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A little knowledge. An empire of 105.

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

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Untimed expedition · Data edition 01051846d672

94Wins

4Losses

3Ties

Explore the final empire · 105 countries

The path through the world

One choice at a time.

101 rounds

Where it began · 12 countries

Russia · Guinea · Vietnam · Egypt · Armenia · Romania · Sweden · Costa Rica · Maldives · Austria · Mauritius · Mongolia

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

Round 61Won67 countries · 1 life left

CameroonvsCabo Verde

Population: 28,372,687 vs 522,331 people · Higher wins ↑

Conquered Cabo Verde.

Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices

All eight categories for Cameroon against Cabo Verde
Category	Cameroon	Cabo Verde	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑	475,440	4,033	Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen	28,372,687	522,331	Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑	5,415	10,251	Would lose
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	59.7	129.5	Would lose
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	4,045	2,829	Would win
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	402	965	Would lose
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	3	4	Would lose
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓	4.5° N	15.0° N	Would win

Round 62Won68 countries · 1 life left

PhilippinesvsCzechia

Population: 114,891,199 vs 10,864,042 people · Higher wins ↑

Conquered Czechia.

Other category comparisons 6 other winning choices

All eight categories for Philippines against Czechia
Category	Philippines	Czechia	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑	300,000	78,867	Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen	114,891,199	10,864,042	Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑	10,995	56,062	Would lose
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	383.0	137.8	Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	2,954	1,602	Would win
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	36,289	0	Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	4	3	Would win
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓	17.0° N	49.8° N	Would win

Round 63Won69 countries · 1 life left

MongoliavsSouth Africa

Area: 1,564,116 vs 1,219,090 km² · Higher wins ↑

Conquered South Africa.

Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices

All eight categories for Mongolia against South Africa
Category	Mongolia	South Africa	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen	1,564,116	1,219,090	Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑	3,481,145	63,212,384	Would lose
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑	18,020	15,212	Would win
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	2.2	51.9	Would lose
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	4,374	3,450	Would win
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	0	2,798	Would lose
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	3	6	Would lose
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓	46.0° N	30.2° S	Would lose

Round 64Won70 countries · 1 life left

SyriavsBhutan

Area: 187,437 vs 38,394 km² · Higher wins ↑

Conquered Bhutan.

Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices

All eight categories for Syria against Bhutan
Category	Syria	Bhutan	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen	187,437	38,394	Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑	23,594,623	786,385	Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑Syria: World Bank has no 2023 figure for Syria.	Unavailable	16,229	Unavailable
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	125.9	20.5	Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	2,814	7,570	Would lose
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	193	0	Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	4	4	Would tie
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓	35.0° N	27.5° N	Would lose

Round 65Won71 countries · 1 life left

GuatemalavsUganda

Wealth per person: 13,752 vs 3,100 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

Conquered Uganda.

Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices

All eight categories for Guatemala against Uganda
Category	Guatemala	Uganda	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑	108,889	241,038	Would lose
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑	18,124,838	48,656,601	Would lose
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen	13,752	3,100	Would win
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	166.5	201.9	Would lose
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	4,220	5,110	Would lose
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	400	0	Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	9	5	Would win
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓	15.0° N	2.0° N	Would lose

Round 66Won72 countries · 1 life left

EthiopiavsMauritania

Population: 128,691,692 vs 5,022,441 people · Higher wins ↑

Conquered Mauritania.

Other category comparisons 5 other winning choices

All eight categories for Ethiopia against Mauritania
Category	Ethiopia	Mauritania	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑	1,104,300	1,030,700	Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen	128,691,692	5,022,441	Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑	3,063	6,972	Would lose
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	116.5	4.9	Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	4,550	915	Would win
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	0	754	Would lose
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	4	3	Would win
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓	8.5° N	19.4° N	Would win

Round 67Won73 countries · 1 life left

RussiavsUruguay

Area: 17,098,242 vs 176,215 km² · Higher wins ↑

Conquered Uruguay.

