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South Dakota vs France Geography
Land area
- South Dakota has a land area of 75,808 square miles (196,342 km²), while France has 210,016 square miles (543,940 km²).
- France's land area is 2.8 times (177%) larger than South Dakota's.
Total area
- South Dakota: 77,116 square miles (199,729 km²) vs France: 213,011 square miles (551,695 km²), including inland and coastal water.
- France's total area is 2.8 times (176%) larger than South Dakota's.
Length
- South Dakota is 443 miles (712 km) long from north to south; France is 742 miles (1,194 km).
- France's north-south length is 1.7 times (67%) longer than South Dakota's.
Width
- South Dakota spans 371 miles (597 km) east to west; France spans 818 miles (1,316 km).
- France's east-west width is 2.2 times (120%) wider than South Dakota's.
Highest point
- South Dakota's highest point is Black Elk Peak at 7,198 feet (2,194 m); France's is Mont Blanc at 15,778 feet (4,809 m).
- Mont Blanc is 8,580 feet higher than Black Elk Peak.
Lowest point
- South Dakota's lowest point is Big Stone Lake at 966 feet; France's is Etang de Lavalduc at -33 feet.
- France's lowest point is 999 feet lower.
South Dakota vs France Population and History
Population
- South Dakota has a population of 924,669 (2024), while France has 69,081,996 (2026).
- France's population is 74.7 times larger than South Dakota's.
Population density
- South Dakota: 12.2 people per square mile vs France: 328.9.
- France's population density is 27.0 times higher than South Dakota's.
Biggest city
- South Dakota's biggest city is Sioux Falls with 209,289 people; France's is Paris with 2,148,271.
- Paris' population is 10.3 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 France's Paris (9,381,921).
- Paris' population is 30.4 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.
- France: An independent state since the Treaty of Verdun in 843; the current Fifth Republic dates from 1958.
- In its current form, France is the older of the two by 1,046 years.
South Dakota vs France Economy
GDP
- South Dakota's GDP is $76.8 billion (2024) vs France's $3,366.3 billion.
- France's economic output is 43.8 times larger than South Dakota's.
GDP per capita
- South Dakota: $83,052 per person vs France: $48,986.
- South Dakota's GDP per capita is 1.7 times (70%) higher than France's.
Average income
- South Dakota: $75,699 vs France: $48,630 average income per person (per capita personal income).
- South Dakota's average income is 1.6 times (56%) higher than France's.
Official Websites
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