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Scotland vs Wales Geography
Land area
- Scotland has a land area of 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), while Wales has 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²).
- Scotland's land area is 3.8 times (275%) larger than Wales'.
Total area
- Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²) vs Wales: 8,023 square miles (20,779 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Scotland's total area is 3.8 times (275%) larger than Wales'.
Length
- Scotland is 440 miles (708 km) long from north to south; Wales is 149 miles (239 km).
- Scotland's north-south length is 3.0 times (195%) longer than Wales'.
Width
- Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km) east to west; Wales spans 111 miles (179 km).
- Scotland's east-west width is 2.8 times (182%) wider than Wales'.
Highest point
- Scotland's highest point is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m); Wales's is Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) at 3,560 feet (1,085 m).
- Ben Nevis is 853 feet higher than Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa).
Lowest point
- Scotland's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Wales's is Irish Sea at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Scotland vs Wales Population and History
Population
- Scotland has a population of 5,480,000 (2022), while Wales has 3,105,000 (2022).
- Scotland's population is 1.8 times (76%) larger than Wales'.
Population density
- Scotland: 182.1 people per square mile vs Wales: 387.0.
- Wales' population density is 2.1 times (113%) higher than Scotland's.
Biggest city
- Scotland's biggest city is Glasgow with 632,350 people; Wales's is Cardiff with 372,089.
- Glasgow's population is 1.7 times (70%) larger than Cardiff's.
History
- Scotland: A country within the United Kingdom; a kingdom from the 9th century until the 1707 union with England.
- Wales: A country within the United Kingdom; formally joined with England by the Laws in Wales Acts of 1536.
- In its current form, Scotland is the older of the two by 693 years.
Scotland vs Wales Economy
GDP
- Scotland's GDP is $191.7 billion (2022) vs Wales's $89.5 billion.
- Scotland's economic output is 2.1 times (114%) larger than Wales'.
GDP per capita
- Scotland: $34,973 per person vs Wales: $28,606.
- Scotland's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (22%) higher than Wales'.
Official Websites
Scotland official website · Wales official website
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