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California vs Scotland Geography
Land area
- California has a land area of 155,859 square miles (403,673 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²).
- California's land area is 5.2 times (418%) larger than Scotland's.
Total area
- California: 163,694 square miles (423,965 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- California's total area is 5.4 times (444%) larger than Scotland's.
Length
- California is 761 miles (1,224 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km).
- California's north-south length is 1.7 times (73%) longer than Scotland's.
Width
- California spans 706 miles (1,137 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km).
- California's east-west width is 2.3 times (126%) wider than Scotland's.
Highest point
- California's highest point is Mount Whitney at 14,484 feet (4,415 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Mount Whitney is 10,071 feet higher than Ben Nevis.
Lowest point
- California's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- California's lowest point is 279 feet lower.
California vs Scotland Population and History
Population
- California has a population of 39,431,263 (2024), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022).
- California's population is 7.2 times (620%) larger than Scotland's.
Population density
- California: 253.0 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1.
- California's population density is 1.4 times (39%) higher than Scotland's.
Biggest city
- California's biggest city is Los Angeles with 3,878,704 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350.
- Los Angeles' population is 6.1 times (513%) larger than Glasgow's.
History
- California: Admitted to the Union on September 9, 1850, as the 31st 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 1,007 years.
California vs Scotland Economy
GDP
- California's GDP is $4,048.1 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion.
- California's economic output is 21.1 times larger than Scotland's.
GDP per capita
- California: $102,662 per person vs Scotland: $34,973.
- California's GDP per capita is 2.9 times (194%) higher than Scotland's.
Official Websites
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