Solomon Is. is 2.5 times larger than Qatar.
Area: 11,586 km2 World Factbook
Population: 2,123,160 (July 2014) World Factbook
Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a sovereign Arab country, located in Western Asia, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf. Wikipedia
Area: 28,896 km2 World Factbook
Population: 609,883 (July 2014) World Factbook
Solomon Islands is a sovereign country consisting of a large number of islands in Oceania lying to the east of Papua New Guinea and northwest of Vanuatu and covering a land area of 28,400 square kilometres. The country's capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal. Wikipedia