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New Jersey vs Scotland Geography
Land area
- New Jersey has a land area of 7,355 square miles (19,049 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²).
- Scotland's land area is 4.1 times (309%) larger than New Jersey's.
Total area
- New Jersey: 8,719 square miles (22,583 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Scotland's total area is 3.5 times (245%) larger than New Jersey's.
Length
- New Jersey is 169 miles (271 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km).
- Scotland's north-south length is 2.6 times (160%) longer than New Jersey's.
Width
- New Jersey spans 129 miles (207 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km).
- Scotland's east-west width is 2.4 times (143%) wider than New Jersey's.
Highest point
- New Jersey's highest point is High Point at 1,798 feet (548 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Ben Nevis is 2,615 feet higher than High Point.
Lowest point
- New Jersey'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 Jersey vs Scotland Population and History
Population
- New Jersey has a population of 9,500,851 (2024), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022).
- New Jersey's population is 1.7 times (73%) larger than Scotland's.
Population density
- New Jersey: 1,291.8 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1.
- New Jersey's population density is 7.1 times (609%) higher than Scotland's.
Biggest city
- New Jersey's biggest city is Newark with 317,303 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350.
- Glasgow's population is 2.0 times (99%) larger than Newark's.
History
- New Jersey: Admitted to the Union on December 18, 1787, as the 3rd 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 944 years.
New Jersey vs Scotland Economy
GDP
- New Jersey's GDP is $846.0 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion.
- New Jersey's economic output is 4.4 times (341%) larger than Scotland's.
GDP per capita
- New Jersey: $89,045 per person vs Scotland: $34,973.
- New Jersey's GDP per capita is 2.5 times (155%) higher than Scotland's.
Official Websites
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