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New Hampshire vs Scotland Geography
Land area
- New Hampshire has a land area of 8,954 square miles (23,190 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²).
- Scotland's land area is 3.4 times (236%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Total area
- New Hampshire: 9,350 square miles (24,216 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Scotland's total area is 3.2 times (222%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Length
- New Hampshire is 180 miles (290 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km).
- Scotland's north-south length is 2.4 times (144%) longer than New Hampshire's.
Width
- New Hampshire spans 95 miles (152 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km).
- Scotland's east-west width is 3.3 times (229%) wider than New Hampshire's.
Highest point
- New Hampshire's highest point is Mount Washington at 6,277 feet (1,913 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Mount Washington is 1,864 feet higher than Ben Nevis.
Lowest point
- New Hampshire'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.
New Hampshire vs Scotland Population and History
Population
- New Hampshire has a population of 1,409,032 (2024), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022).
- Scotland's population is 3.9 times (289%) larger than New Hampshire's.
Population density
- New Hampshire: 157.4 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1.
- Scotland's population density is 1.2 times (16%) higher than New Hampshire's.
Biggest city
- New Hampshire's biggest city is Manchester with 116,386 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350.
- Glasgow's population is 5.4 times (443%) larger than Manchester's.
History
- New Hampshire: Admitted to the Union on June 21, 1788, as the 9th 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 945 years.
New Hampshire vs Scotland Economy
GDP
- New Hampshire's GDP is $119.3 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion.
- Scotland's economic output is 1.6 times (61%) larger than New Hampshire's.
GDP per capita
- New Hampshire: $84,694 per person vs Scotland: $34,973.
- New Hampshire's GDP per capita is 2.4 times (142%) higher than Scotland's.
Official Websites
New Hampshire official website · Scotland official website
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