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Missouri vs Scotland Geography
Land area
- Missouri has a land area of 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²).
- Missouri's land area is 2.3 times (128%) larger than Scotland's.
Total area
- Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Missouri's total area is 2.3 times (132%) larger than Scotland's.
Length
- Missouri is 328 miles (529 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km).
- Scotland's north-south length is 1.3 times (34%) longer than Missouri's.
Width
- Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km).
- Missouri's east-west width is 1.4 times (40%) wider than Scotland's.
Highest point
- Missouri's highest point is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Ben Nevis is 2,642 feet higher than Taum Sauk Mountain.
Lowest point
- Missouri's lowest point is St. Francis River at 230 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Scotland's lowest point is 230 feet lower.
Missouri vs Scotland Population and History
Population
- Missouri has a population of 6,245,466 (2024), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022).
- Missouri's population is 1.1 times (14%) larger than Scotland's.
Population density
- Missouri: 90.8 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1.
- Scotland's population density is 2.0 times (101%) higher than Missouri's.
Biggest city
- Missouri's biggest city is Kansas City with 516,032 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350.
- Glasgow's population is 1.2 times (23%) larger than Kansas City's.
History
- Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th 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 978 years.
Missouri vs Scotland Economy
GDP
- Missouri's GDP is $448.7 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion.
- Missouri's economic output is 2.3 times (134%) larger than Scotland's.
GDP per capita
- Missouri: $71,846 per person vs Scotland: $34,973.
- Missouri's GDP per capita is 2.1 times (105%) higher than Scotland's.
Official Websites
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