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Arizona vs Scotland Geography
Land area
- Arizona has a land area of 113,655 square miles (294,366 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²).
- Arizona's land area is 3.8 times (278%) larger than Scotland's.
Total area
- Arizona: 113,985 square miles (295,220 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Arizona's total area is 3.8 times (279%) larger than Scotland's.
Length
- Arizona is 429 miles (690 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km).
- Arizona and Scotland have about the same north-south length.
Width
- Arizona spans 452 miles (727 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km).
- Arizona's east-west width is 1.4 times (44%) wider than Scotland's.
Highest point
- Arizona's highest point is Humphreys Peak at 12,620 feet (3,847 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Humphreys Peak is 8,207 feet higher than Ben Nevis.
Lowest point
- Arizona's lowest point is Colorado River at 71 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Scotland's lowest point is 71 feet lower.
Arizona vs Scotland Population and History
Population
- Arizona has a population of 7,582,384 (2024), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022).
- Arizona's population is 1.4 times (38%) larger than Scotland's.
Population density
- Arizona: 66.7 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1.
- Scotland's population density is 2.7 times (173%) higher than Arizona's.
Biggest city
- Arizona's biggest city is Phoenix with 1,673,164 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350.
- Phoenix's population is 2.6 times (165%) larger than Glasgow's.
History
- Arizona: Admitted to the Union on February 14, 1912, as the 48th 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 1,069 years.
Arizona vs Scotland Economy
GDP
- Arizona's GDP is $570.1 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion.
- Arizona's economic output is 3.0 times (197%) larger than Scotland's.
GDP per capita
- Arizona: $75,186 per person vs Scotland: $34,973.
- Arizona's GDP per capita is 2.1 times (115%) higher than Scotland's.
Official Websites
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