South Dakota is a state in the North Central region of the United States of America, whereas Taiwan is a country in East Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between South Dakota and Taiwan regarding various aspects.
Size
Is South Dakota bigger than Taiwan?
The total area of South Dakota is 77,116 sq mi, and the total area of Taiwan is 13,976 sq mi. South Dakota is bigger than Taiwan by 63,140 sq mi. South Dakota is around 5.52 times bigger than Taiwan.
Area of South Dakota: 77,116 sq mi ( 199,729 km2 )
Area of Taiwan: 13,976 sq mi ( 36,197 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 Taiwan as of 2020, was estimated to be around 23.57 Million.
Here is some more data comparison between South Dakota and Taiwan.
The capital city of South Dakota is Pierre, and the capital city of Taiwan is Taipei.
Official Languages
South Dakota: English, O’ceti Sakowin
Taiwan: Mandarin
Demonym(s)
South Dakota: South Dakotan
Taiwan: Taiwanese
ISO 3166 Code
South Dakota: US-SD
Taiwan: TW
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)
Taiwan Time Zone:
UTC + 8 (Taiwan Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of South Dakota:
44° 26′ 39.48″ N, 100° 13′ 34.68″ W
Coordinates of Taiwan:
24° 0′ 0″ N, 121° 0′ 0″ E
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