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Out of lives

A little knowledge. An empire of 47.

47of 174 countries
in the final empire

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

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Untimed expedition · Data edition 01051846d672

39Wins
4Losses
0Ties
Explore the final empire · 47 countries
The path through the world

One choice at a time.

43 rounds
Where it began · 12 countries

Turkmenistan · Georgia · Venezuela · Chad · Afghanistan · United Arab Emirates · Bulgaria · Bahrain · China · Italy · Indonesia · Suriname

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 41Lost47 countries · 1 life left

    ArmeniavsSri Lanka

    Flag colours: 3 vs 5 colours · Higher wins ↑

    Returned to the world: Armenia.

    Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Armenia against Sri Lanka
    CategoryArmeniaSri LankaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑29,74365,610Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑2,964,30022,037,000Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑21,55214,512Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑99.7335.9Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑4,0902,524Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑01,340Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen35Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓40.6° N7.1° NWould lose
  2. 42
    Round 42Won48 countries · 1 life left

    New ZealandvsEcuador

    Wealth per person: 54,950 vs 15,907 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Ecuador.

    Other category comparisons 1 other winning choice
    All eight categories for New Zealand against Ecuador
    CategoryNew ZealandEcuadorResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑268,838283,561Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑5,200,00017,980,083Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen54,95015,907Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑19.363.4Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑3,7246,267Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑15,1342,237Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑311Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓45.3° S1.2° SWould lose
  3. 43
    Round 43Lost47 countries · 0 lives left

    VenezuelavsRwanda

    Density: 31.0 vs 529.8 per km² · Higher wins ↑

    Returned to the world: Venezuela.

    Other category comparisons 5 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Venezuela against Rwanda
    CategoryVenezuelaRwandaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑912,05026,338Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑28,300,85413,954,471Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑Venezuela: World Bank has no 2023 figure for Venezuela.Unavailable3,519Unavailable
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen31.0529.8Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑4,9784,519Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑2,8000Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑43Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓7.2° N1.8° SWould lose

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