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Quebec vs Scotland Geography
Land area: Quebec has a land area of 527,079 square miles (1,365,128 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²). Quebec's land area is 17.5 times larger than Scotland's.
Total area: Quebec: 595,391 square miles (1,542,056 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water. Quebec's total area is 19.8 times larger than Scotland's.
Length: Quebec is 1,221 miles (1,965 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km). Quebec's north-south length is 2.8 times (178%) longer than Scotland's.
Width: Quebec spans 963 miles (1,550 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km). Quebec's east-west width is 3.1 times (208%) wider than Scotland's.
Highest point: Quebec's highest point is Mont d'Iberville at 5,420 feet (1,652 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m). Mont d'Iberville is 1,007 feet higher than Ben Nevis.
Lowest point: Quebec's lowest point is Gulf of St. Lawrence at 0 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Both lowest points are at or near sea level.
Quebec vs Scotland Population and History
Population: Quebec has a population of 9,033,887 (2026), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022). Quebec's population is 1.6 times (65%) larger than Scotland's.
Population density: Quebec: 17.1 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1. Scotland's population density is 10.6 times higher than Quebec's.
Biggest city: Quebec's biggest city is Montreal with 1,762,949 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350. Montreal's population is 2.8 times (179%) larger than Glasgow's.
History: Quebec: 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.
Quebec vs Scotland Economy
GDP: Quebec's GDP is $450.3 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion. Quebec's economic output is 2.3 times (135%) larger than Scotland's.
GDP per capita: Quebec: $50,059 per person vs Scotland: $34,973. Quebec's GDP per capita is 1.4 times (43%) higher than Scotland's.
Official Websites
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.