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Nebraska vs Scotland Geography
Land area: Nebraska has a land area of 76,815 square miles (198,950 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²). Nebraska's land area is 2.6 times (155%) larger than Scotland's.
Total area: Nebraska: 77,347 square miles (200,329 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water. Nebraska's total area is 2.6 times (157%) larger than Scotland's.
Length: Nebraska is 497 miles (800 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km). Nebraska's north-south length is 1.1 times (13%) longer than Scotland's.
Width: Nebraska spans 464 miles (747 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km). Nebraska's east-west width is 1.5 times (48%) wider than Scotland's.
Highest point: Nebraska's highest point is Panorama Point at 5,428 feet (1,654 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m). Panorama Point is 1,015 feet higher than Ben Nevis.
Lowest point: Nebraska's lowest point is Missouri River at 840 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Scotland's lowest point is 840 feet lower.
Nebraska vs Scotland Population and History
Population: Nebraska has a population of 2,005,465 (2024), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022). Scotland's population is 2.7 times (173%) larger than Nebraska's.
Population density: Nebraska: 26.1 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1. Scotland's population density is 7.0 times (598%) higher than Nebraska's.
Biggest city: Nebraska's biggest city is Omaha with 489,265 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350. Glasgow's population is 1.3 times (29%) larger than Omaha's.
History: Nebraska: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1867, as the 37th 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 1,024 years.
Nebraska vs Scotland Economy
GDP: Nebraska's GDP is $189.2 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion. Nebraska and Scotland have about the same economic output.
GDP per capita: Nebraska: $94,363 per person vs Scotland: $34,973. Nebraska's GDP per capita is 2.7 times (170%) higher than Scotland's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.