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United States vs Scotland Geography
Land area: United States has a land area of 3,533,467 square miles (9,151,637 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²). United States' land area is 117.4 times larger than Scotland's.
Total area: United States: 3,802,784 square miles (9,849,165 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water. United States' total area is 126.4 times larger than Scotland's.
Length: United States is 3,628 miles (5,839 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km). United States' north-south length is 8.2 times (725%) longer than Scotland's.
Width: United States spans 4,824 miles (7,763 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km). United States' east-west width is 15.4 times wider than Scotland's.
Highest point: United States's highest point is Denali at 20,308 feet (6,190 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m). Denali is 15,895 feet higher than Ben Nevis.
Lowest point: United States's lowest point is Death Valley at -279 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. United States's lowest point is 279 feet lower.
United States vs Scotland Population and History
Population: United States has a population of 340,110,988 (2024), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022). United States' population is 62.1 times larger than Scotland's.
Population density: United States: 96.3 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1. Scotland's population density is 1.9 times (89%) higher than United States'.
Biggest city: United States's biggest city is New York with 8,478,072 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350. New York's population is 13.4 times larger than Glasgow's.
History: United States: Declared independence on July 4, 1776. 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 933 years.
United States vs Scotland Economy
GDP: United States's GDP is $30,769.7 billion (2025) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion. United States' economic output is 160.5 times larger than Scotland's.
GDP per capita: United States: $89,599 per person vs Scotland: $34,973. United States' GDP per capita is 2.6 times (156%) 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.