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
Round 1Won13 countries · 4 lives left
EcuadorvsLatvia
Population: 17,980,083 vs 1,883,710 people · Higher wins ↑
Conquered Latvia.
Other category comparisons 5 other winning choices
All eight categories for Ecuador against Latvia
Category
Ecuador
Latvia
Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑
283,561
64,589
Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen
17,980,083
1,883,710
Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑
15,907
42,784
Would lose
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑
63.4
29.2
Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑
6,267
312
Would win
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑
2,237
498
Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑
11
2
Would win
Proximity to equatorBlocked in Hard · from the equator · Closer wins ↓
1.2° S
56.6° N
Would win
2
Round 2Won14 countries · 4 lives left
LesothovsQatar
Area: 30,355 vs 11,586 km² · Higher wins ↑
Conquered Qatar.
Other category comparisons 1 other winning choice
All eight categories for Lesotho against Qatar
Category
Lesotho
Qatar
Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen
30,355
11,586
Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑
2,311,472
2,656,032
Would lose
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑
2,880
129,025
Would lose
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑
76.1
229.2
Would lose
Highest peakBlocked in Hard · m · Higher wins ↑
3,482
103
Would win
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑
0
563
Would lose
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑
4
2
Would win
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓
29.4° S
25.1° N
Would lose
3
Round 3Won15 countries · 4 lives left
ColombiavsLaos
Population: 52,321,152 vs 7,664,993 people · Higher wins ↑
Conquered Laos.
Other category comparisons 5 other winning choices
All eight categories for Colombia against Laos
Category
Colombia
Laos
Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑
1,138,910
236,800
Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen
52,321,152
7,664,993
Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑
21,282
9,299
Would win
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑
45.9
32.4
Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑
5,730
2,817
Would win
CoastlineBlocked in Hard · km · Higher wins ↑
3,208
0
Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑
3
3
Would tie
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓
3.4° N
19.6° N
Would win
4
Round 4Won16 countries · 4 lives left
DenmarkvsUnited Kingdom
Wealth per person: 77,425 vs 60,787 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑
Conquered United Kingdom.
Other category comparisons 0 other winning choices
All eight categories for Denmark against United Kingdom
Category
Denmark
United Kingdom
Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑
43,094
243,610
Would lose
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑
5,946,952
68,526,000
Would lose
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen
77,425
60,787
Would win
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑
138.0
281.3
Would lose
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑
171
1,345
Would lose
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑
7,314
12,429
Would lose
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑
2
3
Would lose
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓
55.9° N
52.5° N
Would lose
5
Round 5Won17 countries · 4 lives left
AzerbaijanvsIndia
Wealth per person: 23,671 vs 9,853 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑
Conquered India.
Other category comparisons 0 other winning choices
All eight categories for Azerbaijan against India
Category
Azerbaijan
India
Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑
86,600
3,287,263
Would lose
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑
10,153,958
1,438,069,596
Would lose
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen
23,671
9,853
Would win
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑
117.3
437.5
Would lose
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑
4,466
8,586
Would lose
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑
0
7,000
Would lose
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑
4
4
Would tie
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓
40.5° N
22.4° N
Would lose
6
Round 6Won18 countries · 4 lives left
BeninvsArmenia
Coastline: 121 vs 0 km · Higher wins ↑
Conquered Armenia.
Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices
All eight categories for Benin against Armenia
Category
Benin
Armenia
Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑
112,622
29,743
Would win
PopulationBlocked in Hard · people · Higher wins ↑
14,111,034
2,964,300
Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑
4,133
21,552
Would lose
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑
125.3
99.7
Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑
675
4,090
Would lose
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen
121
0
Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑
3
3
Would tie
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓
10.4° N
40.6° N
Would win
7
Round 7Won19 countries · 4 lives left
BruneivsParaguay
Coastline: 161 vs 0 km · Higher wins ↑
Conquered Paraguay.
Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices
All eight categories for Brunei against Paraguay
Category
Brunei
Paraguay
Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑
5,765
406,752
Would lose
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑
458,949
6,844,146
Would lose
Wealth per personBlocked in Hard · int’l $ · Higher wins ↑
85,103
17,585
Would win
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑
79.6
16.8
Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑
1,850
842
Would win
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen
161
0
Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑
4
6
Would lose
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓
4.5° N
21.6° S
Would win
8
Round 8Won20 countries · 4 lives left
BurundivsUzbekistan
Density: 491.9 vs 79.7 per km² · Higher wins ↑
Conquered Uzbekistan.
