British Indian Ocean Territory is about 3,973 times smaller than Romania.

Romania is approximately 238,391 sq km, while British Indian Ocean Territory is approximately 60 sq km, making British Indian Ocean Territory 0.03% the size of Romania. Meanwhile, the population of Romania is ~19.0 million people (19.0 million fewer people live in British Indian Ocean Territory).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Romania vs. British Indian Ocean Territory uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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