South Dakota is a state in the North Central region of the United States of America, whereas Puerto Rico is a country located in the Northeast Caribbean Sea. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between South Dakota and Puerto Rico regarding various aspects.
Size
Is South Dakota bigger than Puerto Rico?
The total area of South Dakota is 77,116 sq mi, and the total area of Puerto Rico is 3,515 sq mi. South Dakota is bigger than Puerto Rico by 73,601 sq mi. South Dakota is around 21.94 times bigger than Puerto Rico.
Area of South Dakota: 77,116 sq mi ( 199,729 km2 )
Area of Puerto Rico: 3,515 sq mi ( 9,104 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 Puerto Rico as of 2020, was estimated to be around 3,281,538.
Here is some more data comparison between South Dakota and Puerto Rico.
The capital city of South Dakota is Pierre, and the capital city of Puerto Rico is San Juan.
Official Languages
South Dakota: English, O’ceti Sakowin
Puerto Rico: Spanish, English
Demonym(s)
South Dakota: South Dakotan
Puerto Rico: Puerto Rican
ISO 3166 Code
South Dakota: US-SD
Puerto Rico: PR, US-PR
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)
Puerto Rico Time Zone:
UTC – 4 (Atlantic Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of South Dakota:
44° 26′ 39.48″ N, 100° 13′ 34.68″ W
Coordinates of Puerto Rico:
18° 13′ 20.28″ N, 66° 25′ 49.08″ W
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