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Northern Ireland vs Scotland Geography
Land area
- Northern Ireland has a land area of 5,236 square miles (13,562 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²).
- Scotland's land area is 5.7 times (475%) larger than Northern Ireland's.
Total area
- Northern Ireland: 5,456 square miles (14,130 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Scotland's total area is 5.5 times (452%) larger than Northern Ireland's.
Length
- Northern Ireland is 83 miles (134 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km).
- Scotland's north-south length is 5.3 times (430%) longer than Northern Ireland's.
Width
- Northern Ireland spans 107 miles (173 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km).
- Scotland's east-west width is 2.9 times (193%) wider than Northern Ireland's.
Highest point
- Northern Ireland's highest point is Slieve Donard at 2,789 feet (850 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Ben Nevis is 1,624 feet higher than Slieve Donard.
Lowest point
- Northern Ireland's lowest point is Irish Sea at 0 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Northern Ireland vs Scotland Population and History
Population
- Northern Ireland has a population of 1,905,000 (2022), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022).
- Scotland's population is 2.9 times (188%) larger than Northern Ireland's.
Population density
- Northern Ireland: 363.8 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1.
- Northern Ireland's population density is 2.0 times (100%) higher than Scotland's.
Biggest city
- Northern Ireland's biggest city is Belfast with 348,005 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350.
- Glasgow's population is 1.8 times (82%) larger than Belfast's.
History
- Northern Ireland: A country within the United Kingdom; created by the partition of Ireland on May 3, 1921.
- 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 1,078 years.
Northern Ireland vs Scotland Economy
GDP
- Northern Ireland's GDP is $58.8 billion (2022) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion.
- Scotland's economic output is 3.3 times (226%) larger than Northern Ireland's.
GDP per capita
- Northern Ireland: $30,686 per person vs Scotland: $34,973.
- Scotland's GDP per capita is 1.1 times (14%) higher than Northern Ireland's.
Official Websites
Northern Ireland official website · Scotland official website
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