Country size comparison

compared to

South Dakota is about 47 times bigger than French Polynesia.

French Polynesia is approximately 4,167 sq km, while South Dakota is approximately 196,540 sq km, making South Dakota 4,617% larger than French Polynesia. Meanwhile, the population of French Polynesia is ~299,356 people (514,824 more people live in South Dakota).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of French Polynesia vs. South Dakota uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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