Country size comparison

compared to

British Indian Ocean Territory is about 284,971 times smaller than Russia.

Russia is approximately 17,098,242 sq km, while British Indian Ocean Territory is approximately 60 sq km, making British Indian Ocean Territory 0.0% the size of Russia. Meanwhile, the population of Russia is ~143.5 million people (143.5 million fewer people live in British Indian Ocean Territory).

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