State size comparison
compared to
South Dakota is about 12 times bigger than Hawaii.
Hawaii is approximately 16,635 sq km, while South Dakota is approximately 196,540 sq km, making South Dakota 1,081% larger than Hawaii. Meanwhile, the population of Hawaii is ~1.4 million people (546,121 fewer people live in South Dakota).
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Hawaii is 62.5% more expensive than South Dakota
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