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Ohio vs Scotland Geography
Land area
- Ohio has a land area of 40,859 square miles (105,824 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²).
- Ohio's land area is 1.4 times (36%) larger than Scotland's.
Total area
- Ohio: 44,826 square miles (116,098 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Ohio's total area is 1.5 times (49%) larger than Scotland's.
Length
- Ohio is 291 miles (468 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km).
- Scotland's north-south length is 1.5 times (51%) longer than Ohio's.
Width
- Ohio spans 317 miles (510 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km).
- Ohio and Scotland have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Ohio's highest point is Campbell Hill at 1,547 feet (472 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Ben Nevis is 2,866 feet higher than Campbell Hill.
Lowest point
- Ohio's lowest point is Ohio River at 455 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Scotland's lowest point is 455 feet lower.
Ohio vs Scotland Population and History
Population
- Ohio has a population of 11,883,304 (2024), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022).
- Ohio's population is 2.2 times (117%) larger than Scotland's.
Population density
- Ohio: 290.8 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1.
- Ohio's population density is 1.6 times (60%) higher than Scotland's.
Biggest city
- Ohio's biggest city is Columbus with 933,263 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350.
- Columbus' population is 1.5 times (48%) larger than Glasgow's.
History
- Ohio: Admitted to the Union on March 1, 1803, as the 17th 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 960 years.
Ohio vs Scotland Economy
GDP
- Ohio's GDP is $923.1 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion.
- Ohio's economic output is 4.8 times (382%) larger than Scotland's.
GDP per capita
- Ohio: $77,684 per person vs Scotland: $34,973.
- Ohio's GDP per capita is 2.2 times (122%) higher than Scotland's.
Official Websites
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