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Out of lives

A little knowledge. An empire of 63.

63of 174 countries
in the final empire

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

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Untimed expedition · Data edition 01051846d672

55Wins
4Losses
0Ties
Explore the final empire · 63 countries
The path through the world

One choice at a time.

59 rounds
Where it began · 12 countries

Guyana · Senegal · Slovenia · Gambia · Turkmenistan · France · Jordan · Ghana · Gabon · Niger · Ecuador · Afghanistan

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 41Won51 countries · 3 lives left

    SenegalvsHaiti

    Area: 196,722 vs 27,750 km² · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Haiti.

    Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Senegal against Haiti
    CategorySenegalHaitiResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen196,72227,750Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑18,077,57311,637,398Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑4,7823,265Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑91.9419.4Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑6482,674Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑5311,771Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑37Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓15.2° N19.2° NWould win
  2. 42
    Round 42Won52 countries · 3 lives left

    SlovakiavsMorocco

    Wealth per person: 45,865 vs 9,903 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Morocco.

    Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Slovakia against Morocco
    CategorySlovakiaMoroccoResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑49,035446,550Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑5,426,74037,712,505Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen45,8659,903Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑110.784.5Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2,6554,165Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑01,835Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑32Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓48.7° N31.9° NWould lose
  3. 43
    Round 43Won53 countries · 3 lives left

    SloveniavsNorth Korea

    Flag colours: 4 vs 3 colours · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered North Korea.

    Other category comparisons 1 other winning choice
    All eight categories for Slovenia against North Korea
    CategorySloveniaNorth KoreaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑20,273120,538Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑2,120,46126,418,204Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑North Korea: World Bank has no 2023 figure for North Korea.56,151UnavailableUnavailable
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑104.6219.2Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2,8642,744Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑46.62,495Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen43Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓46.0° N39.9° NWould lose
  4. 44
    Round 44Won54 countries · 3 lives left

    PanamavsUkraine

    Proximity to equator: 8.4° N vs 49.6° N from the equator · Closer wins ↓

    Conquered Ukraine.

    Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Panama against Ukraine
    CategoryPanamaUkraineResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑75,420603,550Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑4,458,75937,732,836Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑39,84617,680Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑59.162.5Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑3,4752,061Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑2,4902,782Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑32Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓ · Chosen8.4° N49.6° NWould win
  5. 45
    Round 45Won55 countries · 3 lives left

    TogovsTürkiye

    Proximity to equator: 8.9° N vs 39.1° N from the equator · Closer wins ↓

    Conquered Türkiye.

    Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Togo against Türkiye
    CategoryTogoTürkiyeResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑56,785783,562Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑8,223,85085,325,965Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑3,57243,196Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑144.8108.9Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑9865,137Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑567,200Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑42Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓ · Chosen8.9° N39.1° NWould win
  6. 46
    Round 46Lost54 countries · 2 lives left

    RomaniavsEquatorial Guinea

    Highest peak: 2,544 vs 3,008 m · Higher wins ↑

    Returned to the world: Romania.

    Other category comparisons 4 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Romania against Equatorial Guinea
    CategoryRomaniaEquatorial GuineaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑238,39128,051Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑19,061,0621,847,549Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑45,98216,997Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑80.065.9Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen2,5443,008Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑225296Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑38Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓45.7° N1.6° NWould lose
  7. 47
    Round 47Won55 countries · 2 lives left

    GambiavsKenya

    Density: 238.7 vs 95.4 per km² · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Kenya.

    Other category comparisons 0 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Gambia against Kenya
    CategoryGambiaKenyaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑11,300580,367Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑2,697,84555,339,003Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑3,2926,322Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen238.795.4Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑635,199Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑80536Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑44Would tie
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓13.6° N0.4° NWould lose
  8. 48
    Round 48Won56 countries · 2 lives left

    JamaicavsSudan

    Density: 258.4 vs 26.9 per km² · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Sudan.

    Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Jamaica against Sudan
    CategoryJamaicaSudanResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑10,9911,861,484Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑2,839,78650,042,791Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑12,6612,423Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen258.426.9Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2,2563,042Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑1,022853Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑34Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓18.1° N16.6° NWould lose
  9. 49
    Round 49Lost55 countries · 1 life left

    LebanonvsEl Salvador

    Wealth per person: 12,585 vs 12,667 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

    Returned to the world: Lebanon.

    Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Lebanon against El Salvador
    CategoryLebanonEl SalvadorResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑10,40021,041Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑5,773,4936,309,624Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen12,58512,667Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑555.1299.9Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑3,0882,730Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑225307Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑39Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓34.2° N13.9° NWould lose
  10. 50
    Round 50Won56 countries · 1 life left

    NamibiavsIceland

    Area: 824,292 vs 103,000 km² · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Iceland.

