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Ontario vs Scotland Geography
Land area
- Ontario has a land area of 354,342 square miles (917,741 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²).
- Ontario's land area is 11.8 times larger than Scotland's.
Total area
- Ontario: 415,598 square miles (1,076,395 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Ontario's total area is 13.8 times larger than Scotland's.
Length
- Ontario is 1,085 miles (1,747 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km).
- Ontario's north-south length is 2.5 times (147%) longer than Scotland's.
Width
- Ontario spans 1,013 miles (1,630 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km).
- Ontario's east-west width is 3.2 times (224%) wider than Scotland's.
Highest point
- Ontario's highest point is Ishpatina Ridge at 2,274 feet (693 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Ben Nevis is 2,139 feet higher than Ishpatina Ridge.
Lowest point
- Ontario's lowest point is Hudson Bay at 0 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Ontario vs Scotland Population and History
Population
- Ontario has a population of 16,136,480 (2026), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022).
- Ontario's population is 2.9 times (194%) larger than Scotland's.
Population density
- Ontario: 45.5 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1.
- Scotland's population density is 4.0 times (300%) higher than Ontario's.
Biggest city
- Ontario's biggest city is Toronto with 2,794,356 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350.
- Toronto's population is 4.4 times (342%) larger than Glasgow's.
History
- Ontario: Joined Confederation on July 1, 1867, as one of the four founding provinces.
- 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 1,024 years.
Ontario vs Scotland Economy
GDP
- Ontario's GDP is $873.9 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion.
- Ontario's economic output is 4.6 times (356%) larger than Scotland's.
GDP per capita
- Ontario: $54,132 per person vs Scotland: $34,973.
- Ontario's GDP per capita is 1.5 times (55%) higher than Scotland's.
Official Websites
Ontario official website · Scotland official website
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