Other category comparisons 0 other winning choices
All eight categories for Burundi against Uzbekistan
Category
Burundi
Uzbekistan
Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑
27,830
447,400
Would lose
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑
13,689,450
35,652,307
Would lose
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑
1,147
11,679
Would lose
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen
491.9
79.7
Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑
2,685
4,643
Would lose
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑
0
0
Would tie
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑
3
4
Would lose
Proximity to equatorBlocked in Hard · from the equator · Closer wins ↓
3.4° S
41.5° N
Would win
9
Round 9Won21 countries · 4 lives left
PalestinevsSri Lanka
Density: 830.5 vs 335.9 per km² · Higher wins ↑
Conquered Sri Lanka.
Other category comparisons 0 other winning choices
All eight categories for Palestine against Sri Lanka
Category
Palestine
Sri Lanka
Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑
6,220
65,610
Would lose
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑
5,165,775
22,037,000
Would lose
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑
6,179
14,512
Would lose
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen
830.5
335.9
Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑
1,020
2,524
Would lose
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑
40
1,340
Would lose
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑
4
5
Would lose
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓
32.1° N
7.1° N
Would lose
10
Round 10Won22 countries · 4 lives left
CubavsEl Salvador
Area: 110,860 vs 21,041 km² · Higher wins ↑
Conquered El Salvador.
Other category comparisons 1 other winning choice
All eight categories for Cuba against El Salvador
Category
Cuba
El Salvador
Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen
110,860
21,041
Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑
11,019,931
6,309,624
Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑Cuba: World Bank has no 2023 figure for Cuba.
Unavailable
12,667
Unavailable
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑
99.4
299.9
Would lose
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑
1,974
2,730
Would lose
CoastlineBlocked in Hard · km · Higher wins ↑
3,735
307
Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑
3
9
Would lose
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓
20.6° N
13.9° N
Would lose
11
Round 11Won23 countries · 4 lives left
JamaicavsBangladesh
Flag colours: 3 vs 2 colours · Higher wins ↑
Conquered Bangladesh.
Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices
All eight categories for Jamaica against Bangladesh
Category
Jamaica
Bangladesh
Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑
10,991
148,460
Would lose
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑
2,839,786
171,466,990
Would lose
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑
12,661
9,155
Would win
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑
258.4
1,155.0
Would lose
Highest peakBlocked in Hard · m · Higher wins ↑
2,256
1,060
Would win
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑
1,022
580
Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen
3
2
Would win
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓
18.1° N
24.3° N
Would win
12
Round 12Won24 countries · 4 lives left
UgandavsBulgaria
Highest peak: 5,110 vs 2,925 m · Higher wins ↑
Conquered Bulgaria.
Other category comparisons 4 other winning choices
All eight categories for Uganda against Bulgaria
Category
Uganda
Bulgaria
Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑
241,038
110,879
Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑
48,656,601
6,446,596
Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑
3,100
38,829
Would lose
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑
201.9
58.1
Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen
5,110
2,925
Would win
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑
0
354
Would lose
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑
5
3
Would win
Proximity to equatorBlocked in Hard · from the equator · Closer wins ↓
2.0° N
42.5° N
Would win
13
Round 13Won25 countries · 4 lives left
EcuadorvsEstonia
Population: 17,980,083 vs 1,370,286 people · Higher wins ↑
Conquered Estonia.
Other category comparisons 4 other winning choices
All eight categories for Ecuador against Estonia
Category
Ecuador
Estonia
Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑
283,561
45,228
Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen
17,980,083
1,370,286
Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑
15,907
48,848
Would lose
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑
63.4
30.3
Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑
6,267
318
Would win
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑
2,237
3,794
Would lose
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑
11
3
Would win
Proximity to equatorBlocked in Hard · from the equator · Closer wins ↓
1.2° S
58.6° N
Would win
14
Round 14Lost24 countries · 3 lives left
LatviavsTajikistan
Density: 29.2 vs 72.1 per km² · Higher wins ↑
Returned to the world: Latvia.
Other category comparisons 1 other winning choice
All eight categories for Latvia against Tajikistan
Category
Latvia
Tajikistan
Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑
64,589
144,100
Would lose
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑
1,883,710
10,389,799
Would lose
Wealth per personBlocked in Hard · int’l $ · Higher wins ↑
42,784
4,968
Would win
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen
29.2
72.1
Would lose
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑
312
7,495
Would lose
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑
498
0
Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑
2
4
Would lose
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓
56.6° N
38.3° N
Would lose
15
Round 15Won25 countries · 3 lives left
LesothovsSaudi Arabia
Flag colours: 4 vs 2 colours · Higher wins ↑
Conquered Saudi Arabia.
