South Dakota is a state in the North Central region of the United States of America, whereas Guyana is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between South Dakota and Guyana regarding various aspects.
Size
Is South Dakota bigger than Guyana?
The total area of South Dakota is 77,116 sq mi, and the total area of Guyana is 83,000 sq mi. South Dakota is smaller than Guyana by 5,884 sq mi. South Dakota is around 1.08 times smaller than Guyana.
Area of South Dakota: 77,116 sq mi ( 199,729 km2 )
Area of Guyana: 83,000 sq mi ( 214,970 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 Guyana as of 2020, was estimated to be around 786,559.
Here is some more data comparison between South Dakota and Guyana.
The capital city of South Dakota is Pierre, and the capital city of Guyana is Georgetown.
Official Languages
South Dakota: English, O’ceti Sakowin
Guyana: English
Demonym(s)
South Dakota: South Dakotan
Guyana: Guyanese
ISO 3166 Code
South Dakota: US-SD
Guyana: GY
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)
Guyana Time Zone:
UTC – 4 (Atlantic Time Zone)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of South Dakota:
44° 26′ 39.48″ N, 100° 13′ 34.68″ W
Coordinates of Guyana:
5° 0′ 0″ N, 58° 45′ 0″ W
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