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A little knowledge. An empire of 104.

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

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Untimed expedition · Data edition 01051846d672

96Wins

4Losses

0Ties

Explore the final empire · 104 countries

The path through the world

One choice at a time.

100 rounds

Where it began · 12 countries

Palestine · Italy · Peru · France · Oman · Suriname · Estonia · Papua New Guinea · Cabo Verde · Qatar · Spain · Niger

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

United KingdomvsEl Salvador

Wealth per person: 60,787 vs 12,667 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

Conquered El Salvador.

Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices

All eight categories for United Kingdom against El Salvador
Category	United Kingdom	El Salvador	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑	243,610	21,041	Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑	68,526,000	6,309,624	Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen	60,787	12,667	Would win
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	281.3	299.9	Would lose
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	1,345	2,730	Would lose
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	12,429	307	Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	3	9	Would lose
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓	52.5° N	13.9° N	Would lose

Round 62Won68 countries · 1 life left

Burkina FasovsZimbabwe

Proximity to equator: 12.8° N vs 19.0° S from the equator · Closer wins ↓

Conquered Zimbabwe.

Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices

All eight categories for Burkina Faso against Zimbabwe
Category	Burkina Faso	Zimbabwe	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑	274,200	390,757	Would lose
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑	23,025,776	16,340,822	Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑	2,762	5,796	Would lose
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	84.0	41.8	Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	749	2,592	Would lose
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	0	0	Would tie
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	3	6	Would lose
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓ · Chosen	12.8° N	19.0° S	Would win

Round 63Won69 countries · 1 life left

QatarvsArmenia

Wealth per person: 129,025 vs 21,552 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

Conquered Armenia.

Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices

All eight categories for Qatar against Armenia
Category	Qatar	Armenia	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑	11,586	29,743	Would lose
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑	2,656,032	2,964,300	Would lose
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen	129,025	21,552	Would win
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	229.2	99.7	Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	103	4,090	Would lose
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	563	0	Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	2	3	Would lose
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓	25.1° N	40.6° N	Would win

Round 64Won70 countries · 1 life left

BahrainvsLesotho

Wealth per person: 64,224 vs 2,880 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

Conquered Lesotho.

Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices

All eight categories for Bahrain against Lesotho
Category	Bahrain	Lesotho	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑	760	30,355	Would lose
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑	1,577,059	2,311,472	Would lose
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen	64,224	2,880	Would win
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	2,075.1	76.1	Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	135	3,482	Would lose
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	161	0	Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	2	4	Would lose
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓	26.0° N	29.4° S	Would win

Round 65Won71 countries · 1 life left

GhanavsComoros

Area: 238,533 vs 2,235 km² · Higher wins ↑

Conquered Comoros.

Other category comparisons 4 other winning choices

All eight categories for Ghana against Comoros
Category	Ghana	Comoros	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen	238,533	2,235	Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑	33,787,914	850,387	Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑	7,563	3,897	Would win
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	141.6	380.5	Would lose
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	885	2,360	Would lose
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	539	340	Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	4	5	Would lose
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓	7.0° N	11.7° S	Would win

Round 66Won72 countries · 1 life left

EgyptvsMorocco

Population: 114,535,772 vs 37,712,505 people · Higher wins ↑

Conquered Morocco.

Other category comparisons 6 other winning choices

All eight categories for Egypt against Morocco
Category	Egypt	Morocco	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑	1,001,450	446,550	Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen	114,535,772	37,712,505	Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑	18,540	9,903	Would win
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	114.4	84.5	Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	2,629	4,165	Would lose
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	2,450	1,835	Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	4	2	Would win
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓	26.3° N	31.9° N	Would win

Round 67Won73 countries · 1 life left

SpainvsSouth Africa

Wealth per person: 55,661 vs 15,212 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

Conquered South Africa.

Other category comparisons 4 other winning choices

All eight categories for Spain against South Africa
Category	Spain	South Africa	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑	505,370	1,219,090	Would lose
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑	48,352,528	63,212,384	Would lose
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen	55,661	15,212	Would win
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	95.7	51.9	Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	3,718	3,450	Would win
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	4,964	2,798	Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	10	6	Would win
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓	40.0° N	30.2° S	Would lose

Round 68Won74 countries · 1 life left

HungaryvsTanzania

Wealth per person: 46,376 vs 4,022 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

Conquered Tanzania.

