South Dakota is a state in the North Central region of the United States of America, whereas Malaysia is a country located in Southeast Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between South Dakota and Malaysia regarding various aspects.
Size
Is South Dakota bigger than Malaysia?
The total area of South Dakota is 77,116 sq mi, and the total area of Malaysia is 127,724 sq mi. South Dakota is smaller than Malaysia by 50,608 sq mi. South Dakota is around 1.66 times smaller than Malaysia.
Area of South Dakota: 77,116 sq mi ( 199,729 km2 )
Area of Malaysia: 127,724 sq mi ( 330,803 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 Malaysia as of 2020, was estimated to be around 32,365,998.
Here is some more data comparison between South Dakota and Malaysia.
The capital city of South Dakota is Pierre, and the capital city of Malaysia is Kuala Lumpur.
Official Languages
South Dakota: English, O’ceti Sakowin
Malaysia: Malaysian
Demonym(s)
South Dakota: South Dakotan
Malaysia: Malaysian
ISO 3166 Code
South Dakota: US-SD
Malaysia: MY
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)
Malaysia Time Zone:
UTC + 8 (Malaysian Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of South Dakota:
44° 26′ 39.48″ N, 100° 13′ 34.68″ W
Coordinates of Malaysia:
2° 30′ 0″ N, 112° 30′ 0″ E
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