Malta is an island country in the Southern part of Europe located in the Mediterranean sea, whereas Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Malta and Scotland regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Malta bigger than Scotland?
The total area of Malta is 316 sq km, and the total area of Scotland is 77,933 sq km. Malta is smaller than Scotland by 77,617 sq km. Malta is around 246.62 times smaller than Scotland.
Area of Malta: 122 sq mi ( 316 km2 )
Area of Scotland: 30,090 sq mi ( 77,933 km2 )
Population
According to the data from Worldometer, the total population of Malta as of 5th July 2021, is estimated to be around 442,725.
Based on the data from Eurostat, the population of Scotland estimated as of 2019 was 5.454 Million.
Here is some more data comparison between Malta and Scotland.
The capital city of Malta is Valletta, and the capital city of Scotland is Edinburgh.
Official Languages
Malta: Maltese, English
Scotland: English, Scots, Scottish Gaelic
Human Development Index
HDI of Malta as of 2019: 0.895
HDI of Scotland as of 2018: 0.913
Malta Timezone:
UTC + 1 (Central European Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 2 (Central European Summer Time)
Scotland Timezone:
UTC (Greenwich Mean Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (British Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Malta:
35° 54′ 0″ N, 14° 31′ 0″ E
Coordinates of Scotland:
56.4907° N, 4.2026° W
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