State size comparison
compared to
South Dakota is around the same size as North Dakota.
North Dakota is approximately 178,647 sq km, while South Dakota is approximately 196,540 sq km, making South Dakota 10% larger than North Dakota. Meanwhile, the population of North Dakota is ~672,591 people (141,589 more people live in South Dakota).
This to-scale comparison of
North Dakota
vs.
South Dakota
uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.
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