Country size comparison

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British Indian Ocean Territory is about 1,709 times smaller than Virginia.

Virginia is approximately 102,548 sq km, while British Indian Ocean Territory is approximately 60 sq km, making British Indian Ocean Territory 0.06% the size of Virginia. Meanwhile, the population of Virginia is ~8.9 million people (8.9 million fewer people live in British Indian Ocean Territory).

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