British Indian Ocean Territory is about 5 times smaller than Malta.

Malta is approximately 316 sq km, while British Indian Ocean Territory is approximately 60 sq km, making British Indian Ocean Territory 18.99% the size of Malta. Meanwhile, the population of Malta is ~579,704 people (576,704 fewer people live in British Indian Ocean Territory).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Malta vs. British Indian Ocean Territory uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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