Country size comparison

compared to

Republic of the Congo is about 5,700 times bigger than British Indian Ocean Territory.

British Indian Ocean Territory is approximately 60 sq km, while Republic of the Congo is approximately 342,000 sq km, making Republic of the Congo 569,900% larger than British Indian Ocean Territory. Meanwhile, the population of British Indian Ocean Territory is ~3,000 people (6.5 million more people live in Republic of the Congo).

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