Scotland and Northern Ireland are both countries that are part of the United Kingdom located in Europe. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Scotland and Northern Ireland regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Scotland bigger than Northern Ireland?
The total area of Scotland is 77,933 sq km, and the total area of Northern Ireland is 14,130 sq km. Scotland is bigger than Northern Ireland by 63,803 sq km. Scotland is around 5.15 times bigger than Northern Ireland.
Area of Scotland: 30,090 sq mi ( 77,933 km2 )
Area of Northern Ireland: 5,460 sq mi ( 14,130 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 Nation’s data, the total population of Northern Ireland as of 2019 was estimated to be around 1.885 Million.
Here is some more data comparison between Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The capital city of Scotland is Edinburgh, and the capital city of Northern Ireland is Belfast.
Official Languages
Scotland: English, Scottish Gaelic
Northern Ireland: English
Human Development Index
HDI of Scotland as of 2018: 0.913
HDI of Northern Ireland as of 2018: 0.887
Scotland Timezone:
UTC (Greenwich Mean Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (British Summer Time)
Northern Ireland Timezone:
UTC (Greenwich Mean Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (British Summer Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Scotland:
57° 0′ 0″ N, 4° 0′ 0″ W
Coordinates of Northern Ireland:
54° 40′ 0″ N, 6° 40′ 0″ W
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