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

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Untimed expedition · Data edition 01051846d672

163Wins
1Losses
0Ties
Explore the final empire · 174 countries
The path through the world

One choice at a time.

164 rounds
Where it began · 12 countries

Spain · Turkmenistan · Peru · Papua New Guinea · Botswana · Australia · Iceland · Somalia · Sweden · Brazil · Panama · Malawi

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. 1
    Round 1Won13 countries · 4 lives left

    SpainvsNorth Korea

    Population: 48,352,528 vs 26,418,204 people · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered North Korea.

    Other category comparisons 4 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Spain against North Korea
    CategorySpainNorth KoreaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑505,370120,538Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen48,352,52826,418,204Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑North Korea: World Bank has no 2023 figure for North Korea.55,661UnavailableUnavailable
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑95.7219.2Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑3,7182,744Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑4,9642,495Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑103Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓40.0° N39.9° NWould lose
  2. 2
    Round 2Won14 countries · 4 lives left

    TurkmenistanvsMali

    Highest peak: 3,139 vs 1,155 m · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Mali.

    Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Turkmenistan against Mali
    CategoryTurkmenistanMaliResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑488,1001,240,192Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑7,364,43823,769,127Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑19,6453,178Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑15.119.2Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen3,1391,155Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑00Would tie
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑53Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓39.9° N18.6° NWould lose
  3. 3
    Round 3Won15 countries · 4 lives left

    PeruvsNew Zealand

    Highest peak: 6,746 vs 3,724 m · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered New Zealand.

    Other category comparisons 4 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Peru against New Zealand
    CategoryPeruNew ZealandResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑1,285,216268,838Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑33,845,6175,200,000Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑17,04254,950Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑26.319.3Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen6,7463,724Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑2,41415,134Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑23Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓13.0° S45.3° SWould win
  4. 4
    Round 4Won16 countries · 4 lives left

    Papua New GuineavsFrance

    Proximity to equator: 5.5° S vs 46.7° N from the equator · Closer wins ↓

    Conquered France.

    Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Papua New Guinea against France
    CategoryPapua New GuineaFranceResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑462,840551,500Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑10,389,63565,925,961Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑4,67260,927Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑22.4119.5Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑4,5094,810Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑5,1523,427Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑43Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓ · Chosen5.5° S46.7° NWould win
  5. 5
    Round 5Won17 countries · 4 lives left

    BotswanavsGreece

    Area: 581,730 vs 131,957 km² · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Greece.

    Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Botswana against Greece
    CategoryBotswanaGreeceResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen581,730131,957Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑2,480,24410,407,351Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑21,02942,614Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑4.378.9Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑1,4952,917Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑013,676Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑32Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓22.1° S39.8° NWould win
  6. 6
    Round 6Won18 countries · 4 lives left

    AustraliavsPoland

    Area: 7,741,220 vs 312,685 km² · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Poland.

    Other category comparisons 4 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Australia against Poland
    CategoryAustraliaPolandResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen7,741,220312,685Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑26,659,92236,687,353Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑72,27348,473Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑3.4117.3Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2,2282,499Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑25,760440Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑32Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓23.1° S51.9° NWould win
  7. 7
    Round 7Won19 countries · 4 lives left

    IcelandvsBolivia

    Wealth per person: 82,257 vs 12,903 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Bolivia.

    Other category comparisons 1 other winning choice
    All eight categories for Iceland against Bolivia
    CategoryIcelandBoliviaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑103,0001,098,581Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑385,66312,244,159Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen82,25712,903Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑3.711.1Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2,1106,542Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑4,9700Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑39Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓64.7° N16.7° SWould lose
  8. 8
    Round 8Won20 countries · 4 lives left

    SomaliavsNamibia

    Density: 28.8 vs 3.6 per km² · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Namibia.

    Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Somalia against Namibia
    CategorySomaliaNamibiaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑637,657824,292Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑18,358,6152,963,095Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑1,55711,248Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen28.83.6Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2,4602,573Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑3,0251,572Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑25Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓2.6° N20.6° SWould win
  9. 9
    Round 9Won21 countries · 4 lives left

    SwedenvsEquatorial Guinea

    Wealth per person: 68,458 vs 16,997 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Equatorial Guinea.

    Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Sweden against Equatorial Guinea
    CategorySwedenEquatorial GuineaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑450,29528,051Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑10,536,6321,847,549Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen68,45816,997Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑23.465.9Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2,1003,008Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑3,218296Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑28Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓65.8° N1.6° NWould lose
  10. 10
    Round 10Won22 countries · 4 lives left

    BrazilvsBulgaria

    Population: 211,140,729 vs 6,446,596 people · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Bulgaria.

