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Tennessee vs Scotland Geography
Land area
- Tennessee has a land area of 41,224 square miles (106,770 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²).
- Tennessee's land area is 1.4 times (37%) larger than Scotland's.
Total area
- Tennessee: 42,130 square miles (109,116 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Tennessee's total area is 1.4 times (40%) larger than Scotland's.
Length
- Tennessee is 191 miles (308 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km).
- Scotland's north-south length is 2.3 times (130%) longer than Tennessee's.
Width
- Tennessee spans 497 miles (800 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km).
- Tennessee's east-west width is 1.6 times (59%) wider than Scotland's.
Highest point
- Tennessee's highest point is Clingmans Dome at 6,624 feet (2,019 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Clingmans Dome is 2,211 feet higher than Ben Nevis.
Lowest point
- Tennessee's lowest point is Mississippi River at 178 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Scotland's lowest point is 178 feet lower.
Tennessee vs Scotland Population and History
Population
- Tennessee has a population of 7,227,750 (2024), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022).
- Tennessee's population is 1.3 times (32%) larger than Scotland's.
Population density
- Tennessee: 175.3 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1.
- Tennessee and Scotland have about the same population density.
Biggest city
- Tennessee's biggest city is Nashville with 704,963 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350.
- Nashville's population is 1.1 times (11%) larger than Glasgow's.
History
- Tennessee: Admitted to the Union on June 1, 1796, as the 16th 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 953 years.
Tennessee vs Scotland Economy
GDP
- Tennessee's GDP is $561.2 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion.
- Tennessee's economic output is 2.9 times (193%) larger than Scotland's.
GDP per capita
- Tennessee: $77,645 per person vs Scotland: $34,973.
- Tennessee's GDP per capita is 2.2 times (122%) higher than Scotland's.
Official Websites
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