Minnesota is about 3,436 times bigger than British Indian Ocean Territory.

British Indian Ocean Territory is approximately 60 sq km, while Minnesota is approximately 206,189 sq km, making Minnesota 343,548% larger than British Indian Ocean Territory. Meanwhile, the population of British Indian Ocean Territory is ~3,000 people (5.8 million more people live in Minnesota).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of British Indian Ocean Territory vs. Minnesota uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.

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