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A little knowledge. An empire of 87.

87of 174 countries
in the final empire

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

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Untimed expedition · Data edition 01051846d672

76Wins
4Losses
3Ties
Explore the final empire · 87 countries
The path through the world

One choice at a time.

83 rounds
Where it began · 12 countries

Egypt · Saudi Arabia · Cuba · Luxembourg · Estonia · South Sudan · Philippines · Uganda · Madagascar · Netherlands · Sweden · Romania

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

    Saudi ArabiavsSlovenia

    Area: 2,149,690 vs 20,273 km² · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Slovenia.

    Other category comparisons 5 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Saudi Arabia against Slovenia
    CategorySaudi ArabiaSloveniaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen2,149,69020,273Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑33,702,7312,120,461Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑71,62456,151Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑15.7104.6Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑3,0002,864Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑2,64046.6Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑24Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓23.5° N46.0° NWould win
  2. 42
    Round 42Won50 countries · 2 lives left

    RussiavsEcuador

    Area: 17,098,242 vs 283,561 km² · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Ecuador.

    Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Russia against Ecuador
    CategoryRussiaEcuadorResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen17,098,242283,561Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑143,826,13017,980,083Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑44,29915,907Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑8.463.4Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑5,6426,267Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑37,6532,237Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑311Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓63.6° N1.2° SWould lose
  3. 43
    Round 43Won51 countries · 2 lives left

    ChinavsUruguay

    Area: 9,596,960 vs 176,215 km² · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Uruguay.

    Other category comparisons 5 other winning choices
    All eight categories for China against Uruguay
    CategoryChinaUruguayResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen9,596,960176,215Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑1,410,710,0003,388,081Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑25,20034,546Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑147.019.2Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑8,849514Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑14,500660Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑24Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓32.5° N32.9° SWould win
  4. 44
    Round 44Won52 countries · 2 lives left

    LithuaniavsMoldova

    Wealth per person: 52,720 vs 17,751 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Moldova.

    Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Lithuania against Moldova
    CategoryLithuaniaMoldovaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑65,30033,851Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑2,871,5852,457,783Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen52,72017,751Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑44.072.6Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑294430Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑900Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑39Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓55.1° N47.5° NWould lose
  5. 45
    Round 45Won53 countries · 2 lives left

    CubavsNorth Macedonia

    Coastline: 3,735 vs 0 km · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered North Macedonia.

    Other category comparisons 5 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Cuba against North Macedonia
    CategoryCubaNorth MacedoniaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑110,86025,713Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑11,019,9311,827,816Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑Cuba: World Bank has no 2023 figure for Cuba.Unavailable25,354Unavailable
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑99.471.1Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑1,9742,764Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen3,7350Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑32Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓20.6° N41.5° NWould win
  6. 46
    Round 46Won54 countries · 2 lives left

    RwandavsPalestine

    Proximity to equator: 1.8° S vs 32.1° N from the equator · Closer wins ↓

    Conquered Palestine.

    Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Rwanda against Palestine
    CategoryRwandaPalestineResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑26,3386,220Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑13,954,4715,165,775Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑3,5196,179Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑529.8830.5Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑4,5191,020Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑040Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑34Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓ · Chosen1.8° S32.1° NWould win
  7. 47
    Round 47Won55 countries · 2 lives left

    Guinea-BissauvsCabo Verde

    Proximity to equator: 12.1° N vs 15.0° N from the equator · Closer wins ↓

    Conquered Cabo Verde.

    Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Guinea-Bissau against Cabo Verde
    CategoryGuinea-BissauCabo VerdeResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑36,1254,033Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑2,153,339522,331Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑2,95610,251Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑59.6129.5Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2772,829Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑350965Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑44Would tie
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓ · Chosen12.1° N15.0° NWould win
  8. 48
    Round 48Won56 countries · 2 lives left

    GreecevsQatar

    Coastline: 13,676 vs 563 km · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Qatar.

    Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Greece against Qatar
    CategoryGreeceQatarResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑131,95711,586Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑10,407,3512,656,032Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑42,614129,025Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑78.9229.2Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2,917103Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen13,676563Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑22Would tie
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓39.8° N25.1° NWould lose
  9. 49
    Round 49Won57 countries · 2 lives left

    LuxembourgvsNiger

    Wealth per person: 152,596 vs 1,903 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Niger.

    Other category comparisons 1 other winning choice
    All eight categories for Luxembourg against Niger
    CategoryLuxembourgNigerResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑2,5861,267,000Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑666,43026,159,867Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen152,5961,903Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑257.720.6Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑5592,022Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑00Would tie
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑33Would tie
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓49.7° N17.6° NWould lose
  10. 50
    Round 50Won58 countries · 2 lives left

    NigeriavsDominican Republic

    Population: 227,882,945 vs 11,331,265 people · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Dominican Republic.

    Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Nigeria against Dominican Republic
    CategoryNigeriaDominican RepublicResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑923,76848,670Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen227,882,94511,331,265Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑8,71225,861Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑246.7232.8Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2,4193,098Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑8531,288Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑26Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓9.4° N19.1° NWould win
  11. 51
    Round 51Won59 countries · 2 lives left

    United StatesvsMongolia

    Area: 9,833,517 vs 1,564,116 km² · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Mongolia.

    Other category comparisons 6 other winning choices
    All eight categories for United States against Mongolia
    CategoryUnited StatesMongoliaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen9,833,5171,564,116Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑336,755,0523,481,145Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑82,58718,020Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑34.22.2Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑6,1904,374Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑19,9240Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑33Would tie
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓39.1° N46.0° NWould win
  12. 52
    Round 52Won60 countries · 2 lives left

    SwitzerlandvsUnited Arab Emirates

    Highest peak: 4,634 vs 1,905 m · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered United Arab Emirates.

    Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Switzerland against United Arab Emirates
    CategorySwitzerlandUnited Arab EmiratesResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑41,27783,600Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑8,888,82210,483,751Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑93,94078,020Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑215.3125.4Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen4,6341,905Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑01,318Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑24Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓46.7° N23.5° NWould lose
  13. 53
    Round 53Won61 countries · 2 lives left

    EstoniavsCôte d’Ivoire

    Wealth per person: 48,848 vs 7,243 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Côte d’Ivoire.

    Other category comparisons 1 other winning choice
    All eight categories for Estonia against Côte d’Ivoire
    CategoryEstoniaCôte d’IvoireResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑45,228322,463Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑1,370,28631,165,654Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen48,8487,243Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑30.396.6Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑3181,752Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑3,794515Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑33Would tie
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓58.6° N7.5° NWould lose
  14. 54
    Round 54Won62 countries · 2 lives left

    PolandvsSri Lanka

    Area: 312,685 vs 65,610 km² · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Sri Lanka.

    Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Poland against Sri Lanka
    CategoryPolandSri LankaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen312,68565,610Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑36,687,35322,037,000Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑48,47314,512Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑117.3335.9Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2,4992,524Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑4401,340Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑25Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓51.9° N7.1° NWould lose
  15. 55
    Round 55Won63 countries · 2 lives left

    South SudanvsVietnam

    Flag colours: 6 vs 2 colours · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Vietnam.

    Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices
    All eight categories for South Sudan against Vietnam
    CategorySouth SudanVietnamResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑644,329331,210Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑11,483,374100,352,192Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑South Sudan: World Bank has no 2023 figure for South Sudan.Unavailable15,034Unavailable
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑17.8303.0Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑3,1873,144Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑03,444Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen62Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓7.1° N21.7° NWould win
  16. 56
    Round 56Won64 countries · 2 lives left

    GhanavsJapan

    Flag colours: 4 vs 2 colours · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Japan.

    Other category comparisons 1 other winning choice
    All eight categories for Ghana against Japan
    CategoryGhanaJapanResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑238,533377,915Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑33,787,914124,516,650Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑7,56352,726Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑141.6329.5Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑8853,776Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑53929,751Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen42Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓7.0° N36.7° NWould win
  17. 57
    Round 57Won65 countries · 2 lives left

    MyanmarvsTürkiye

    Flag colours: 4 vs 2 colours · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Türkiye.

    Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Myanmar against Türkiye
    CategoryMyanmarTürkiyeResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑676,578783,562Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑54,133,79885,325,965Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑5,95843,196Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑80.0108.9Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑5,8705,137Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑1,9307,200Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen42Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓21.6° N39.1° NWould win
  18. 58
    Round 58Won66 countries · 2 lives left

    PakistanvsBelgium

    Highest peak: 8,611 vs 694 m · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Belgium.

    Other category comparisons 4 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Pakistan against Belgium
    CategoryPakistanBelgiumResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑796,09530,528Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑247,504,49511,779,946Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑6,01972,630Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑310.9385.9Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen8,611694Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑1,04666.5Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑23Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓27.8° N50.8° NWould win
  19. 59
    Round 59Won67 countries · 2 lives left

    FrancevsAndorra

    Area: 551,500 vs 468 km² · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Andorra.

    Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices
    All eight categories for France against Andorra
    CategoryFranceAndorraResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen551,500468Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑65,925,96180,856Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑60,92771,790Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑119.5172.8Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑4,8102,946Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑3,4270Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑37Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓46.7° N42.5° NWould lose
  20. 60
    Round 60Won68 countries · 2 lives left

    ZambiavsMalawi

    Area: 752,618 vs 118,484 km² · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Malawi.

    Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Zambia against Malawi
    CategoryZambiaMalawiResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen752,618118,484Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑20,723,96521,104,482Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑4,0801,832Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑27.5178.1Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2,3303,002Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑00Would tie
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑43Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓14.7° S13.4° SWould lose

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