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Newfoundland and Labrador vs Scotland Geography
Land area
- Newfoundland and Labrador has a land area of 144,353 square miles (373,872 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²).
- Newfoundland and Labrador's land area is 4.8 times (380%) larger than Scotland's.
Total area
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 156,453 square miles (405,212 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Newfoundland and Labrador's total area is 5.2 times (420%) larger than Scotland's.
Length
- Newfoundland and Labrador is 1,045 miles (1,681 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km).
- Newfoundland and Labrador's north-south length is 2.4 times (138%) longer than Scotland's.
Width
- Newfoundland and Labrador spans 799 miles (1,286 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km).
- Newfoundland and Labrador's east-west width is 2.6 times (155%) wider than Scotland's.
Highest point
- Newfoundland and Labrador's highest point is Mount Caubvick at 5,420 feet (1,652 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Mount Caubvick is 1,007 feet higher than Ben Nevis.
Lowest point
- Newfoundland and Labrador'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.
Newfoundland and Labrador vs Scotland Population and History
Population
- Newfoundland and Labrador has a population of 548,557 (2026), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022).
- Scotland's population is 10.0 times (899%) larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Population density
- Newfoundland and Labrador: 3.8 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1.
- Scotland's population density is 47.9 times higher than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
Biggest city
- Newfoundland and Labrador's biggest city is St. John's with 110,525 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350.
- Glasgow's population is 5.7 times (472%) larger than St. John's'.
History
- Newfoundland and Labrador: Joined Confederation on March 31, 1949, the last province to join.
- 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 1,106 years.
Newfoundland and Labrador vs Scotland Economy
GDP
- Newfoundland and Labrador's GDP is $30.8 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion.
- Scotland's economic output is 6.2 times (522%) larger than Newfoundland and Labrador's.
GDP per capita
- Newfoundland and Labrador: $56,364 per person vs Scotland: $34,973.
- Newfoundland and Labrador's GDP per capita is 1.6 times (61%) higher than Scotland's.
Official Websites
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