Country size comparison
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South Africa is about 42 times bigger than Solomon Islands.
Solomon Islands is approximately 28,896 sq km, while South Africa is approximately 1,219,090 sq km, making South Africa 4,119% larger than Solomon Islands. Meanwhile, the population of Solomon Islands is ~702,694 people (56.8 million more people live in South Africa).
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