Other category comparisons 4 other winning choices

All eight categories for Russia against Uruguay
Category	Russia	Uruguay	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen	17,098,242	176,215	Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑	143,826,130	3,388,081	Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑	44,299	34,546	Would win
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	8.4	19.2	Would lose
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	5,642	514	Would win
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	37,653	660	Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	3	4	Would lose
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓	63.6° N	32.9° S	Would lose

Round 68Won74 countries · 1 life left

DR CongovsTogo

Proximity to equator: 1.9° S vs 8.9° N from the equator · Closer wins ↓

Conquered Togo.

Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices

All eight categories for DR Congo against Togo
Category	DR Congo	Togo	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑	2,344,858	56,785	Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑	105,789,731	8,223,850	Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑	1,732	3,572	Would lose
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	45.1	144.8	Would lose
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	5,110	986	Would win
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	37	56	Would lose
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	3	4	Would lose
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓ · Chosen	1.9° S	8.9° N	Would win

Round 69Won75 countries · 1 life left

MyanmarvsEswatini

Population: 54,133,798 vs 1,230,506 people · Higher wins ↑

Conquered Eswatini.

Other category comparisons 5 other winning choices

All eight categories for Myanmar against Eswatini
Category	Myanmar	Eswatini	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑	676,578	17,364	Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen	54,133,798	1,230,506	Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑	5,958	11,309	Would lose
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	80.0	70.9	Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	5,870	1,862	Would win
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	1,930	0	Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	4	6	Would lose
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓	21.6° N	26.6° S	Would win

Round 70Won76 countries · 1 life left

TürkiyevsAndorra

Area: 783,562 vs 468 km² · Higher wins ↑

Conquered Andorra.

Other category comparisons 4 other winning choices

All eight categories for Türkiye against Andorra
Category	Türkiye	Andorra	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen	783,562	468	Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑	85,325,965	80,856	Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑	43,196	71,790	Would lose
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	108.9	172.8	Would lose
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	5,137	2,946	Would win
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	7,200	0	Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	2	7	Would lose
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓	39.1° N	42.5° N	Would win

Round 71Won77 countries · 1 life left

IranvsZimbabwe

Population: 90,608,707 vs 16,340,822 people · Higher wins ↑

Conquered Zimbabwe.

Other category comparisons 5 other winning choices

All eight categories for Iran against Zimbabwe
Category	Iran	Zimbabwe	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑	1,648,195	390,757	Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen	90,608,707	16,340,822	Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑	18,933	5,796	Would win
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	55.0	41.8	Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	5,625	2,592	Would win
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	2,440	0	Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	3	6	Would lose
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓	32.1° N	19.0° S	Would lose

Round 72Won78 countries · 1 life left

Dominican RepublicvsNicaragua

Wealth per person: 25,861 vs 8,327 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

Conquered Nicaragua.

Other category comparisons 4 other winning choices

All eight categories for Dominican Republic against Nicaragua
Category	Dominican Republic	Nicaragua	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑	48,670	130,370	Would lose
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑	11,331,265	6,823,613	Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen	25,861	8,327	Would win
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	232.8	52.3	Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	3,098	2,085	Would win
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	1,288	910	Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	6	10	Would lose
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓	19.1° N	12.6° N	Would lose

Round 73Won79 countries · 1 life left

IndonesiavsAlbania

Population: 281,190,067 vs 2,411,658 people · Higher wins ↑

Conquered Albania.

Other category comparisons 5 other winning choices

All eight categories for Indonesia against Albania
Category	Indonesia	Albania	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑	1,904,569	28,748	Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen	281,190,067	2,411,658	Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑	15,428	24,848	Would lose
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	147.6	83.9	Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	4,884	2,764	Would win
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	54,716	362	Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	2	2	Would tie
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓	1.0° S	40.7° N	Would win

Round 74Won80 countries · 1 life left

New ZealandvsLesotho

Wealth per person: 54,950 vs 2,880 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

Conquered Lesotho.

Other category comparisons 4 other winning choices

All eight categories for New Zealand against Lesotho
Category	New Zealand	Lesotho	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑	268,838	30,355	Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑	5,200,000	2,311,472	Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen	54,950	2,880	Would win
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	19.3	76.1	Would lose
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	3,724	3,482	Would win
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	15,134	0	Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	3	4	Would lose
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓	45.3° S	29.4° S	Would lose

Round 75Won81 countries · 1 life left

GuineavsTunisia

Proximity to equator: 10.7° N vs 35.3° N from the equator · Closer wins ↓

Conquered Tunisia.

