State size comparison
compared to
South Dakota is about 1.3 times smaller than Wyoming.
Wyoming is approximately 251,489 sq km, while South Dakota is approximately 196,540 sq km, making South Dakota 78.15% the size of Wyoming. Meanwhile, the population of Wyoming is ~563,626 people (250,554 more people live in South Dakota).
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