South Dakota and Kyrgyzstan are almost exactly the same size
South Dakota (state of the United States) covers about 199,000 km² (77,000 mi²) and Kyrgyzstan (Asia) about 199,000 km² (76,800 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 199,000km²South Dakota
- 199,000km²Kyrgyzstan
200 km
- South Dakota
- Kyrgyzstan
What fits
- Kyrgyzstan is 100% of the size of South Dakota.
- The measured areas differ by 315 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: South Dakota is about 6.50, Kyrgyzstan about 6.49.
How they differ
- South Dakota is larger, but Kyrgyzstan has the larger population: 7.3 million against 887,000, 8.21× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 37 in Kyrgyzstan against 4.4 in South Dakota: Kyrgyzstan is 8.23× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,400 km apart.
- Together South Dakota and Kyrgyzstan cover 398,000 km², close to the size of Paraguay (400,000 km², 0.4% bigger).
- At Kyrgyzstan's density, South Dakota would have 7.3 million people (it has 887,000). At South Dakota's density, Kyrgyzstan would have 885,000 (it has 7.3 million).
- South Dakota's centre is 3.0° of latitude, about 330 km, farther north than Kyrgyzstan's.
- South Dakota is the 17th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.1% of its area; it is the 47th most densely populated of them.
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 87th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- South Dakota lies about 3° of latitude (roughly 331 km) north of Kyrgyzstan.
- Shared out evenly, each person in South Dakota would have about 224,780 m² and each person in Kyrgyzstan about 27,330 m².
- Laid side by side, South Dakota and Kyrgyzstan would cover 398,000 km², about the same size as Paraguay.
- Together they have 8.2 million people, about as many people as Honduras.
- Counted as a country, South Dakota would rank 86th by area and 164th by population.
Side by side
| South Dakota | Kyrgyzstan | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 199,000 km²77,000 mi² | 199,000 km²76,800 mi² |
| Official area | 200,000 km²Wikidata | 200,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 17th of 51in the United States | 86th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 887,000Wikidata, 2020 | 7.3 millionWikidata, 2025 |
| Rank by population | 46th of 51in the United States | 105th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 4.4 per km² | 37 per km² |
| Capital | Pierre | Bishkek |
| Latitude range | 43°N to 46°N | 39°N to 43°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2025. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 200,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 199,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 200,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 199,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12