Country size comparison

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British Indian Ocean Territory is about 2,399 times smaller than Illinois.

Illinois is approximately 143,961 sq km, while British Indian Ocean Territory is approximately 60 sq km, making British Indian Ocean Territory 0.04% the size of Illinois. Meanwhile, the population of Illinois is ~12.7 million people (12.7 million fewer people live in British Indian Ocean Territory).

Tip: This to-scale comparison of Illinois vs. British Indian Ocean Territory uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.