Country size comparison
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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 ~814,180 people (42.7 million more people live in Ukraine).
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South Dakota is 2.8 times more expensive than Ukraine overall
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