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Alberta vs Scotland Geography
Land area
- Alberta has a land area of 248,000 square miles (642,317 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²).
- Alberta's land area is 8.2 times (724%) larger than Scotland's.
Total area
- Alberta: 255,541 square miles (661,848 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Alberta's total area is 8.5 times (749%) larger than Scotland's.
Length
- Alberta is 810 miles (1,303 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km).
- Alberta's north-south length is 1.8 times (84%) longer than Scotland's.
Width
- Alberta spans 544 miles (876 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km).
- Alberta's east-west width is 1.7 times (74%) wider than Scotland's.
Highest point
- Alberta's highest point is Mount Columbia at 12,293 feet (3,747 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Mount Columbia is 7,880 feet higher than Ben Nevis.
Lowest point
- Alberta's lowest point is Slave River at 499 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Scotland's lowest point is 499 feet lower.
Alberta vs Scotland Population and History
Population
- Alberta has a population of 5,048,151 (2026), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022).
- Scotland's population is 1.1 times (9%) larger than Alberta's.
Population density
- Alberta: 20.4 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1.
- Scotland's population density is 8.9 times (793%) higher than Alberta's.
Biggest city
- Alberta's biggest city is Calgary with 1,306,784 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350.
- Calgary's population is 2.1 times (107%) larger than Glasgow's.
History
- Alberta: Joined Confederation on September 1, 1905.
- 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 1,062 years.
Alberta vs Scotland Economy
GDP
- Alberta's GDP is $346.0 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion.
- Alberta's economic output is 1.8 times (80%) larger than Scotland's.
GDP per capita
- Alberta: $70,487 per person vs Scotland: $34,973.
- Alberta's GDP per capita is 2.0 times (102%) higher than Scotland's.
Official Websites
Alberta official website · Scotland official website
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