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Ireland vs Scotland Geography
Land area
- Ireland has a land area of 26,596 square miles (68,883 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²).
- Scotland's land area is 1.1 times (13%) larger than Ireland's.
Total area
- Ireland: 27,133 square miles (70,273 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Scotland's total area is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Ireland's.
Length
- Ireland is 287 miles (462 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km).
- Scotland's north-south length is 1.5 times (53%) longer than Ireland's.
Width
- Ireland spans 191 miles (308 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km).
- Scotland's east-west width is 1.6 times (64%) wider than Ireland's.
Highest point
- Ireland's highest point is Carrauntoohil at 3,406 feet (1,038 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Ben Nevis is 1,007 feet higher than Carrauntoohil.
Lowest point
- Ireland's lowest point is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Ireland vs Scotland Population and History
Population
- Ireland has a population of 5,525,600 (2026), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022).
- Ireland and Scotland have about the same population.
Population density
- Ireland: 207.8 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1.
- Ireland's population density is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Scotland's.
Biggest city
- Ireland's biggest city is Dublin with 592,713 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350.
- Glasgow's population is 1.1 times (7%) larger than Dublin's.
History
- Ireland: Independent since December 6, 1922, as the Irish Free State; a republic since 1949.
- 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 1,079 years.
Ireland vs Scotland Economy
GDP
- Ireland's GDP is $721.7 billion (2025) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion.
- Ireland's economic output is 3.8 times (276%) larger than Scotland's.
GDP per capita
- Ireland: $131,593 per person vs Scotland: $34,973.
- Ireland's GDP per capita is 3.8 times (276%) higher than Scotland's.
Official Websites
Ireland official website · Scotland official website
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