South Dakota is a state in the North Central region of the United States of America, whereas Panama is a transcontinental country in Central America and South America. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between South Dakota and Panama regarding various aspects.
Size
Is South Dakota bigger than Panama?
The total area of South Dakota is 77,116 sq mi, and the total area of Panama is 29,199 sq mi. South Dakota is bigger than Panama by 47,917 sq mi. South Dakota is around 2.64 times bigger than Panama.
Area of South Dakota: 77,116 sq mi ( 199,729 km2 )
Area of Panama: 29,199 sq mi ( 75,417 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 Panama as of 2020, was estimated to be around 4,314,768.
Here is some more data comparison between South Dakota and Panama.
The capital city of South Dakota is Pierre, and the capital city of Panama is Panama City.
Official Languages
South Dakota: English, O’ceti Sakowin
Panama: Spanish
Demonym(s)
South Dakota: South Dakotan
Panama: Panamanian
ISO 3166 Code
South Dakota: US-SD
Panama: PA
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)
Panama Time Zone:
UTC – 5 (Eastern Time Zone)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of South Dakota:
44° 26′ 39.48″ N, 100° 13′ 34.68″ W
Coordinates of Panama:
9° 0′ 0″ N, 80° 0′ 0″ W
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