South Dakota is 23.4× the size of Umbria
South Dakota (state of the United States) covers about 199,000 km² (77,000 mi²) and Umbria (region of Italy) about 8,500 km² (3,280 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 199,000km²South Dakota
- 8,500km²Umbria
200 km
- South Dakota
- Umbria
What fits
- Umbria fits inside South Dakota about 23.4 times by area.
- South Dakota is larger by 191,000 km² (73,700 mi²), which is 2,245% of the area of Umbria.
- Measured in Belgiums: South Dakota is about 6.50, Umbria about 0.28.
How they differ
- South Dakota also has the larger population: 887,000 against 882,000, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 104 in Umbria against 4.4 in South Dakota: Umbria is 23.3× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,230 km apart.
- Together South Dakota and Umbria cover 208,000 km², close to the size of Belarus (207,000 km², 0.1% smaller).
- The gap between them, 191,000 km², is about the size of Syria (186,000 km²).
- At Umbria's density, South Dakota would have 20.7 million people (it has 887,000). At South Dakota's density, Umbria would have 38,000 (it has 882,000).
- South Dakota's centre is 1.5° of latitude, about 160 km, farther north than Umbria'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.
- Umbria is the 16th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 2.8% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
- Both lie at about the same latitude, 44°N and 43°N.
- Shared out evenly, each person in South Dakota would have about 224,780 m² and each person in Umbria about 9,640 m².
- Laid side by side, South Dakota and Umbria would cover 208,000 km², about the same size as Belarus.
- Together they have 1.8 million people, 96% as many people as North Macedonia.
Side by side
| South Dakota | Umbria | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | RegionItaly |
| Area, measured | 199,000 km²77,000 mi² | 8,500 km²3,280 mi² |
| Official area | 200,000 km²Wikidata | 8,460 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 17th of 51in the United States | 16th of 20in Italy |
| Population | 887,000Wikidata, 2020 | 882,000Wikidata, 2019 |
| Rank by population | 46th of 51in the United States | 17th of 20in Italy |
| Density | 4.4 per km² | 104 per km² |
| Capital | Pierre | Perugia |
| Latitude range | 43°N to 46°N | 42°N to 44°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2019. 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 8,460 km² agrees with our measured area of 8,500 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Umbria is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- 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