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South Dakota vs Scotland Geography
Land area
- South Dakota has a land area of 75,808 square miles (196,342 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²).
- South Dakota's land area is 2.5 times (152%) larger than Scotland's.
Total area
- South Dakota: 77,116 square miles (199,729 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- South Dakota's total area is 2.6 times (156%) larger than Scotland's.
Length
- South Dakota is 443 miles (712 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km).
- South Dakota and Scotland have about the same north-south length.
Width
- South Dakota spans 371 miles (597 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km).
- South Dakota's east-west width is 1.2 times (19%) wider than Scotland's.
Highest point
- South Dakota's highest point is Black Elk Peak at 7,198 feet (2,194 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Black Elk Peak is 2,785 feet higher than Ben Nevis.
Lowest point
- South Dakota's lowest point is Big Stone Lake at 966 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Scotland's lowest point is 966 feet lower.
South Dakota vs Scotland Population and History
Population
- South Dakota has a population of 924,669 (2024), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022).
- Scotland's population is 5.9 times (493%) larger than South Dakota's.
Population density
- South Dakota: 12.2 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1.
- Scotland's population density is 14.9 times higher than South Dakota's.
Biggest city
- South Dakota's biggest city is Sioux Falls with 209,289 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350.
- Glasgow's population is 3.0 times (202%) larger than Sioux Falls'.
History
- South Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 40th 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.
South Dakota vs Scotland Economy
GDP
- South Dakota's GDP is $76.8 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion.
- Scotland's economic output is 2.5 times (150%) larger than South Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- South Dakota: $83,052 per person vs Scotland: $34,973.
- South Dakota's GDP per capita is 2.4 times (137%) higher than Scotland's.
Official Websites
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