State size comparison
compared to
North Dakota is around the same size as South Dakota.
South Dakota is approximately 196,540 sq km, while North Dakota is approximately 178,647 sq km, making North Dakota 90.9% the size of South Dakota. Meanwhile, the population of South Dakota is ~814,180 people (141,589 fewer people live in North Dakota).
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