South Dakota is a state in the North Central region of the United States of America, whereas Ghana is a country located in West Africa. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between South Dakota and Ghana regarding various aspects.
Size
Is South Dakota bigger than Ghana?
The total area of South Dakota is 77,116 sq mi, and the total area of Ghana is 92,099 sq mi. South Dakota is smaller than Ghana by 14,983 sq mi. South Dakota is around 1.19 times smaller than Ghana.
Area of South Dakota: 77,116 sq mi ( 199,729 km2 )
Area of Ghana: 92,099 sq mi ( 238,535 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 Ghana as of 2020, was estimated to be around 31,072,945.
Here is some more data comparison between South Dakota and Ghana.
The capital city of South Dakota is Pierre, and the capital city of Ghana is Accra.
Official Languages
South Dakota: English, O’ceti Sakowin
Ghana: English
Demonym(s)
South Dakota: South Dakotan
Ghana: Ghanaian
ISO 3166 Code
South Dakota: US-SD
Ghana: GH
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)
Ghana Time Zone:
UTC (GMT)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of South Dakota:
44° 26′ 39.48″ N, 100° 13′ 34.68″ W
Coordinates of Ghana:
7° 49′ 0″ N, 1° 3′ 0″ W
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