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A little knowledge. An empire of 48.

48of 174 countries
in the final empire

42 rounds of instinct, surprises, and discovery. This is how the journey unfolded.

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Untimed expedition · Data edition 01051846d672

38Wins
3Losses
1Ties
Explore the final empire · 48 countries
The path through the world

One choice at a time.

42 rounds
Where it began · 12 countries

Mozambique · Greece · Brazil · Fiji · Bahrain · Switzerland · Japan · Sudan · Hungary · Eritrea · Liberia · Bolivia

Every comparison uses this expedition’s original data and rules. “Would win” describes this matchup only; a different choice would change the later journey.

  1. 41
    Round 41Won49 countries · 2 lives left

    GreecevsTanzania

    Wealth per person: 42,614 vs 4,022 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Tanzania.

    Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Greece against Tanzania
    CategoryGreeceTanzaniaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑131,957947,300Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑10,407,35166,617,606Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen42,6144,022Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑78.970.3Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2,9175,895Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑13,6761,424Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑24Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓39.8° N5.5° SWould lose
  2. 42
    Round 42Lost48 countries · 1 life left

    TurkmenistanvsSouth Sudan

    Highest peak: 3,139 vs 3,187 m · Higher wins ↑

    Returned to the world: Turkmenistan.

    Other category comparisons 0 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Turkmenistan against South Sudan
    CategoryTurkmenistanSouth SudanResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑488,100644,329Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑7,364,43811,483,374Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑South Sudan: World Bank has no 2023 figure for South Sudan.19,645UnavailableUnavailable
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑15.117.8Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen3,1393,187Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑00Would tie
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑56Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓39.9° N7.1° NWould lose

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