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Illinois vs Scotland Geography
Land area
- Illinois has a land area of 55,513 square miles (143,778 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²).
- Illinois' land area is 1.8 times (84%) larger than Scotland's.
Total area
- Illinois: 57,913 square miles (149,995 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Illinois' total area is 1.9 times (92%) larger than Scotland's.
Length
- Illinois is 390 miles (628 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km).
- Scotland's north-south length is 1.1 times (13%) longer than Illinois'.
Width
- Illinois spans 283 miles (456 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km).
- Scotland's east-west width is 1.1 times (11%) wider than Illinois'.
Highest point
- Illinois's highest point is Charles Mound at 1,232 feet (376 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Ben Nevis is 3,181 feet higher than Charles Mound.
Lowest point
- Illinois's lowest point is Mississippi River at 292 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Scotland's lowest point is 292 feet lower.
Illinois vs Scotland Population and History
Population
- Illinois has a population of 12,710,158 (2024), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022).
- Illinois' population is 2.3 times (132%) larger than Scotland's.
Population density
- Illinois: 229.0 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1.
- Illinois' population density is 1.3 times (26%) higher than Scotland's.
Biggest city
- Illinois's biggest city is Chicago with 2,721,308 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350.
- Chicago's population is 4.3 times (330%) larger than Glasgow's.
History
- Illinois: Admitted to the Union on December 3, 1818, as the 21st 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 975 years.
Illinois vs Scotland Economy
GDP
- Illinois's GDP is $1,148.1 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion.
- Illinois' economic output is 6.0 times (499%) larger than Scotland's.
GDP per capita
- Illinois: $90,330 per person vs Scotland: $34,973.
- Illinois' GDP per capita is 2.6 times (158%) higher than Scotland's.
Official Websites
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