Country size comparison

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British Indian Ocean Territory is about 1,171 times smaller than Ireland.

Ireland is approximately 70,273 sq km, while British Indian Ocean Territory is approximately 60 sq km, making British Indian Ocean Territory 0.09% the size of Ireland. Meanwhile, the population of Ireland is ~5.5 million people (5.5 million fewer people live in British Indian Ocean Territory).

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