Scotland is a country located in Europe and is a part of the United Kingdom, whereas Sydney is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, Australia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Scotland and Sydney regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Scotland bigger than Sydney?
The total area of Scotland is 77,933 sq km, and the total area of Sydney is 12,367.7 sq km. Scotland is bigger than Sydney by 65,565.3 sq km. Scotland is around 6.3 times bigger than Sydney.
Area of Scotland: 30,090 sq mi ( 77,933 km2 )
Area of Sydney: 4,775.2 sq mi ( 12,367.7 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 Sydney as of 2020, was estimated to be around 5,367,206.
Here is some more data comparison between Scotland and Sydney.
Official Languages
Scotland: English, Scottish Gaelic
Sydney: English
Human Development Index
HDI of Scotland as of 2018: 0.913
HDI of Sydney as of 2019: 0.945
Scotland Timezone:
UTC (Greenwich Mean Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (British Summer Time)
Sydney Timezone:
UTC + 10 (Australian Eastern Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 11 (Australian Eastern Daylight Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Scotland:
57° 0′ 0″ N, 4° 0′ 0″ W
Coordinates of Sydney:
33° 51′ 54″ S, 151° 12′ 34″ E
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