Other category comparisons 1 other winning choice
All eight categories for Lesotho against Saudi Arabia
Category
Lesotho
Saudi Arabia
Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑
30,355
2,149,690
Would lose
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑
2,311,472
33,702,731
Would lose
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑
2,880
71,624
Would lose
DensityBlocked in Hard · per km² · Higher wins ↑
76.1
15.7
Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑
3,482
3,000
Would win
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑
0
2,640
Would lose
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen
4
2
Would win
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓
29.4° S
23.5° N
Would lose
16
Round 16Won26 countries · 3 lives left
QatarvsSudan
Density: 229.2 vs 26.9 per km² · Higher wins ↑
Conquered Sudan.
Other category comparisons 0 other winning choices
All eight categories for Qatar against Sudan
Category
Qatar
Sudan
Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑
11,586
1,861,484
Would lose
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑
2,656,032
50,042,791
Would lose
Wealth per personBlocked in Hard · int’l $ · Higher wins ↑
129,025
2,423
Would win
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen
229.2
26.9
Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑
103
3,042
Would lose
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑
563
853
Would lose
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑
2
4
Would lose
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓
25.1° N
16.6° N
Would lose
17
Round 17Won27 countries · 3 lives left
ColombiavsNiger
Wealth per person: 21,282 vs 1,903 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑
Conquered Niger.
Other category comparisons 4 other winning choices
All eight categories for Colombia against Niger
Category
Colombia
Niger
Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑
1,138,910
1,267,000
Would lose
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑
52,321,152
26,159,867
Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen
21,282
1,903
Would win
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑
45.9
20.6
Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑
5,730
2,022
Would win
CoastlineBlocked in Hard · km · Higher wins ↑
3,208
0
Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑
3
3
Would tie
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓
3.4° N
17.6° N
Would win
18
Round 18Won28 countries · 3 lives left
LaosvsSlovakia
Proximity to equator: 19.6° N vs 48.7° N from the equator · Closer wins ↓
Conquered Slovakia.
Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices
All eight categories for Laos against Slovakia
Category
Laos
Slovakia
Result
AreaBlocked in Hard · km² · Higher wins ↑
236,800
49,035
Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑
7,664,993
5,426,740
Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑
9,299
45,865
Would lose
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑
32.4
110.7
Would lose
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑
2,817
2,655
Would win
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑
0
0
Would tie
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑
3
3
Would tie
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓ · Chosen
19.6° N
48.7° N
Would win
19
Round 19Won29 countries · 3 lives left
DenmarkvsDjibouti
Wealth per person: 77,425 vs 7,232 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑
Conquered Djibouti.
Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices
All eight categories for Denmark against Djibouti
Category
Denmark
Djibouti
Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑
43,094
23,200
Would win
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑
5,946,952
1,152,944
Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen
77,425
7,232
Would win
Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑
138.0
49.7
Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑
171
2,021
Would lose
CoastlineBlocked in Hard · km · Higher wins ↑
7,314
314
Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑
2
4
Would lose
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓
55.9° N
11.4° N
Would lose
20
Round 20Won30 countries · 3 lives left
United KingdomvsChile
Wealth per person: 60,787 vs 33,174 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑
Conquered Chile.
Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices
All eight categories for United Kingdom against Chile
Category
United Kingdom
Chile
Result
Areakm² · Higher wins ↑
243,610
756,102
Would lose
Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑
68,526,000
19,658,835
Would win
Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen
60,787
33,174
Would win
DensityBlocked in Hard · per km² · Higher wins ↑
281.3
26.0
Would win
Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑
1,345
6,893
Would lose
Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑
12,429
6,435
Would win
Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑
3
3
Would tie
Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓
Ecuadorvs
Latvia
Lesotho
Qatar
Colombia
Laos
Denmark
United Kingdom
Azerbaijan
India
Benin
Armenia
Brunei
Paraguay
Burundi
Uzbekistan
Palestine
Sri Lanka
Cuba
El Salvador
Jamaica
Bangladesh
Uganda
Bulgaria
Estonia
Tajikistan
Saudi Arabia
Sudan
Niger
Slovakia
Djibouti
Chile