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Wyoming vs Scotland Geography
Land area: Wyoming has a land area of 97,089 square miles (251,458 km²), while Scotland has 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²). Wyoming's land area is 3.2 times (223%) larger than Scotland's.
Total area: Wyoming: 97,810 square miles (253,326 km²) vs Scotland: 30,090 square miles (77,933 km²), including inland and coastal water. Wyoming's total area is 3.3 times (225%) larger than Scotland's.
Length: Wyoming is 324 miles (522 km) long from north to south; Scotland is 440 miles (708 km). Scotland's north-south length is 1.4 times (36%) longer than Wyoming's.
Width: Wyoming spans 410 miles (659 km) east to west; Scotland spans 313 miles (504 km). Wyoming's east-west width is 1.3 times (31%) wider than Scotland's.
Highest point: Wyoming's highest point is Gannett Peak at 13,788 feet (4,203 m); Scotland's is Ben Nevis at 4,413 feet (1,345 m). Gannett Peak is 9,375 feet higher than Ben Nevis.
Lowest point: Wyoming's lowest point is Belle Fourche River at 3,108 feet; Scotland's is Atlantic Ocean at 0 feet. Scotland's lowest point is 3,108 feet lower.
Wyoming vs Scotland Population and History
Population: Wyoming has a population of 587,618 (2024), while Scotland has 5,480,000 (2022). Scotland's population is 9.3 times (833%) larger than Wyoming's.
Population density: Wyoming: 6.1 people per square mile vs Scotland: 182.1. Scotland's population density is 29.9 times higher than Wyoming's.
Biggest city: Wyoming's biggest city is Cheyenne with 65,704 people; Scotland's is Glasgow with 632,350. Glasgow's population is 9.6 times (862%) larger than Cheyenne's.
History: Wyoming: Admitted to the Union on July 10, 1890, as the 44th 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 1,047 years.
Wyoming vs Scotland Economy
GDP: Wyoming's GDP is $51.5 billion (2024) vs Scotland's $191.7 billion. Scotland's economic output is 3.7 times (272%) larger than Wyoming's.
GDP per capita: Wyoming: $87,639 per person vs Scotland: $34,973. Wyoming's GDP per capita is 2.5 times (151%) 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.