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England vs Scotland Geography
Land area
- England has a land area of 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²).
- England's land area is 1.7 times (67%) larger than Scotland's.
Total area
- England: 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- England's total area is 1.7 times (67%) larger than Scotland's.
Length
- England is 421 miles (678 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km).
- England and Scotland have about the same north-south length.
Width
- England spans 358 miles (576 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km).
- England's east-west width is 1.1 times (14%) wider than Scotland's.
Highest point
- England's highest point is Scafell Pike at 3,209 feet (978 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Ben Nevis is 1,204 feet higher than Scafell Pike.
Lowest point
- England's lowest point is The Fens (Holme Fen) at -10 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- England's lowest point is 10 feet lower.
England vs Scotland Population and History
Population
- England has a population of 56,536,000 (2022), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022).
- England's population is 10.3 times larger than Scotland's.
Population density
- England: 1,124.0 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1.
- England's population density is 6.2 times (517%) higher than Scotland's.
Biggest city
- England's biggest city is London with 8,825,001 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350.
- London's population is 14.0 times larger than Glasgow's.
History
- England: A country within the United Kingdom; unified as a kingdom in 927.
- 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 84 years.
England vs Scotland Economy
GDP
- England's GDP is $2,249.6 billion (2022) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion.
- England's economic output is 11.7 times larger than Scotland's.
GDP per capita
- England: $39,801 per person vs Scotland: $34,973.
- England's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Scotland's.
Official Websites
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