Other category comparisons 1 other winning choice

All eight categories for Hungary against Tanzania
Category	Hungary	Tanzania	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑	93,028	947,300	Would lose
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑	9,592,186	66,617,606	Would lose
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen	46,376	4,022	Would win
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	103.1	70.3	Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	1,014	5,895	Would lose
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	0	1,424	Would lose
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	3	4	Would lose
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓	47.3° N	5.5° S	Would lose

Round 69Won75 countries · 1 life left

Guinea-BissauvsIraq

Proximity to equator: 12.1° N vs 33.3° N from the equator · Closer wins ↓

Conquered Iraq.

Other category comparisons 1 other winning choice

All eight categories for Guinea-Bissau against Iraq
Category	Guinea-Bissau	Iraq	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑	36,125	438,317	Would lose
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑	2,153,339	45,074,049	Would lose
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑	2,956	14,665	Would lose
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	59.6	102.8	Would lose
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	277	3,611	Would lose
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	350	58	Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	4	4	Would tie
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓ · Chosen	12.1° N	33.3° N	Would win

Round 70Won76 countries · 1 life left

FijivsSingapore

Highest peak: 1,324 vs 166 m · Higher wins ↑

Conquered Singapore.

Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices

All eight categories for Fiji against Singapore
Category	Fiji	Singapore	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑	18,274	719	Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑	924,145	5,917,648	Would lose
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑	14,656	144,728	Would lose
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	50.6	8,230.4	Would lose
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen	1,324	166	Would win
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	1,129	193	Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	8	2	Would win
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓	17.8° S	1.4° N	Would lose

Round 71Won77 countries · 1 life left

NigervsBhutan

Area: 1,267,000 vs 38,394 km² · Higher wins ↑

Conquered Bhutan.

Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices

All eight categories for Niger against Bhutan
Category	Niger	Bhutan	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen	1,267,000	38,394	Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑	26,159,867	786,385	Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑	1,903	16,229	Would lose
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	20.6	20.5	Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	2,022	7,570	Would lose
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	0	0	Would tie
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	3	4	Would lose
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓	17.6° N	27.5° N	Would win

Round 72Won78 countries · 1 life left

MyanmarvsTajikistan

Population: 54,133,798 vs 10,389,799 people · Higher wins ↑

Conquered Tajikistan.

Other category comparisons 5 other winning choices

All eight categories for Myanmar against Tajikistan
Category	Myanmar	Tajikistan	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑	676,578	144,100	Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen	54,133,798	10,389,799	Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑	5,958	4,968	Would win
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	80.0	72.1	Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	5,870	7,495	Would lose
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	1,930	0	Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	4	4	Would tie
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓	21.6° N	38.3° N	Would win

Round 73Won79 countries · 1 life left

BotswanavsJapan

Flag colours: 3 vs 2 colours · Higher wins ↑

Conquered Japan.

Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices

All eight categories for Botswana against Japan
Category	Botswana	Japan	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑	581,730	377,915	Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑	2,480,244	124,516,650	Would lose
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑	21,029	52,726	Would lose
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	4.3	329.5	Would lose
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	1,495	3,776	Would lose
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	0	29,751	Would lose
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen	3	2	Would win
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓	22.1° S	36.7° N	Would win

Round 74Won80 countries · 1 life left

MexicovsMozambique

Area: 1,964,375 vs 799,380 km² · Higher wins ↑

Conquered Mozambique.

Other category comparisons 6 other winning choices

All eight categories for Mexico against Mozambique
Category	Mexico	Mozambique	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen	1,964,375	799,380	Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑	129,739,759	33,635,160	Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑	25,188	1,680	Would win
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	66.0	42.1	Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	5,636	2,436	Would win
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	9,330	2,470	Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	11	5	Would win
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓	23.5° N	14.0° S	Would lose

Round 75Won81 countries · 1 life left

PalestinevsKyrgyzstan

Density: 830.5 vs 35.5 per km² · Higher wins ↑

Conquered Kyrgyzstan.

Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices

All eight categories for Palestine against Kyrgyzstan
Category	Palestine	Kyrgyzstan	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑	6,220	199,951	Would lose
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑	5,165,775	7,099,750	Would lose
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑	6,179	7,304	Would lose
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen	830.5	35.5	Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	1,020	7,439	Would lose
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	40	0	Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	4	2	Would win
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓	32.1° N	41.7° N	Would win

Round 76Won82 countries · 1 life left

AlgeriavsIran

Area: 2,381,740 vs 1,648,195 km² · Higher wins ↑

Conquered Iran.

Other category comparisons 1 other winning choice

All eight categories for Algeria against Iran
Category	Algeria	Iran	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen	2,381,740	1,648,195	Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑	46,164,219	90,608,707	Would lose
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑	16,838	18,933	Would lose
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	19.4	55.0	Would lose
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	2,908	5,625	Would lose
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	998	2,440	Would lose
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	3	3	Would tie
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓	27.4° N	32.1° N	Would win

Round 77Won83 countries · 1 life left

BelarusvsNorth Macedonia

Area: 207,600 vs 25,713 km² · Higher wins ↑

Conquered North Macedonia.

Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices

All eight categories for Belarus against North Macedonia
Category	Belarus	North Macedonia	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen	207,600	25,713	Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑	9,178,298	1,827,816	Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑	30,860	25,354	Would win
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	44.2	71.1	Would lose
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	346	2,764	Would lose
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	0	0	Would tie
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	3	2	Would win
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓	53.8° N	41.5° N	Would lose

Round 78Won84 countries · 1 life left

GabonvsUruguay

Area: 267,667 vs 176,215 km² · Higher wins ↑

Conquered Uruguay.

Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices

All eight categories for Gabon against Uruguay
Category	Gabon	Uruguay	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen	267,667	176,215	Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑	2,484,789	3,388,081	Would lose
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑	20,773	34,546	Would lose
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	9.3	19.2	Would lose
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	1,050	514	Would win
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	885	660	Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	3	4	Would lose
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓	0.6° S	32.9° S	Would win

Round 79Won85 countries · 1 life left

NetherlandsvsEswatini

Wealth per person: 80,392 vs 11,309 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

Conquered Eswatini.

Other category comparisons 4 other winning choices

All eight categories for Netherlands against Eswatini
Category	Netherlands	Eswatini	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑	41,543	17,364	Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑	17,877,117	1,230,506	Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen	80,392	11,309	Would win
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	430.3	70.9	Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	322	1,862	Would lose
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	451	0	Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑	3	6	Would lose
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓	52.2° N	26.6° S	Would lose

Round 80Won86 countries · 1 life left

KuwaitvsSaudi Arabia

Flag colours: 4 vs 2 colours · Higher wins ↑

Conquered Saudi Arabia.

Other category comparisons 1 other winning choice

All eight categories for Kuwait against Saudi Arabia
Category	Kuwait	Saudi Arabia	Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑	17,818	2,149,690	Would lose
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑	4,853,420	33,702,731	Would lose
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑	53,083	71,624	Would lose
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑	272.4	15.7	Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑	300	3,000	Would lose
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑	499	2,640	Would lose
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen	4	2	Would win
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓	29.4° N	23.5° N	Would lose

A little knowledge. An empire of 104.

One choice at a time.

United KingdomvsEl Salvador

Burkina FasovsZimbabwe

QatarvsArmenia

BahrainvsLesotho

GhanavsComoros

EgyptvsMorocco

SpainvsSouth Africa

HungaryvsTanzania

Guinea-BissauvsIraq

FijivsSingapore

NigervsBhutan

MyanmarvsTajikistan

BotswanavsJapan

MexicovsMozambique

PalestinevsKyrgyzstan

AlgeriavsIran

BelarusvsNorth Macedonia

GabonvsUruguay

NetherlandsvsEswatini

KuwaitvsSaudi Arabia

There’s another world in you.