Scotland
Constituent / territory of United Kingdom.
EuropeCapital: Edinburgh
2026 population
5.5M
Rank #120 globally
Area
78k km²
Metros tracked
31
73% of population in metros
Composite score
73.4
Rank #35 globally
National Teams
Scotland on the international stage. Click a card for the full record.
Men's FootballUEFA
Scotland
FIFA #43
ELO #28
WC apps 9
No World Cups
Women's Football
Scotland
WWC apps 1
Best Group stage
No World Cups
CricketAssociate
Scotland
ODI #11
T20I #14
Matches 283
Rugby UnionSix Nations
Scotland
World #7
6N titles 21
Tests 710
No World Cups
Olympics
Great Britain
Games 49
Medals 1,058
Summer #1 (G/M) 1/1
329 golds
Competes as Great Britain
Council Areas
32 entries listed under Scotland. Click any to see its metros and footprint.
Fife7Angus5Dumfries and Galloway4Highland2Perth and Kinross2Aberdeen City1Aberdeenshire1City of Edinburgh1Clackmannanshire1Dundee City1East Ayrshire1East Dunbartonshire1East Lothian1East Renfrewshire1Falkirk1Glasgow City1Inverclyde1Midlothian1Moray1North Ayrshire1North Lanarkshire1Renfrewshire1South Ayrshire1South Lanarkshire1Stirling1West Dunbartonshire1West Lothian1Argyll and ButeOrkney IslandsOuter HebridesScottish BordersShetland Islands
Scotland metro footprint
31 metrosLoading map…
31 polygons
Polygons shaded by composite tier. Hover for rank, click to open the metro page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.