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Wisconsin vs Scotland Geography
Land area
- Wisconsin has a land area of 54,168 square miles (140,294 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²).
- Wisconsin's land area is 1.8 times (80%) larger than Scotland's.
Total area
- Wisconsin: 65,497 square miles (169,636 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- Wisconsin's total area is 2.2 times (118%) larger than Scotland's.
Length
- Wisconsin is 368 miles (593 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km).
- Scotland's north-south length is 1.2 times (20%) longer than Wisconsin's.
Width
- Wisconsin spans 323 miles (521 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km).
- Wisconsin and Scotland have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- Wisconsin's highest point is Timms Hill at 1,946 feet (593 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m).
- Ben Nevis is 2,467 feet higher than Timms Hill.
Lowest point
- Wisconsin's lowest point is Lake Michigan at 577 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet.
- Scotland's lowest point is 577 feet lower.
Wisconsin vs Scotland Population and History
Population
- Wisconsin has a population of 5,960,975 (2024), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022).
- Wisconsin's population is 1.1 times (9%) larger than Scotland's.
Population density
- Wisconsin: 110.0 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1.
- Scotland's population density is 1.7 times (66%) higher than Wisconsin's.
Biggest city
- Wisconsin's biggest city is Milwaukee with 563,531 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350.
- Glasgow's population is 1.1 times (12%) larger than Milwaukee's.
History
- Wisconsin: Admitted to the Union on May 29, 1848, as the 30th 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 1,005 years.
Wisconsin vs Scotland Economy
GDP
- Wisconsin's GDP is $453.3 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion.
- Wisconsin's economic output is 2.4 times (136%) larger than Scotland's.
GDP per capita
- Wisconsin: $76,044 per person vs Scotland: $34,973.
- Wisconsin's GDP per capita is 2.2 times (117%) higher than Scotland's.
Official Websites
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