Country size comparison

compared to

Ukraine is about 3.1 times bigger than South Dakota.

South Dakota is approximately 196,540 sq km, while Ukraine is approximately 603,550 sq km, making Ukraine 207% larger than South Dakota. Meanwhile, the population of South Dakota is ~935,094 people (38.0 million more people live in Ukraine).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of South Dakota vs. Ukraine uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
Share

Compare further: Ukraine vs. South Dakota

Flip Comparison · See true size
See Ukraine on top of South Dakota
→
Quality of Life Comparison · 3 statistics
Make 10.5 times more money in South Dakota
→
Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
South Dakota is 2.4 times more expensive than Ukraine overall
→
Our free app, MapSize by MyLifeElsewhere — compare any two places, to scale on your mobile device.
Download on the App Store GET IT ON Google Play