South Dakota is a state in the North Central region of the United States of America, whereas Costa Rica is a country located in Central America. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between South Dakota and Costa Rica regarding various aspects.
Size
Is South Dakota bigger than Costa Rica?
The total area of South Dakota is 77,116 sq mi, and the total area of Costa Rica is 19,700 sq mi. South Dakota is bigger than Costa Rica by 57,416 sq mi. South Dakota is around 3.91 times bigger than Costa Rica.
Area of South Dakota: 77,116 sq mi ( 199,729 km2 )
Area of Costa Rica: 19,700 sq mi ( 51,100 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of South Dakota as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 895,376.
Based on the World Bank data, the total population of Costa Rica as of 2020, was estimated to be around 5,094,114.
Here is some more data comparison between South Dakota and Costa Rica.
The capital city of South Dakota is Pierre, and the capital city of Costa Rica is San Jose.
Official Languages
South Dakota: English, O’ceti Sakowin
Costa Rica: Spanish
Demonym(s)
South Dakota: South Dakotan
Costa Rica: Costa Rican, Tico(a)
ISO 3166 Code
South Dakota: US-SD
Costa Rica: CR
South Dakota Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Standard Time)
UTC – 7 (Mountain Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 5 (Central Daylight Time)
UTC – 6 (Mountain Daylight Time)
Costa Rica Time Zone:
UTC – 6 (Central Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of South Dakota:
44° 26′ 39.48″ N, 100° 13′ 34.68″ W
Coordinates of Costa Rica:
10° 0′ 0″ N, 84° 0′ 0″ W
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