South Dakota is a state in the North Central region of the United States of America, whereas Yemen is a country at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between South Dakota and Yemen regarding various aspects.
Size
Is South Dakota bigger than Yemen?
The total area of South Dakota is 77,116 sq mi, and the total area of Yemen is 214,000 sq mi. South Dakota is smaller than Yemen by 136,884 sq mi. South Dakota is around 2.78 times smaller than Yemen.
Area of South Dakota: 77,116 sq mi ( 199,729 km2 )
Area of Yemen: 214,000 sq mi ( 555,000 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 Yemen as of 2020, was estimated to be around 29,825,968.
Here is some more data comparison between South Dakota and Yemen.
The capital city of South Dakota is Pierre, and the capital city of Yemen is Sana’a.
Official Languages
South Dakota: English, O’ceti Sakowin
Yemen: Arabic
Demonym(s)
South Dakota: South Dakotan
Yemen: Yemeni, Yemenite
ISO 3166 Code
South Dakota: US-SD
Yemen: YE
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)
Yemen Time Zone:
UTC + 3 (Arabia Standard Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of South Dakota:
44° 26′ 39.48″ N, 100° 13′ 34.68″ W
Coordinates of Yemen:
15° 20′ 54″ N, 44° 12′ 23″ E
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