State size comparison
compared to
South Dakota is about 2.5 times bigger than South Carolina.
South Carolina is approximately 77,983 sq km, while South Dakota is approximately 196,540 sq km, making South Dakota 152% larger than South Carolina. Meanwhile, the population of South Carolina is ~4.6 million people (3.8 million fewer people live in South Dakota).
This to-scale comparison of
South Carolina
vs.
South Dakota
uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles. Learn more.
Note: Try dragging the outline to reposition.
