British Indian Ocean Territory is about 1,779 times smaller than Tennessee.

Tennessee is approximately 106,752 sq km, while British Indian Ocean Territory is approximately 60 sq km, making British Indian Ocean Territory 0.06% the size of Tennessee. Meanwhile, the population of Tennessee is ~7.3 million people (7.3 million fewer people live in British Indian Ocean Territory).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Tennessee vs. British Indian Ocean Territory uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.

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