Other category comparisons 4 other winning choices

All eight categories for Guinea against Tunisia
Category	Guinea	Tunisia	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑	245,857	163,610	Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑	14,405,468	12,200,431	Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑	4,337	14,052	Would lose
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	58.6	74.6	Would lose
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	1,752	1,544	Would win
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	320	1,148	Would lose
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	3	2	Would win
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓ · Chosen	10.7° N	35.3° N	Would win

Round 76Won82 countries · 1 life left

FijivsLaos

Density: 50.6 vs 32.4 per km² · Higher wins ↑

Conquered Laos.

Other category comparisons 4 other winning choices

All eight categories for Fiji against Laos
Category	Fiji	Laos	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑	18,274	236,800	Would lose
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑	924,145	7,664,993	Would lose
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑	14,656	9,299	Would win
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen	50.6	32.4	Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	1,324	2,817	Would lose
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	1,129	0	Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	8	3	Would win
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓	17.8° S	19.6° N	Would win

Round 77Won83 countries · 1 life left

NetherlandsvsDenmark

Proximity to equator: 52.2° N vs 55.9° N from the equator · Closer wins ↓

Conquered Denmark.

Other category comparisons 5 other winning choices

All eight categories for Netherlands against Denmark
Category	Netherlands	Denmark	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑	41,543	43,094	Would lose
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑	17,877,117	5,946,952	Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑	80,392	77,425	Would win
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	430.3	138.0	Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	322	171	Would win
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	451	7,314	Would lose
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	3	2	Would win
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓ · Chosen	52.2° N	55.9° N	Would win

Round 78Won84 countries · 1 life left

RwandavsGambia

Proximity to equator: 1.8° S vs 13.6° N from the equator · Closer wins ↓

Conquered Gambia.

Other category comparisons 5 other winning choices

All eight categories for Rwanda against Gambia
Category	Rwanda	Gambia	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑	26,338	11,300	Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑	13,954,471	2,697,845	Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑	3,519	3,292	Would win
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	529.8	238.7	Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	4,519	63	Would win
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	0	80	Would lose
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	3	4	Would lose
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓ · Chosen	1.8° S	13.6° N	Would win

Round 79Won85 countries · 1 life left

Papua New GuineavsBurundi

Area: 462,840 vs 27,830 km² · Higher wins ↑

Conquered Burundi.

Other category comparisons 4 other winning choices

All eight categories for Papua New Guinea against Burundi
Category	Papua New Guinea	Burundi	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen	462,840	27,830	Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑	10,389,635	13,689,450	Would lose
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑	4,672	1,147	Would win
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	22.4	491.9	Would lose
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	4,509	2,685	Would win
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	5,152	0	Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	4	3	Would win
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓	5.5° S	3.4° S	Would lose

Round 80Won86 countries · 1 life left

MozambiquevsTajikistan

Proximity to equator: 14.0° S vs 38.3° N from the equator · Closer wins ↓

Conquered Tajikistan.

Other category comparisons 4 other winning choices

All eight categories for Mozambique against Tajikistan
Category	Mozambique	Tajikistan	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑	799,380	144,100	Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑	33,635,160	10,389,799	Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑	1,680	4,968	Would lose
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	42.1	72.1	Would lose
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	2,436	7,495	Would lose
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	2,470	0	Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	5	4	Would win
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓ · Chosen	14.0° S	38.3° N	Would win

A little knowledge. An empire of 105.

One choice at a time.

CameroonvsCabo Verde

PhilippinesvsCzechia

MongoliavsSouth Africa

SyriavsBhutan

GuatemalavsUganda

EthiopiavsMauritania

RussiavsUruguay

DR CongovsTogo

MyanmarvsEswatini

TürkiyevsAndorra

IranvsZimbabwe

Dominican RepublicvsNicaragua

IndonesiavsAlbania

New ZealandvsLesotho

GuineavsTunisia

FijivsLaos

NetherlandsvsDenmark

RwandavsGambia

Papua New GuineavsBurundi

MozambiquevsTajikistan

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