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Arkansas vs Scotland Geography
Land area
- Arkansas has a land area of 51,992 square miles (134,658 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²).
- Arkansas' land area is 1.7 times (73%) larger than Scotland's.
Total area
- Arkansas: 53,198 square miles (137,781 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arkansas' total area is 1.8 times (77%) larger than Scotland's.
Length
- Arkansas is 243 miles (392 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km).
- Scotland's north-south length is 1.8 times (81%) longer than Arkansas'.
Width
- Arkansas spans 279 miles (449 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km).
- Scotland's east-west width is 1.1 times (12%) wider than Arkansas'.
Highest point
- Arkansas's highest point is Mount Magazine at 2,752 feet (839 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Ben Nevis is 1,661 feet higher than Mount Magazine.
Lowest point
- Arkansas's lowest point is Ouachita River at 55 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Scotland's lowest point is 55 feet lower.
Arkansas vs Scotland Population and History
Population
- Arkansas has a population of 3,088,354 (2024), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022).
- Scotland's population is 1.8 times (77%) larger than Arkansas'.
Population density
- Arkansas: 59.4 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1.
- Scotland's population density is 3.1 times (207%) higher than Arkansas'.
Biggest city
- Arkansas's biggest city is Little Rock with 204,774 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350.
- Glasgow's population is 3.1 times (209%) larger than Little Rock's.
History
- Arkansas: Admitted to the Union on June 15, 1836, as the 25th 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 993 years.
Arkansas vs Scotland Economy
GDP
- Arkansas's GDP is $188.3 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion.
- Arkansas and Scotland have about the same economic output.
GDP per capita
- Arkansas: $60,984 per person vs Scotland: $34,973.
- Arkansas' GDP per capita is 1.7 times (74%) higher than Scotland's.
Official Websites
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