South Dakota is a state in the North Central region of the United States of America, whereas Portugal is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula, in southwestern Europe. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between South Dakota and Portugal regarding various aspects.
Size
Is South Dakota bigger than Portugal?
The total area of South Dakota is 77,116 sq mi, and the total area of Portugal is 35,603 sq mi. South Dakota is bigger than Portugal by 41,513 sq mi. South Dakota is around 2.17 times bigger than Portugal.
Area of South Dakota: 77,116 sq mi ( 199,729 km2 )
Area of Portugal: 35,603 sq mi ( 92,212 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 Portugal as of 2020, was estimated to be around 10,297,081.
Here is some more data comparison between South Dakota and Portugal.
The capital city of South Dakota is Pierre, and the capital city of Portugal is Lisbon.
Official Languages
South Dakota: English, O’ceti Sakowin
Portugal: Portuguese
Demonym(s)
South Dakota: South Dakotan
Portugal: Portuguese
ISO 3166 Code
South Dakota: US-SD
Portugal: PT
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)
Portugal Time Zone:
UTC (Western European Time)
UTC – 1 (Atlantic, Azores)
Summer (DST):
UTC + 1 (Western European Summer Time )
UTC (Atlantic, Azores)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of South Dakota:
44° 26′ 39.48″ N, 100° 13′ 34.68″ W
Coordinates of Portugal:
38° 42′ 0″ N, 9° 11′ 0″ W
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