← Game historyHard expedition eb60bd34 ·
Loading the globe…
Final empireDrag to exploreFollow the journey ↓

Out of lives

A little knowledge. An empire of 91.

91of 174 countries
in the final empire

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

Game link and globe image Save globe image ↓

Untimed expedition · Data edition 01051846d672

80Wins
4Losses
3Ties
Explore the final empire · 91 countries
The path through the world

One choice at a time.

87 rounds
Where it began · 12 countries

Niger · Slovakia · Spain · South Sudan · Lesotho · Tunisia · Iraq · Morocco · Panama · Albania · Guatemala · Russia

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

    NigervsItaly

    Proximity to equator: 17.6° N vs 45.1° N from the equator · Closer wins ↓

    Conquered Italy.

    Other category comparisons 0 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Niger against Italy
    CategoryNigerItalyResult
    AreaBlocked in Hard · km² · Higher wins ↑1,267,000301,340Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑26,159,86758,984,216Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑1,90360,350Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑20.6195.7Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2,0224,748Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑07,600Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑33Would tie
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓ · Chosen17.6° N45.1° NWould win
  2. 2
    Round 2Won14 countries · 4 lives left

    SlovakiavsMoldova

    Wealth per person: 45,865 vs 17,751 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Moldova.

    Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Slovakia against Moldova
    CategorySlovakiaMoldovaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑49,03533,851Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑5,426,7402,457,783Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen45,86517,751Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑110.772.6Would win
    Highest peakBlocked in Hard · m · Higher wins ↑2,655430Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑00Would tie
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑39Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓48.7° N47.5° NWould lose
  3. 3
    Round 3Won15 countries · 4 lives left

    SpainvsMalta

    Population: 48,352,528 vs 552,747 people · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Malta.

    Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Spain against Malta
    CategorySpainMaltaResult
    AreaBlocked in Hard · km² · Higher wins ↑505,370316Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen48,352,528552,747Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑55,66167,101Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑95.71,749.2Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑3,718253Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑4,964196.8Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑103Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓40.0° N35.9° NWould lose
  4. 4
    Round 4Won16 countries · 4 lives left

    South SudanvsLuxembourg

    Proximity to equator: 7.1° N vs 49.7° N from the equator · Closer wins ↓

    Conquered Luxembourg.

    Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices
    All eight categories for South Sudan against Luxembourg
    CategorySouth SudanLuxembourgResult
    AreaBlocked in Hard · km² · Higher wins ↑644,3292,586Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑11,483,374666,430Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑South Sudan: World Bank has no 2023 figure for South Sudan.Unavailable152,596Unavailable
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑17.8257.7Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑3,187559Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑00Would tie
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑63Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓ · Chosen7.1° N49.7° NWould win
  5. 5
    Round 5Tied16 countries · 4 lives left

    LesothovsSudan

    Flag colours: 4 vs 4 colours · Higher wins ↑

    Sudan became contested.

    Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Lesotho against Sudan
    CategoryLesothoSudanResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑30,3551,861,484Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑2,311,47250,042,791Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑2,8802,423Would win
    DensityBlocked in Hard · per km² · Higher wins ↑76.126.9Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑3,4823,042Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑0853Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen44Would tie
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓29.4° S16.6° NWould lose
  6. 6
    Round 6Won18 countries · 4 lives left

    TunisiavsLibya

    Wealth per person: 14,052 vs 13,858 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Libya, Sudan.

    Other category comparisons 1 other winning choice
    All eight categories for Tunisia against Libya
    CategoryTunisiaLibyaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑163,6101,759,540Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑12,200,4317,305,659Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen14,05213,858Would win
    DensityBlocked in Hard · per km² · Higher wins ↑74.64.2Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑1,5442,267Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑1,1481,770Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑24Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓35.3° N26.1° NWould lose
  7. 7
    Round 7Tied18 countries · 4 lives left

    IraqvsTanzania

    Flag colours: 4 vs 4 colours · Higher wins ↑

    Tanzania became contested.

    Other category comparisons 1 other winning choice
    All eight categories for Iraq against Tanzania
    CategoryIraqTanzaniaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑438,317947,300Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑45,074,04966,617,606Would lose
    Wealth per personBlocked in Hard · int’l $ · Higher wins ↑14,6654,022Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑102.870.3Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑3,6115,895Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑581,424Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen44Would tie
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓33.3° N5.5° SWould lose
  8. 8
    Round 8Won20 countries · 4 lives left

    MoroccovsEstonia

    Area: 446,550 vs 45,228 km² · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Estonia, Tanzania.

    Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Morocco against Estonia
    CategoryMoroccoEstoniaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen446,55045,228Would win
    PopulationBlocked in Hard · people · Higher wins ↑37,712,5051,370,286Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑9,90348,848Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑84.530.3Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑4,165318Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑1,8353,794Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑23Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓31.9° N58.6° NWould win
  9. 9
    Round 9Won21 countries · 4 lives left

    PanamavsDenmark

    Proximity to equator: 8.4° N vs 55.9° N from the equator · Closer wins ↓

    Conquered Denmark.

    Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Panama against Denmark
    CategoryPanamaDenmarkResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑75,42043,094Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑4,458,7595,946,952Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑39,84677,425Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑59.1138.0Would lose
    Highest peakBlocked in Hard · m · Higher wins ↑3,475171Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑2,4907,314Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑32Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓ · Chosen8.4° N55.9° NWould win
  10. 10
    Round 10Won22 countries · 4 lives left

    AlbaniavsCanada

    Proximity to equator: 40.7° N vs 58.8° N from the equator · Closer wins ↓

    Conquered Canada.

