Scotland is a country located in Europe and is a part of the United Kingdom, whereas the Emirate of Dubai is one of the 7 Emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Scotland and Dubai regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Scotland bigger than Dubai?
The total area of Scotland is 77,933 sq km, and the total area of Dubai is 3,885 sq km. Scotland is bigger than Dubai by 74,048 sq km. Scotland is around 20.05 times bigger than Dubai.
Area of Scotland: 30,090 sq mi ( 77,933 km2 )
Area of the Emirate of Dubai: 15,00 sq mi ( 3,885 km2 )
Population
According to the Eurostat data, the total population of Scotland as of 2019 was estimated to be around 5.454 Million.
Based on Wikipedia, the total population of the Emirate of Dubai as of 2019 was estimated to be around 4,177,059.
Here is some more data comparison between Scotland and Dubai.
The capital city of Scotland is Edinburgh, and the capital city of the Emirate of Dubai is Dubai.
Official Languages
Scotland: English, Scottish Gaelic
Dubai: Arabic
Human Development Index
HDI of Scotland as of 2018: 0.913
HDI of Dubai as of 2018: 0.890
Scotland Timezone:
UTC (Greenwich Mean Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (British Summer Time)
Dubai Timezone:
UTC + 4 (UAE Standard Time
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Scotland:
57° 0′ 0″ N, 4° 0′ 0″ W
Coordinates of the Emirate of Dubai:
23° 30′ 0″ N, 54° 30′ 0″ E
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