Scotland is a country located in Europe and is a part of the United Kingdom, whereas New York is a state of the country of the United State of America. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Scotland and New York State regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Scotland bigger than New York State?
The total area of Scotland is 77,933 sq km, and the total area of New York State is 141,300 sq km. Scotland is smaller than New York State by 63,367 sq km. Scotland is around 1.81 times smaller than New York State.
Area of Scotland: 30,090 sq mi ( 77,933 km2 )
Area of New York State: 54,556 sq mi ( 141,300 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 the United States Census Bureau data, the total population of New York State as of 2019 was estimated to be around 19.45 Million.
Here is some more data comparison between Scotland and New York State.
The capital city of Scotland is Edinburgh, and the capital city of New York State is Albany.
Official Languages
Scotland: English, Scottish Gaelic
New York State: English
Human Development Index
HDI of Scotland as of 2018: 0.913
HDI of New York State as of 2018: 0.944
Scotland Timezone:
UTC (Greenwich Mean Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (British Summer Time)
New York Timezone:
UTC – 5 (Eastern Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 4 (Eastern Daylight Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Scotland:
57° 0′ 0″ N, 4° 0′ 0″ W
Coordinates of New York:
42° 57′ 13.68″ N, 75° 31′ 36.48″ W
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