South Dakota is a state in the North Central region of the United States of America, whereas Ecuador is a country located in Northwestern South America. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between South Dakota and Ecuador regarding various aspects.
Size
Is South Dakota bigger than Ecuador?
The total area of South Dakota is 77,116 sq mi, and the total area of Ecuador is 98,990 sq mi. South Dakota is smaller than Ecuador by 21,874 sq mi. South Dakota is around 1.28 times smaller than Ecuador.
Area of South Dakota: 77,116 sq mi ( 199,729 km2 )
Area of Ecuador: 98,990 sq mi ( 256,370 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 Ecuador as of 2020, was estimated to be around 17,643,060.
Here is some more data comparison between South Dakota and Ecuador.
The capital city of South Dakota is Pierre, and the capital city of Ecuador is Quito.
Official Languages
South Dakota: English, O’ceti Sakowin
Ecuador: Spanish
Demonym(s)
South Dakota: South Dakotan
Ecuador: Ecuadorian
ISO 3166 Code
South Dakota: US-SD
Ecuador: EC
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)
Ecuador Time Zone:
UTC − 5 / − 6 (Ecuador Time / Galapagos Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of South Dakota:
44° 26′ 39.48″ N, 100° 13′ 34.68″ W
Coordinates of Ecuador:
2° 0′ 0″ S, 77° 30′ 0″ W
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