South Dakota is a state in the North Central region of the United States of America, whereas Kenya is a country located in Eastern Africa. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between South Dakota and Kenya regarding various aspects.
Size
Is South Dakota bigger than Kenya?
The total area of South Dakota is 77,116 sq mi, and the total area of Kenya is 224,081 sq mi. South Dakota is smaller than Kenya by 146,965 sq mi. South Dakota is around 2.91 times smaller than Kenya.
Area of South Dakota: 77,116 sq mi ( 199,729 km2 )
Area of Kenya: 224,081 sq mi ( 580,367 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 Kenya as of 2020, was estimated to be around 53,771,300.
Here is some more data comparison between South Dakota and Kenya.
The capital city of South Dakota is Pierre, and the capital city of Kenya is Nairobi.
Official Languages
South Dakota: English, O’ceti Sakowin
Kenya: English, Swahili
Demonym(s)
South Dakota: South Dakotan
Kenya: Kenyan
ISO 3166 Code
South Dakota: US-SD
Kenya: KE
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)
Kenya Time Zone:
UTC + 3 (East Africa Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of South Dakota:
44° 26′ 39.48″ N, 100° 13′ 34.68″ W
Coordinates of Kenya:
1° 0′ 0″ N, 38° 0′ 0″ E
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