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Kentucky vs Scotland Geography
Land area
- Kentucky has a land area of 39,485 square miles (102,267 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²).
- Kentucky's land area is 1.3 times (31%) larger than Scotland's.
Total area
- Kentucky: 40,406 square miles (104,651 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Kentucky's total area is 1.3 times (34%) larger than Scotland's.
Length
- Kentucky is 257 miles (414 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km).
- Scotland's north-south length is 1.7 times (71%) longer than Kentucky's.
Width
- Kentucky spans 418 miles (672 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km).
- Kentucky's east-west width is 1.3 times (34%) wider than Scotland's.
Highest point
- Kentucky's highest point is Black Mountain at 4,134 feet (1,260 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Ben Nevis is 279 feet higher than Black Mountain.
Lowest point
- Kentucky's lowest point is Mississippi River at 270 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Scotland's lowest point is 270 feet lower.
Kentucky vs Scotland Population and History
Population
- Kentucky has a population of 4,588,372 (2024), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022).
- Scotland's population is 1.2 times (19%) larger than Kentucky's.
Population density
- Kentucky: 116.2 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1.
- Scotland's population density is 1.6 times (57%) higher than Kentucky's.
Biggest city
- Kentucky's biggest city is Louisville with 640,796 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350.
- Louisville and Glasgow have about the same population.
History
- Kentucky: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1792, as the 15th 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 949 years.
Kentucky vs Scotland Economy
GDP
- Kentucky's GDP is $295.4 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion.
- Kentucky's economic output is 1.5 times (54%) larger than Scotland's.
GDP per capita
- Kentucky: $64,375 per person vs Scotland: $34,973.
- Kentucky's GDP per capita is 1.8 times (84%) higher than Scotland's.
Official Websites
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