State size comparison
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Nevada is about 1.4 times bigger than South Dakota.
South Dakota is approximately 196,540 sq km, while Nevada is approximately 284,448 sq km, making Nevada 45% larger than South Dakota. Meanwhile, the population of South Dakota is ~814,180 people (1.9 million more people live in Nevada).
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