what state is close to the size of scotland
How does Scotland rank in size compared to US states? If Scotland was a US state, it would be the 41st largest state. (It  is closest in size to South Carolina).    In actual size:   Scotland: 78,387 km2 or 30,414 sq â¦mi   America: 9,629,091 km2 or 3,717,813 sq mi. Joan Croker.
The country of Scotland is approximately the size of the state of Maine. Western Scotland is fringed by the large chain of islands known as the Inner and Outer Hebrides (pronounced 'heb-rid-deeze'). Off the north coast are the Orkney and Shetland Islands.