Country size comparison

compared to

British Indian Ocean Territory is about 1,880 times smaller than Louisiana.

Louisiana is approximately 112,825 sq km, while British Indian Ocean Territory is approximately 60 sq km, making British Indian Ocean Territory 0.05% the size of Louisiana. Meanwhile, the population of Louisiana is ~4.6 million people (4.6 million fewer people live in British Indian Ocean Territory).

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