Country size comparison
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Solomon Islands is about 1.8 times smaller than Costa Rica.
Costa Rica is approximately 51,100 sq km, while Solomon Islands is approximately 28,896 sq km, making Solomon Islands 56.55% the size of Costa Rica. Meanwhile, the population of Costa Rica is ~5.2 million people (4.5 million fewer people live in Solomon Islands).
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