State size comparison
compared to
Vermont is about 8 times smaller than South Dakota.
South Dakota is approximately 196,540 sq km, while Vermont is approximately 23,956 sq km, making Vermont 12.19% the size of South Dakota. Meanwhile, the population of South Dakota is ~814,180 people (188,439 fewer people live in Vermont).
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