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Pennsylvania vs Scotland Geography
Land area
- Pennsylvania has a land area of 44,742 square miles (115,882 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²).
- Pennsylvania's land area is 1.5 times (49%) larger than Scotland's.
Total area
- Pennsylvania: 46,054 square miles (119,279 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Pennsylvania's total area is 1.5 times (53%) larger than Scotland's.
Length
- Pennsylvania is 284 miles (458 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km).
- Scotland's north-south length is 1.5 times (55%) longer than Pennsylvania's.
Width
- Pennsylvania spans 307 miles (495 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km).
- Pennsylvania and Scotland have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Pennsylvania's highest point is Mount Davis at 3,210 feet (978 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Ben Nevis is 1,203 feet higher than Mount Davis.
Lowest point
- Pennsylvania's lowest point is Delaware River at 0 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Pennsylvania vs Scotland Population and History
Population
- Pennsylvania has a population of 13,078,751 (2024), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022).
- Pennsylvania's population is 2.4 times (139%) larger than Scotland's.
Population density
- Pennsylvania: 292.3 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1.
- Pennsylvania's population density is 1.6 times (61%) higher than Scotland's.
Biggest city
- Pennsylvania's biggest city is Philadelphia with 1,573,916 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350.
- Philadelphia's population is 2.5 times (149%) larger than Glasgow's.
History
- Pennsylvania: Admitted to the Union on December 12, 1787, as the 2nd 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.
Pennsylvania vs Scotland Economy
GDP
- Pennsylvania's GDP is $1,007.9 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion.
- Pennsylvania's economic output is 5.3 times (426%) larger than Scotland's.
GDP per capita
- Pennsylvania: $77,062 per person vs Scotland: $34,973.
- Pennsylvania's GDP per capita is 2.2 times (120%) higher than Scotland's.
Official Websites
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