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Kansas vs Scotland Geography
Land area: Kansas has a land area of 81,759 square miles (211,754 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²). Kansas' land area is 2.7 times (172%) larger than Scotland's.
Total area: Kansas: 82,278 square miles (213,100 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water. Kansas' total area is 2.7 times (173%) larger than Scotland's.
Length: Kansas is 207 miles (334 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km). Scotland's north-south length is 2.1 times (113%) longer than Kansas'.
Width: Kansas spans 401 miles (645 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km). Kansas' east-west width is 1.3 times (28%) wider than Scotland's.
Highest point: Kansas's highest point is Mount Sunflower at 4,040 feet (1,231 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m). Ben Nevis is 373 feet higher than Mount Sunflower.
Lowest point: Kansas's lowest point is Verdigris River at 679 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Scotland's lowest point is 679 feet lower.
Kansas vs Scotland Population and History
Population: Kansas has a population of 2,970,606 (2024), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022). Scotland's population is 1.8 times (84%) larger than Kansas'.
Population density: Kansas: 36.3 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1. Scotland's population density is 5.0 times (402%) higher than Kansas'.
Biggest city: Kansas's biggest city is Wichita with 400,991 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350. Glasgow's population is 1.6 times (58%) larger than Wichita's.
History: Kansas: Admitted to the Union on January 29, 1861, as the 34th 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 1,018 years.
Kansas vs Scotland Economy
GDP: Kansas's GDP is $230.5 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion. Kansas' economic output is 1.2 times (20%) larger than Scotland's.
GDP per capita: Kansas: $77,601 per person vs Scotland: $34,973. Kansas' GDP per capita is 2.2 times (122%) 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.