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Minnesota vs Scotland Geography
Land area
- Minnesota has a land area of 79,632 square miles (206,245 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²).
- Minnesota's land area is 2.6 times (165%) larger than Scotland's.
Total area
- Minnesota: 86,943 square miles (225,182 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Minnesota's total area is 2.9 times (189%) larger than Scotland's.
Length
- Minnesota is 408 miles (657 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km).
- Scotland's north-south length is 1.1 times (8%) longer than Minnesota's.
Width
- Minnesota spans 360 miles (580 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km).
- Minnesota's east-west width is 1.2 times (15%) wider than Scotland's.
Highest point
- Minnesota's highest point is Eagle Mountain at 2,292 feet (699 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Ben Nevis is 2,121 feet higher than Eagle Mountain.
Lowest point
- Minnesota's lowest point is Lake Superior at 601 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Scotland's lowest point is 601 feet lower.
Minnesota vs Scotland Population and History
Population
- Minnesota has a population of 5,793,151 (2024), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022).
- Minnesota's population is 1.1 times (6%) larger than Scotland's.
Population density
- Minnesota: 72.7 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1.
- Scotland's population density is 2.5 times (150%) higher than Minnesota's.
Biggest city
- Minnesota's biggest city is Minneapolis with 428,579 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350.
- Glasgow's population is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Minneapolis'.
History
- Minnesota: Admitted to the Union on May 11, 1858, as the 32nd 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 1,015 years.
Minnesota vs Scotland Economy
GDP
- Minnesota's GDP is $507.7 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion.
- Minnesota's economic output is 2.6 times (165%) larger than Scotland's.
GDP per capita
- Minnesota: $87,636 per person vs Scotland: $34,973.
- Minnesota's GDP per capita is 2.5 times (151%) higher than Scotland's.
Official Websites
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