    Other category comparisons 5 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Brazil against Bulgaria
    CategoryBrazilBulgariaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑8,515,770110,879Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen211,140,7296,446,596Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑21,19338,829Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑24.858.1Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2,9942,925Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑7,491354Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑43Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓12.6° S42.5° NWould win
  11. 11
    Round 11Won23 countries · 4 lives left

    PanamavsLatvia

    Area: 75,420 vs 64,589 km² · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Latvia.

    Other category comparisons 6 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Panama against Latvia
    CategoryPanamaLatviaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen75,42064,589Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑4,458,7591,883,710Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑39,84642,784Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑59.129.2Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑3,475312Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑2,490498Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑32Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓8.4° N56.6° NWould win
  12. 12
    Round 12Won24 countries · 4 lives left

    MalawivsMexico

    Proximity to equator: 13.4° S vs 23.5° N from the equator · Closer wins ↓

    Conquered Mexico.

    Other category comparisons 1 other winning choice
    All eight categories for Malawi against Mexico
    CategoryMalawiMexicoResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑118,4841,964,375Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑21,104,482129,739,759Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑1,83225,188Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑178.166.0Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑3,0025,636Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑09,330Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑311Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓ · Chosen13.4° S23.5° NWould win
  13. 13
    Round 13Won25 countries · 4 lives left

    SpainvsVenezuela

    Coastline: 4,964 vs 2,800 km · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Venezuela.

    Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Spain against Venezuela
    CategorySpainVenezuelaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑505,370912,050Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑48,352,52828,300,854Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑Venezuela: World Bank has no 2023 figure for Venezuela.55,661UnavailableUnavailable
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑95.731.0Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑3,7184,978Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen4,9642,800Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑104Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓40.0° N7.2° NWould lose
  14. 14
    Round 14Won26 countries · 4 lives left

    North KoreavsGambia

    Population: 26,418,204 vs 2,697,845 people · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Gambia.

    Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices
    All eight categories for North Korea against Gambia
    CategoryNorth KoreaGambiaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑120,53811,300Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen26,418,2042,697,845Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑North Korea: World Bank has no 2023 figure for North Korea.Unavailable3,292Unavailable
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑219.2238.7Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2,74463Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑2,49580Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑34Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓39.9° N13.6° NWould lose
  15. 15
    Round 15Won27 countries · 4 lives left

    TurkmenistanvsPhilippines

    Highest peak: 3,139 vs 2,954 m · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Philippines.

    Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Turkmenistan against Philippines
    CategoryTurkmenistanPhilippinesResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑488,100300,000Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑7,364,438114,891,199Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑19,64510,995Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑15.1383.0Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen3,1392,954Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑036,289Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑54Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓39.9° N17.0° NWould lose
  16. 16
    Round 16Won28 countries · 4 lives left

    MalivsJamaica

    Area: 1,240,192 vs 10,991 km² · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Jamaica.

    Other category comparisons 1 other winning choice
    All eight categories for Mali against Jamaica
    CategoryMaliJamaicaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen1,240,19210,991Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑23,769,1272,839,786Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑3,17812,661Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑19.2258.4Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑1,1552,256Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑01,022Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑33Would tie
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓18.6° N18.1° NWould lose
  17. 17
    Round 17Won29 countries · 4 lives left

    PeruvsLibya

    Highest peak: 6,746 vs 2,267 m · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Libya.

    Other category comparisons 5 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Peru against Libya
    CategoryPeruLibyaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑1,285,2161,759,540Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑33,845,6177,305,659Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑17,04213,858Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑26.34.2Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen6,7462,267Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑2,4141,770Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑24Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓13.0° S26.1° NWould win
  18. 18
    Round 18Won30 countries · 4 lives left

    New ZealandvsMalaysia

    Wealth per person: 54,950 vs 36,497 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Malaysia.

    Other category comparisons 1 other winning choice
    All eight categories for New Zealand against Malaysia
    CategoryNew ZealandMalaysiaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑268,838329,847Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑5,200,00035,126,298Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen54,95036,497Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑19.3106.5Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑3,7244,095Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑15,1344,675Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑34Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓45.3° S4.4° NWould lose
  19. 19
    Round 19Won31 countries · 4 lives left

    Papua New GuineavsLebanon

    Area: 462,840 vs 10,400 km² · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Lebanon.

    Other category comparisons 5 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Papua New Guinea against Lebanon
    CategoryPapua New GuineaLebanonResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen462,84010,400Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑10,389,6355,773,493Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑4,67212,585Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑22.4555.1Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑4,5093,088Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑5,152225Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑43Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓5.5° S34.2° NWould win
  20. 20
    Round 20Won32 countries · 4 lives left

    FrancevsTogo

    Area: 551,500 vs 56,785 km² · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Togo.

    Other category comparisons 4 other winning choices
    All eight categories for France against Togo
    CategoryFranceTogoResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen551,50056,785Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑65,925,9618,223,850Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑60,9273,572Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑119.5144.8Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑4,810986Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑3,42756Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑34Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓46.7° N8.9° NWould lose

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