Country size comparison

compared to

Philippines is about 1.5 times bigger than South Dakota.

South Dakota is approximately 196,540 sq km, while Philippines is approximately 300,000 sq km, making Philippines 53% larger than South Dakota. Meanwhile, the population of South Dakota is ~814,180 people (113.8 million more people live in Philippines).

Tip: This to-scale comparison of South Dakota vs. Philippines uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.