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Alaska vs Scotland Geography
Land area: Alaska has a land area of 571,242 square miles (1,479,509 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²). Alaska's land area is 19.0 times larger than Scotland's.
Total area: Alaska: 665,725 square miles (1,724,220 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water. Alaska's total area is 22.1 times larger than Scotland's.
Length: Alaska is 1,201 miles (1,933 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km). Alaska's north-south length is 2.7 times (173%) longer than Scotland's.
Width: Alaska spans 1,544 miles (2,485 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km). Alaska's east-west width is 4.9 times (393%) wider than Scotland's.
Highest point: Alaska's highest point is Denali at 20,235 feet (6,168 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m). Denali is 15,822 feet higher than Ben Nevis.
Lowest point: Alaska's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alaska vs Scotland Population and History
Population: Alaska has a population of 740,133 (2024), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022). Scotland's population is 7.4 times (640%) larger than Alaska's.
Population density: Alaska: 1.3 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1. Scotland's population density is 140.1 times higher than Alaska's.
Biggest city: Alaska's biggest city is Anchorage with 289,600 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350. Glasgow's population is 2.2 times (118%) larger than Anchorage's.
History: Alaska: Admitted to the Union on January 3, 1959, as the 49th state. Scotland: A country within the United Kingdom; a kingdom from the 9th century until the 1707 union with England. In its current form, Scotland is the older of the two by 1,116 years.
Alaska vs Scotland Economy
GDP: Alaska's GDP is $71.6 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion. Scotland's economic output is 2.7 times (168%) larger than Alaska's.
GDP per capita: Alaska: $96,695 per person vs Scotland: $34,973. Alaska's GDP per capita is 2.8 times (176%) higher than Scotland's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.