State size comparison
South Dakota, USA
compared to
Pennsylvania, USA
South Dakota is about 1.7 times bigger than Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania is approximately 116,075 sq km, while South Dakota is approximately 196,540 sq km, making South Dakota 69% larger than Pennsylvania. Meanwhile, the population of Pennsylvania is ~12.7 million people (11.9 million fewer people live in South Dakota).
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