Country size comparison

compared to

British Indian Ocean Territory is about 2,974 times smaller than Missouri.

Missouri is approximately 178,414 sq km, while British Indian Ocean Territory is approximately 60 sq km, making British Indian Ocean Territory 0.03% the size of Missouri. Meanwhile, the population of Missouri is ~6.3 million people (6.3 million fewer people live in British Indian Ocean Territory).

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