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British Columbia vs Scotland Geography
Land area: British Columbia has a land area of 357,216 square miles (925,186 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²). British Columbia's land area is 11.9 times larger than Scotland's.
Total area: British Columbia: 364,764 square miles (944,735 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water. British Columbia's total area is 12.1 times larger than Scotland's.
Length: British Columbia is 1,017 miles (1,637 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km). British Columbia's north-south length is 2.3 times (131%) longer than Scotland's.
Width: British Columbia spans 1,245 miles (2,003 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km). British Columbia's east-west width is 4.0 times (298%) wider than Scotland's.
Highest point: British Columbia's highest point is Mount Fairweather at 15,299 feet (4,663 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m). Mount Fairweather is 10,886 feet higher than Ben Nevis.
Lowest point: British Columbia's lowest point is Pacific Ocean at 0 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
British Columbia vs Scotland Population and History
Population: British Columbia has a population of 5,658,528 (2026), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022). British Columbia and Scotland have about the same population.
Population density: British Columbia: 15.8 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1. Scotland's population density is 11.5 times higher than British Columbia's.
Biggest city: British Columbia's biggest city is Vancouver with 662,248 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350. Vancouver's population is 1.0 times (5%) larger than Glasgow's.
History: British Columbia: Joined Confederation on July 20, 1871. 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 1,028 years.
British Columbia vs Scotland Economy
GDP: British Columbia's GDP is $313.3 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion. British Columbia's economic output is 1.6 times (63%) larger than Scotland's.
GDP per capita: British Columbia: $55,241 per person vs Scotland: $34,973. British Columbia's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (58%) 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.