Statement:
Sao Tome and Principe has smaller land area than Russia

In the Country by land area rating Sao Tome and Principe holds position #172 2020 out of 204 and Russia is #1 out of 204 2020.

Referencies:

  1. Country by land area 2020 by World Bank
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'Land area (sq. km)' in descending order.
    Russia 'Land area (sq. km)' value is 16,376,870
    Sao Tome and Principe 'Land area (sq. km)' value is 960