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South Dakota vs England Geography
Land area
- South Dakota has a land area of 75,808 square miles (196,342 km²), while England has 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²).
- South Dakota's land area is 1.5 times (51%) larger than England's.
Total area
- South Dakota: 77,116 square miles (199,729 km²) vs England: 50,301 square miles (130,279 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- South Dakota's total area is 1.5 times (53%) larger than England's.
Length
- South Dakota is 443 miles (712 km) long from north to south; England is 421 miles (678 km).
- South Dakota's north-south length is 1.1 times (5%) longer than England's.
Width
- South Dakota spans 371 miles (597 km) east to west; England spans 358 miles (576 km).
- South Dakota and England have about the same east-west width.
Highest point
- South Dakota's highest point is Black Elk Peak at 7,198 feet (2,194 m); England's is Scafell Pike at 3,209 feet (978 m).
- Black Elk Peak is 3,989 feet higher than Scafell Pike.
Lowest point
- South Dakota's lowest point is Big Stone Lake at 966 feet; England's is The Fens (Holme Fen) at -10 feet.
- England's lowest point is 976 feet lower.
South Dakota vs England Population and History
Population
- South Dakota has a population of 924,669 (2024), while England has 56,536,000 (2022).
- England's population is 61.1 times larger than South Dakota's.
Population density
- South Dakota: 12.2 people per square mile vs England: 1,124.0.
- England's population density is 92.1 times higher than South Dakota's.
Biggest city
- South Dakota's biggest city is Sioux Falls with 209,289 people; England's is London with 8,825,001.
- London's population is 42.2 times larger than Sioux Falls'.
Largest metro area
- South Dakota's largest metropolitan area is Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area (308,266 people) vs England's London (10,416,420).
- London's population is 33.8 times larger than Sioux Falls, SD-MN metro area's.
History
- South Dakota: Admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, as the 40th state.
- England: A country within the United Kingdom; unified as a kingdom in 927.
- In its current form, England is the older of the two by 962 years.
South Dakota vs England Economy
GDP
- South Dakota's GDP is $76.8 billion (2024) vs England's $2,249.6 billion.
- England's economic output is 29.3 times larger than South Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- South Dakota: $83,052 per person vs England: $39,801.
- South Dakota's GDP per capita is 2.1 times (109%) higher than England's.
Official Websites
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