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Out of lives

A little knowledge. An empire of 51.

51of 174 countries
in the final empire

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

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Untimed expedition · Data edition 01051846d672

42Wins
4Losses
1Ties
Explore the final empire · 51 countries
The path through the world

One choice at a time.

47 rounds
Where it began · 12 countries

Sierra Leone · Syria · Malta · South Sudan · Libya · Rwanda · Nepal · DR Congo · Bangladesh · Belize · Singapore · Iraq

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 41Won47 countries · 1 life left

    SyriavsTurkmenistan

    Coastline: 193 vs 0 km · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Turkmenistan.

    Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Syria against Turkmenistan
    CategorySyriaTurkmenistanResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑187,437488,100Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑23,594,6237,364,438Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑Syria: World Bank has no 2023 figure for Syria.Unavailable19,645Unavailable
    DensityBlocked in Hard · per km² · Higher wins ↑125.915.1Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2,8143,139Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen1930Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑45Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓35.0° N39.9° NWould win
  2. 42
    Round 42Won48 countries · 1 life left

    UgandavsLebanon

    Population: 48,656,601 vs 5,773,493 people · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Lebanon.

    Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Uganda against Lebanon
    CategoryUgandaLebanonResult
    AreaBlocked in Hard · km² · Higher wins ↑241,03810,400Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen48,656,6015,773,493Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑3,10012,585Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑201.9555.1Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑5,1103,088Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑0225Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑53Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓2.0° N34.2° NWould win
  3. 43
    Round 43Won49 countries · 1 life left

    MaltavsSuriname

    Wealth per person: 67,101 vs 21,128 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Suriname.

    Other category comparisons 0 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Malta against Suriname
    CategoryMaltaSurinameResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑316163,820Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑552,747628,886Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen67,10121,128Would win
    DensityBlocked in Hard · per km² · Higher wins ↑1,749.23.8Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2531,230Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑196.8386Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑34Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓35.9° N4.1° NWould lose
  4. 44
    Round 44Won50 countries · 1 life left

    MauritiusvsCentral African Republic

    Wealth per person: 29,403 vs 1,258 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Central African Republic.

    Other category comparisons 1 other winning choice
    All eight categories for Mauritius against Central African Republic
    CategoryMauritiusCentral African RepublicResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑2,040622,984Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑1,248,6475,152,421Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen29,4031,258Would win
    DensityBlocked in Hard · per km² · Higher wins ↑612.18.3Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑8281,410Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑1770Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑45Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓20.3° S7.0° NWould lose
  5. 45
    Round 45Won51 countries · 1 life left

    BrazilvsPortugal

    Population: 211,140,729 vs 10,578,174 people · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Portugal.

    Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Brazil against Portugal
    CategoryBrazilPortugalResult
    AreaBlocked in Hard · km² · Higher wins ↑8,515,77092,090Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen211,140,72910,578,174Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑21,19349,800Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑24.8114.9Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2,9942,351Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑7,4911,793Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑46Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓12.6° S40.7° NWould win
  6. 46
    Round 46Won52 countries · 1 life left

    CanadavsKenya

    Area: 9,984,670 vs 580,367 km² · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Kenya.

    Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Canada against Kenya
    CategoryCanadaKenyaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen9,984,670580,367Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑40,049,08855,339,003Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑64,9626,322Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑4.095.4Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑5,9595,199Would win
    CoastlineBlocked in Hard · km · Higher wins ↑202,080536Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑24Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓58.8° N0.4° NWould lose
  7. 47
    Round 47Lost51 countries · 0 lives left

    South SudanvsCameroon

    Population: 11,483,374 vs 28,372,687 people · Higher wins ↑

    Returned to the world: South Sudan.

    Other category comparisons 1 other winning choice
    All eight categories for South Sudan against Cameroon
    CategorySouth SudanCameroonResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑644,329475,440Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen11,483,37428,372,687Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑South Sudan: World Bank has no 2023 figure for South Sudan.Unavailable5,415Unavailable
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑17.859.7Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑3,1874,045Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑0402Would lose
    Flag coloursBlocked in Hard · colours · Higher wins ↑63Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓7.1° N4.5° NWould lose

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