South Dakota is a state in the North Central region of the United States of America, whereas Mexico is a country in the Southern Portion of North America. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between South Dakota and Mexico regarding various aspects.
Size
Is South Dakota bigger than Mexico?
The total area of South Dakota is 77,116 sq mi, and the total area of Mexico is 761,610 sq mi. South Dakota is smaller than Mexico by 684,494 sq mi. South Dakota is around 9.88 times smaller than Mexico.
Area of South Dakota: 77,116 sq mi ( 199,729 km2 )
Area of Mexico: 761,610 sq mi ( 1,972,550 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 Mexico as of 2020, was estimated to be around 128,932,753.
Here is some more data comparison between South Dakota and Mexico.
The capital city of South Dakota is Pierre, and the capital city of Mexico is Mexico City.
Official Languages
South Dakota: English, O’ceti Sakowin
Mexico: Spanish
Demonym(s)
South Dakota: South Dakotan
Mexico: Mexican
ISO 3166 Code
South Dakota: US-SD
Mexico: MX
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)
Mexico Time Zone:
UTC -8 to -5 (Time in Mexico)
Summer (DST):
UTC – 7 to – 5
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of South Dakota:
44° 26′ 39.48″ N, 100° 13′ 34.68″ W
Coordinates of Mexico:
23° 0′ 0″ N, 102° 0′ 0″ W
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