    Other category comparisons 4 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Namibia against Iceland
    CategoryNamibiaIcelandResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen824,292103,000Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑2,963,095385,663Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑11,24882,257Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑3.63.7Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2,5732,110Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑1,5724,970Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑53Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓20.6° S64.7° NWould win
  11. 51
    Round 51Won57 countries · 1 life left

    TurkmenistanvsNew Zealand

    Area: 488,100 vs 268,838 km² · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered New Zealand.

    Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Turkmenistan against New Zealand
    CategoryTurkmenistanNew ZealandResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen488,100268,838Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑7,364,4385,200,000Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑19,64554,950Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑15.119.3Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑3,1393,724Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑015,134Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑53Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓39.9° N45.3° SWould win
  12. 52
    Round 52Won58 countries · 1 life left

    LuxembourgvsCzechia

    Wealth per person: 152,596 vs 56,062 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Czechia.

    Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Luxembourg against Czechia
    CategoryLuxembourgCzechiaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑2,58678,867Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑666,43010,864,042Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen152,59656,062Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑257.7137.8Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑5591,602Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑00Would tie
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑33Would tie
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓49.7° N49.8° NWould win
  13. 53
    Round 53Won59 countries · 1 life left

    IranvsChile

    Population: 90,608,707 vs 19,658,835 people · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Chile.

    Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Iran against Chile
    CategoryIranChileResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑1,648,195756,102Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen90,608,70719,658,835Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑18,93333,174Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑55.026.0Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑5,6256,893Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑2,4406,435Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑33Would tie
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓32.1° N23.4° SWould lose
  14. 54
    Round 54Won60 countries · 1 life left

    SpainvsSerbia

    Wealth per person: 55,661 vs 29,777 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Serbia.

    Other category comparisons 7 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Spain against Serbia
    CategorySpainSerbiaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑505,37077,474Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑48,352,5286,623,183Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen55,66129,777Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑95.785.5Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑3,7182,169Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑4,9640Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑105Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓40.0° N44.2° NWould win
  15. 55
    Round 55Won61 countries · 1 life left

    FrancevsEl Salvador

    Wealth per person: 60,927 vs 12,667 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered El Salvador.

    Other category comparisons 4 other winning choices
    All eight categories for France against El Salvador
    CategoryFranceEl SalvadorResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑551,50021,041Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑65,925,9616,309,624Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen60,92712,667Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑119.5299.9Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑4,8102,730Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑3,427307Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑39Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓46.7° N13.9° NWould lose
  16. 56
    Round 56Won62 countries · 1 life left

    AndorravsUganda

    Wealth per person: 71,790 vs 3,100 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Uganda.

    Other category comparisons 1 other winning choice
    All eight categories for Andorra against Uganda
    CategoryAndorraUgandaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑468241,038Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑80,85648,656,601Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen71,7903,100Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑172.8201.9Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2,9465,110Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑00Would tie
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑75Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓42.5° N2.0° NWould lose
  17. 57
    Round 57Won63 countries · 1 life left

    IndiavsSaudi Arabia

    Population: 1,438,069,596 vs 33,702,731 people · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Saudi Arabia.

    Other category comparisons 6 other winning choices
    All eight categories for India against Saudi Arabia
    CategoryIndiaSaudi ArabiaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑3,287,2632,149,690Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen1,438,069,59633,702,731Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑9,85371,624Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑437.515.7Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑8,5863,000Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑7,0002,640Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑42Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓22.4° N23.5° NWould win
  18. 58
    Round 58Won64 countries · 1 life left

    BrazilvsTimor-Leste

    Area: 8,515,770 vs 14,874 km² · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Timor-Leste.

    Other category comparisons 4 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Brazil against Timor-Leste
    CategoryBrazilTimor-LesteResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen8,515,77014,874Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑211,140,7291,384,286Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑21,1934,811Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑24.893.1Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2,9942,963Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑7,491706Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑44Would tie
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓12.6° S8.9° SWould lose
  19. 59
    Round 59Lost63 countries · 0 lives left

    JordanvsSouth Africa

    Wealth per person: 11,451 vs 15,212 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

    Returned to the world: Jordan.

    Other category comparisons 1 other winning choice
    All eight categories for Jordan against South Africa
    CategoryJordanSouth AfricaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑89,3421,219,090Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑11,439,21363,212,384Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen11,45115,212Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑128.051.9Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑1,8543,450Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑262,798Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑46Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓30.7° N30.2° SWould lose

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