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North Carolina vs Scotland Geography
Land area
- North Carolina has a land area of 48,624 square miles (125,936 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²).
- North Carolina's land area is 1.6 times (62%) larger than Scotland's.
Total area
- North Carolina: 53,819 square miles (139,390 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- North Carolina's total area is 1.8 times (79%) larger than Scotland's.
Length
- North Carolina is 258 miles (415 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km).
- Scotland's north-south length is 1.7 times (71%) longer than North Carolina's.
Width
- North Carolina spans 487 miles (784 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km).
- North Carolina's east-west width is 1.6 times (56%) wider than Scotland's.
Highest point
- North Carolina's highest point is Mount Mitchell at 6,674 feet (2,034 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Mount Mitchell is 2,261 feet higher than Ben Nevis.
Lowest point
- North Carolina'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.
North Carolina vs Scotland Population and History
Population
- North Carolina has a population of 11,046,024 (2024), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022).
- North Carolina's population is 2.0 times (102%) larger than Scotland's.
Population density
- North Carolina: 227.2 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1.
- North Carolina's population density is 1.2 times (25%) higher than Scotland's.
Biggest city
- North Carolina's biggest city is Charlotte with 943,476 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350.
- Charlotte's population is 1.5 times (49%) larger than Glasgow's.
History
- North Carolina: Admitted to the Union on November 21, 1789, as the 12th 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 946 years.
North Carolina vs Scotland Economy
GDP
- North Carolina's GDP is $844.2 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion.
- North Carolina's economic output is 4.4 times (340%) larger than Scotland's.
GDP per capita
- North Carolina: $76,427 per person vs Scotland: $34,973.
- North Carolina's GDP per capita is 2.2 times (119%) higher than Scotland's.
Official Websites
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