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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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