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New Jersey vs Scotland Geography
Land area: New Jersey has a land area of 7,355 square miles (19,049 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²). Scotland's land area is 4.1 times (309%) larger than New Jersey's.
Total area: New Jersey: 8,719 square miles (22,583 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water. Scotland's total area is 3.5 times (245%) larger than New Jersey's.
Length: New Jersey is 169 miles (271 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km). Scotland's north-south length is 2.6 times (160%) longer than New Jersey's.
Width: New Jersey spans 129 miles (207 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km). Scotland's east-west width is 2.4 times (143%) wider than New Jersey's.
Highest point: New Jersey's highest point is High Point at 1,798 feet (548 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m). Ben Nevis is 2,615 feet higher than High Point.
Lowest point: New Jersey's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
New Jersey vs Scotland Population and History
Population: New Jersey has a population of 9,500,851 (2024), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022). New Jersey's population is 1.7 times (73%) larger than Scotland's.
Population density: New Jersey: 1,291.8 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1. New Jersey's population density is 7.1 times (609%) higher than Scotland's.
Biggest city: New Jersey's biggest city is Newark with 317,303 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350. Glasgow's population is 2.0 times (99%) larger than Newark's.
History: New Jersey: Admitted to the Union on December 18, 1787, as the 3rd 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 944 years.
New Jersey vs Scotland Economy
GDP: New Jersey's GDP is $846.0 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion. New Jersey's economic output is 4.4 times (341%) larger than Scotland's.
GDP per capita: New Jersey: $89,045 per person vs Scotland: $34,973. New Jersey's GDP per capita is 2.5 times (155%) 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.