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Vermont vs Scotland Geography
Land area: Vermont has a land area of 9,217 square miles (23,873 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²). Scotland's land area is 3.3 times (226%) larger than Vermont's.
Total area: Vermont: 9,615 square miles (24,903 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water. Scotland's total area is 3.1 times (213%) larger than Vermont's.
Length: Vermont is 165 miles (265 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km). Scotland's north-south length is 2.7 times (167%) longer than Vermont's.
Width: Vermont spans 113 miles (181 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km). Scotland's east-west width is 2.8 times (177%) wider than Vermont's.
Highest point: Vermont's highest point is Mount Mansfield at 4,384 feet (1,336 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m). Ben Nevis is 29 feet higher than Mount Mansfield.
Lowest point: Vermont's lowest point is Lake Champlain at 95 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Scotland's lowest point is 95 feet lower.
Vermont vs Scotland Population and History
Population: Vermont has a population of 648,493 (2024), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022). Scotland's population is 8.5 times (745%) larger than Vermont's.
Population density: Vermont: 70.4 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1. Scotland's population density is 2.6 times (159%) higher than Vermont's.
Biggest city: Vermont's biggest city is Burlington with 44,432 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350. Glasgow's population is 14.2 times larger than Burlington's.
History: Vermont: Admitted to the Union on March 4, 1791, as the 14th 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 948 years.
Vermont vs Scotland Economy
GDP: Vermont's GDP is $46.3 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion. Scotland's economic output is 4.1 times (314%) larger than Vermont's.
GDP per capita: Vermont: $71,359 per person vs Scotland: $34,973. Vermont's GDP per capita is 2.0 times (104%) 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.