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Scotland was ground zero for the industrial revolution and has had relative peace within its borders for centuries. Those other three countries all experienced
by ef4 12y ago
Scotland was ground zero for the industrial revolution and has had relative peace within its borders for centuries.
Those other three countries all experienced coups in living memory, and didn't seriously start industrializing until at least a century later than Scotland.
Those factors are more than enough to explain a factor of four or five difference in GDP.