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West Virginia vs Scotland Geography
Land area
- West Virginia has a land area of 24,041 square miles (62,266 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²).
- Scotland's land area is 1.3 times (25%) larger than West Virginia's.
Total area
- West Virginia: 24,230 square miles (62,755 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Scotland's total area is 1.2 times (24%) larger than West Virginia's.
Length
- West Virginia is 245 miles (394 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km).
- Scotland's north-south length is 1.8 times (80%) longer than West Virginia's.
Width
- West Virginia spans 276 miles (444 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km).
- Scotland's east-west width is 1.1 times (13%) wider than West Virginia's.
Highest point
- West Virginia's highest point is Spruce Knob at 4,863 feet (1,482 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Spruce Knob is 450 feet higher than Ben Nevis.
Lowest point
- West Virginia's lowest point is Potomac River at 240 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Scotland's lowest point is 240 feet lower.
West Virginia vs Scotland Population and History
Population
- West Virginia has a population of 1,769,979 (2024), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022).
- Scotland's population is 3.1 times (210%) larger than West Virginia's.
Population density
- West Virginia: 73.6 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1.
- Scotland's population density is 2.5 times (147%) higher than West Virginia's.
Biggest city
- West Virginia's biggest city is Charleston with 46,482 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350.
- Glasgow's population is 13.6 times larger than Charleston's.
History
- West Virginia: Admitted to the Union on June 20, 1863, as the 35th 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 1,020 years.
West Virginia vs Scotland Economy
GDP
- West Virginia's GDP is $106.5 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion.
- Scotland's economic output is 1.8 times (80%) larger than West Virginia's.
GDP per capita
- West Virginia: $60,156 per person vs Scotland: $34,973.
- West Virginia's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (72%) higher than Scotland's.
Official Websites
West Virginia official website · Scotland official website
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