State size comparison
compared to
Wyoming is about 1.3 times bigger than South Dakota.
South Dakota is approximately 196,540 sq km, while Wyoming is approximately 251,489 sq km, making Wyoming 28% larger than South Dakota. Meanwhile, the population of South Dakota is ~814,180 people (250,554 fewer people live in Wyoming).
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