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Out of lives

A little knowledge. An empire of 69.

69of 174 countries
in the final empire

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

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Untimed expedition · Data edition 01051846d672

61Wins
4Losses
0Ties
Explore the final empire · 69 countries
The path through the world

One choice at a time.

65 rounds
Where it began · 12 countries

South Korea · Sri Lanka · Paraguay · Comoros · Togo · Bangladesh · Burundi · Ireland · Zimbabwe · Brunei · Palestine · Latvia

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. 61
    Round 61Won67 countries · 1 life left

    IcelandvsAngola

    Wealth per person: 82,257 vs 9,550 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Angola.

    Other category comparisons 1 other winning choice
    All eight categories for Iceland against Angola
    CategoryIcelandAngolaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑103,0001,246,700Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑385,66336,749,906Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen82,2579,550Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑3.729.5Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2,1102,620Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑4,9701,600Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑33Would tie
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓64.7° N13.2° SWould lose
  2. 62
    Round 62Won68 countries · 1 life left

    Saudi ArabiavsEcuador

    Area: 2,149,690 vs 283,561 km² · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Ecuador.

    Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Saudi Arabia against Ecuador
    CategorySaudi ArabiaEcuadorResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen2,149,690283,561Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑33,702,73117,980,083Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑71,62415,907Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑15.763.4Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑3,0006,267Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑2,6402,237Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑211Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓23.5° N1.2° SWould lose
  3. 63
    Round 63Won69 countries · 1 life left

    IrelandvsCroatia

    Wealth per person: 133,440 vs 47,760 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Croatia.

    Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Ireland against Croatia
    CategoryIrelandCroatiaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑70,27356,594Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑5,311,5383,859,686Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen133,44047,760Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑75.668.2Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑1,0411,831Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑1,4485,835Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑36Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓53.1° N45.8° NWould lose
  4. 64
    Round 64Won70 countries · 1 life left

    Bosnia and HerzegovinavsTurkmenistan

    Wealth per person: 23,376 vs 19,645 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Turkmenistan.

    Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Bosnia and Herzegovina against Turkmenistan
    CategoryBosnia and HerzegovinaTurkmenistanResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑51,197488,100Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑3,185,0737,364,438Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen23,37619,645Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑62.215.1Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2,3863,139Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑200Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑35Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓44.1° N39.9° NWould lose
  5. 65
    Round 65Lost69 countries · 0 lives left

    BelgiumvsQatar

    Wealth per person: 72,630 vs 129,025 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

    Returned to the world: Belgium.

    Other category comparisons 5 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Belgium against Qatar
    CategoryBelgiumQatarResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑30,52811,586Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑11,779,9462,656,032Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen72,630129,025Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑385.9229.2Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑694103Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑66.5563Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑32Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓50.8° N25.1° NWould lose

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