State size comparison
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South Dakota is about 1.4 times bigger than Wisconsin.
Wisconsin is approximately 140,663 sq km, while South Dakota is approximately 196,540 sq km, making South Dakota 40% larger than Wisconsin. Meanwhile, the population of Wisconsin is ~5.7 million people (4.9 million fewer people live in South Dakota).
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