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Idaho vs Scotland Geography
Land area: Idaho has a land area of 82,645 square miles (214,051 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²). Idaho's land area is 2.7 times (175%) larger than Scotland's.
Total area: Idaho: 83,569 square miles (216,441 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water. Idaho's total area is 2.8 times (178%) larger than Scotland's.
Length: Idaho is 483 miles (778 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km). Idaho's north-south length is 1.1 times (10%) longer than Scotland's.
Width: Idaho spans 352 miles (566 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km). Idaho's east-west width is 1.1 times (12%) wider than Scotland's.
Highest point: Idaho's highest point is Borah Peak at 12,631 feet (3,850 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m). Borah Peak is 8,218 feet higher than Ben Nevis.
Lowest point: Idaho's lowest point is Snake River at 718 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Scotland's lowest point is 718 feet lower.
Idaho vs Scotland Population and History
Population: Idaho has a population of 2,001,619 (2024), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022). Scotland's population is 2.7 times (174%) larger than Idaho's.
Population density: Idaho: 24.2 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1. Scotland's population density is 7.5 times (652%) higher than Idaho's.
Biggest city: Idaho's biggest city is Boise with 237,963 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350. Glasgow's population is 2.7 times (166%) larger than Boise's.
History: Idaho: Admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd 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 1,047 years.
Idaho vs Scotland Economy
GDP: Idaho's GDP is $129.0 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion. Scotland's economic output is 1.5 times (49%) larger than Idaho's.
GDP per capita: Idaho: $64,457 per person vs Scotland: $34,973. Idaho's GDP per capita is 1.8 times (84%) 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.