New York is about 2,038 times bigger than British Indian Ocean Territory.

British Indian Ocean Territory is approximately 60 sq km, while New York is approximately 122,283 sq km, making New York 203,705% larger than British Indian Ocean Territory. Meanwhile, the population of British Indian Ocean Territory is ~3,000 people (20.0 million more people live in New York).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of British Indian Ocean Territory vs. New York uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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