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New York vs Scotland Geography
Land area: New York has a land area of 47,123 square miles (122,049 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²). New York's land area is 1.6 times (57%) larger than Scotland's.
Total area: New York: 54,559 square miles (141,306 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water. New York's total area is 1.8 times (81%) larger than Scotland's.
Length: New York is 312 miles (503 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km). Scotland's north-south length is 1.4 times (41%) longer than New York's.
Width: New York spans 415 miles (668 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km). New York's east-west width is 1.3 times (33%) wider than Scotland's.
Highest point: New York's highest point is Mount Marcy at 5,335 feet (1,626 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m). Mount Marcy is 922 feet higher than Ben Nevis.
Lowest point: New York'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 York vs Scotland Population and History
Population: New York has a population of 19,867,248 (2024), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022). New York's population is 3.6 times (263%) larger than Scotland's.
Population density: New York: 421.6 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1. New York's population density is 2.3 times (132%) higher than Scotland's.
Biggest city: New York's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350. New York's population is 13.4 times larger than Glasgow's.
History: New York: Admitted to the Union on July 26, 1788, as the 11th 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 York vs Scotland Economy
GDP: New York's GDP is $2,322.1 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion. New York's economic output is 12.1 times larger than Scotland's.
GDP per capita: New York: $116,883 per person vs Scotland: $34,973. New York's GDP per capita is 3.3 times (234%) 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.