Country size comparison

compared to

Illinois is about 5 times bigger than Solomon Islands.

Solomon Islands is approximately 28,896 sq km, while Illinois is approximately 143,961 sq km, making Illinois 398% larger than Solomon Islands. Meanwhile, the population of Solomon Islands is ~702,694 people (12.1 million more people live in Illinois).

Tip: This to-scale comparison of Solomon Islands vs. Illinois uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.