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North Dakota vs Scotland Geography
Land area
- North Dakota has a land area of 68,994 square miles (178,694 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²).
- North Dakota's land area is 2.3 times (129%) larger than Scotland's.
Total area
- North Dakota: 70,699 square miles (183,109 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- North Dakota's total area is 2.3 times (135%) larger than Scotland's.
Length
- North Dakota is 338 miles (544 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km).
- Scotland's north-south length is 1.3 times (30%) longer than North Dakota's.
Width
- North Dakota spans 408 miles (657 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km).
- North Dakota's east-west width is 1.3 times (30%) wider than Scotland's.
Highest point
- North Dakota's highest point is White Butte at 3,500 feet (1,067 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Ben Nevis is 913 feet higher than White Butte.
Lowest point
- North Dakota's lowest point is Red River of the North at 754 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Scotland's lowest point is 754 feet lower.
North Dakota vs Scotland Population and History
Population
- North Dakota has a population of 796,568 (2024), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022).
- Scotland's population is 6.9 times (588%) larger than North Dakota's.
Population density
- North Dakota: 11.5 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1.
- Scotland's population density is 15.8 times higher than North Dakota's.
Biggest city
- North Dakota's biggest city is Fargo with 136,285 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350.
- Glasgow's population is 4.6 times (364%) larger than Fargo's.
History
- North Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 39th 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 1,046 years.
North Dakota vs Scotland Economy
GDP
- North Dakota's GDP is $80.1 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion.
- Scotland's economic output is 2.4 times (139%) larger than North Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- North Dakota: $100,504 per person vs Scotland: $34,973.
- North Dakota's GDP per capita is 2.9 times (187%) higher than Scotland's.
Official Websites
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