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Alabama vs Scotland Geography
Land area
- Alabama has a land area of 50,651 square miles (131,185 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²).
- Alabama's land area is 1.7 times (68%) larger than Scotland's.
Total area
- Alabama: 52,420 square miles (135,767 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alabama's total area is 1.7 times (74%) larger than Scotland's.
Length
- Alabama is 331 miles (532 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km).
- Scotland's north-south length is 1.3 times (33%) longer than Alabama's.
Width
- Alabama spans 212 miles (341 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km).
- Scotland's east-west width is 1.5 times (48%) wider than Alabama's.
Highest point
- Alabama's highest point is Cheaha Mountain at 2,405 feet (733 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Ben Nevis is 2,008 feet higher than Cheaha Mountain.
Lowest point
- Alabama's lowest point is Gulf of Mexico at 0 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Alabama vs Scotland Population and History
Population
- Alabama has a population of 5,157,699 (2024), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022).
- Scotland's population is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Alabama's.
Population density
- Alabama: 101.8 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1.
- Scotland's population density is 1.8 times (79%) higher than Alabama's.
Biggest city
- Alabama's biggest city is Huntsville with 230,402 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350.
- Glasgow's population is 2.7 times (174%) larger than Huntsville's.
History
- Alabama: Admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819, as the 22nd 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 976 years.
Alabama vs Scotland Economy
GDP
- Alabama's GDP is $325.3 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion.
- Alabama's economic output is 1.7 times (70%) larger than Scotland's.
GDP per capita
- Alabama: $63,080 per person vs Scotland: $34,973.
- Alabama's GDP per capita is 1.8 times (80%) higher than Scotland's.
Official Websites
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