Scotland is a country located in Europe and is a part of the United Kingdom, whereas Tasmania is one of the states of the country of Australia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Scotland and Tasmania regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Scotland bigger than Tasmania?
The total area of Scotland is 77,933 sq km, and the total area of Tasmania is 90,758 sq km. Scotland is smaller than Tasmania by 12,825 sq km. Scotland is around 1.16 times smaller than Tasmania.
Area of Scotland: 30,090 sq mi ( 77,933 km2 )
Area of Tasmania: 35,042 sq mi ( 90,758 km2 )
Population
According to the Eurostat data, the total population of Scotland as of 2019 was estimated to be around 5.454 Million.
According to Wikipedia, the population of Tasmania as of September 2020 was estimated to be around 541,071.
Here is some more data comparison between Scotland and Tasmania.
The capital city of Scotland is Edinburgh, and the capital city of Tasmania is Hobart.
Official Languages
Scotland: English, Scottish Gaelic
Tasmania: English, Tasmanian
Human Development Index
HDI of Scotland as of 2018: 0.913
HDI of Tasmania as of 2018: 0.907
Scotland Timezone:
UTC (Greenwich Mean Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (British Summer Time)
Tasmania Timezone:
UTC + 10 (Australian Eastern Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 11 (Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Scotland:
57° 0′ 0″ N, 4° 0′ 0″ W
Coordinates of Tasmania:
42° 0′ 0″ S, 147° 0′ 0″ E
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