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Puerto Rico vs Scotland Geography
Land area: Puerto Rico has a land area of 3,424 square miles (8,868 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²). Scotland's land area is 8.8 times (779%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
Total area: Puerto Rico: 3,515 square miles (9,104 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water. Scotland's total area is 8.6 times (756%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
Length: Puerto Rico is 67 miles (107 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km). Scotland's north-south length is 6.6 times (557%) longer than Puerto Rico's.
Width: Puerto Rico spans 174 miles (279 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km). Scotland's east-west width is 1.8 times (80%) wider than Puerto Rico's.
Highest point: Puerto Rico's highest point is Cerro de Punta at 4,390 feet (1,338 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m). Ben Nevis is 23 feet higher than Cerro de Punta.
Lowest point: Puerto Rico'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.
Puerto Rico vs Scotland Population and History
Population: Puerto Rico has a population of 3,285,874 (2020), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022). Scotland's population is 1.7 times (67%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
Population density: Puerto Rico: 959.7 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1. Puerto Rico's population density is 5.3 times (427%) higher than Scotland's.
Biggest city: Puerto Rico's biggest city is San Juan with 342,259 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350. Glasgow's population is 1.8 times (85%) larger than San Juan's.
History: Puerto Rico: A US territory since 1898; a commonwealth since 1952. 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 1,055 years.
Puerto Rico vs Scotland Economy
GDP: Puerto Rico's GDP is $129.0 billion (2025) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion. Scotland's economic output is 1.5 times (49%) larger than Puerto Rico's.
GDP per capita: Puerto Rico: $40,650 per person vs Scotland: $34,973. Puerto Rico's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (16%) 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.