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Maine vs Scotland Geography
Land area
- Maine has a land area of 30,845 square miles (79,888 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²).
- Maine and Scotland have about the same land area.
Total area
- Maine: 35,380 square miles (91,634 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Maine's total area is 1.2 times (18%) larger than Scotland's.
Length
- Maine is 311 miles (501 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km).
- Scotland's north-south length is 1.4 times (41%) longer than Maine's.
Width
- Maine spans 203 miles (327 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km).
- Scotland's east-west width is 1.5 times (54%) wider than Maine's.
Highest point
- Maine's highest point is Mount Katahdin at 5,253 feet (1,601 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Mount Katahdin is 840 feet higher than Ben Nevis.
Lowest point
- Maine'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.
Maine vs Scotland Population and History
Population
- Maine has a population of 1,405,012 (2024), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022).
- Scotland's population is 3.9 times (290%) larger than Maine's.
Population density
- Maine: 45.6 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1.
- Scotland's population density is 4.0 times (299%) higher than Maine's.
Biggest city
- Maine's biggest city is Portland with 69,568 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350.
- Glasgow's population is 9.1 times (809%) larger than Portland's.
History
- Maine: Admitted to the Union on March 15, 1820, as the 23rd 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 977 years.
Maine vs Scotland Economy
GDP
- Maine's GDP is $99.2 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion.
- Scotland's economic output is 1.9 times (93%) larger than Maine's.
GDP per capita
- Maine: $70,586 per person vs Scotland: $34,973.
- Maine's GDP per capita is 2.0 times (102%) higher than Scotland's.
Official Websites
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