2.0% in Israel, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Russian Federation's figure about 1.2 times Israel's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Russian Federation has been ahead every year.
Israel ranks 27th and Russian Federation ranks 24th of 208 countries.
Russian Federation has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Russian Federation | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 2.0% | 0.2% | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 2.4% | 0.4% | Russian Federation |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 2.5% | 0.4% | Russian Federation |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of land covered by lakes and rivers, Israel or Russian Federation?
- Russian Federation, at 2.5% against 2.0% in Israel as of 2022.
- What is the difference in share of land covered by lakes and rivers between Israel and Russian Federation?
- 0.5%, with Russian Federation ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Russian Federation?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Israel and Russian Federation rank globally for share of land covered by lakes and rivers?
- Israel ranks 27th and Russian Federation ranks 24th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Environment Programme – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of land covered by lakes and rivers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Lakes and rivers permanent water area (% of total land area).