    Other category comparisons 0 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Albania against Canada
    CategoryAlbaniaCanadaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑28,7489,984,670Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑2,411,65840,049,088Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑24,84864,962Would lose
    DensityBlocked in Hard · per km² · Higher wins ↑83.94.0Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2,7645,959Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑362202,080Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑22Would tie
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓ · Chosen40.7° N58.8° NWould win
  11. 11
    Round 11Won23 countries · 4 lives left

    GuatemalavsSlovenia

    Area: 108,889 vs 20,273 km² · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Slovenia.

    Other category comparisons 5 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Guatemala against Slovenia
    CategoryGuatemalaSloveniaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen108,88920,273Would win
    PopulationBlocked in Hard · people · Higher wins ↑18,124,8382,120,461Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑13,75256,151Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑166.5104.6Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑4,2202,864Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑40046.6Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑94Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓15.0° N46.0° NWould win
  12. 12
    Round 12Won24 countries · 4 lives left

    RussiavsMalaysia

    Population: 143,826,130 vs 35,126,298 people · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Malaysia.

    Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Russia against Malaysia
    CategoryRussiaMalaysiaResult
    AreaBlocked in Hard · km² · Higher wins ↑17,098,242329,847Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen143,826,13035,126,298Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑44,29936,497Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑8.4106.5Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑5,6424,095Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑37,6534,675Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑34Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓63.6° N4.4° NWould lose
  13. 13
    Round 13Won25 countries · 4 lives left

    NigervsCzechia

    Proximity to equator: 17.6° N vs 49.8° N from the equator · Closer wins ↓

    Conquered Czechia.

    Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Niger against Czechia
    CategoryNigerCzechiaResult
    AreaBlocked in Hard · km² · Higher wins ↑1,267,00078,867Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑26,159,86710,864,042Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑1,90356,062Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑20.6137.8Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2,0221,602Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑00Would tie
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑33Would tie
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓ · Chosen17.6° N49.8° NWould win
  14. 14
    Round 14Won26 countries · 4 lives left

    ItalyvsRepublic of the Congo

    Wealth per person: 60,350 vs 6,856 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Republic of the Congo.

    Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Italy against Republic of the Congo
    CategoryItalyRepublic of the CongoResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑301,340342,000Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑58,984,2166,182,885Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen60,3506,856Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑195.718.1Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑4,7481,020Would win
    CoastlineBlocked in Hard · km · Higher wins ↑7,600169Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑33Would tie
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓45.1° N0.1° NWould lose
  15. 15
    Round 15Won27 countries · 4 lives left

    SlovakiavsGambia

    Area: 49,035 vs 11,300 km² · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Gambia.

    Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Slovakia against Gambia
    CategorySlovakiaGambiaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen49,03511,300Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑5,426,7402,697,845Would win
    Wealth per personBlocked in Hard · int’l $ · Higher wins ↑45,8653,292Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑110.7238.7Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2,65563Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑080Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑34Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓48.7° N13.6° NWould lose
  16. 16
    Round 16Won28 countries · 4 lives left

    MoldovavsChad

    Flag colours: 9 vs 3 colours · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Chad.

    Other category comparisons 1 other winning choice
    All eight categories for Moldova against Chad
    CategoryMoldovaChadResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑33,8511,284,000Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑2,457,78319,319,064Would lose
    Wealth per personBlocked in Hard · int’l $ · Higher wins ↑17,7512,703Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑72.615.0Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑4303,445Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑00Would tie
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen93Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓47.5° N17.3° NWould lose
  17. 17
    Round 17Won29 countries · 4 lives left

    SpainvsColombia

    Flag colours: 10 vs 3 colours · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Colombia.

    Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Spain against Colombia
    CategorySpainColombiaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑505,3701,138,910Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑48,352,52852,321,152Would lose
    Wealth per personBlocked in Hard · int’l $ · Higher wins ↑55,66121,282Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑95.745.9Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑3,7185,730Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑4,9643,208Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen103Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓40.0° N3.4° NWould lose
  18. 18
    Round 18Lost28 countries · 3 lives left

    MaltavsComoros

    Flag colours: 3 vs 5 colours · Higher wins ↑

    Returned to the world: Malta.

    Other category comparisons 1 other winning choice
    All eight categories for Malta against Comoros
    CategoryMaltaComorosResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑3162,235Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑552,747850,387Would lose
    Wealth per personBlocked in Hard · int’l $ · Higher wins ↑67,1013,897Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑1,749.2380.5Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2532,360Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑196.8340Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen35Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓35.9° N11.7° SWould lose
  19. 19
    Round 19Won29 countries · 3 lives left

    South SudanvsNepal

    Proximity to equator: 7.1° N vs 29.0° N from the equator · Closer wins ↓

    Conquered Nepal.

    Other category comparisons 1 other winning choice
    All eight categories for South Sudan against Nepal
    CategorySouth SudanNepalResult
    AreaBlocked in Hard · km² · Higher wins ↑644,329147,181Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑11,483,37429,694,614Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑South Sudan: World Bank has no 2023 figure for South Sudan.Unavailable5,400Unavailable
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑17.8201.8Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑3,1878,849Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑00Would tie
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑63Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓ · Chosen7.1° N29.0° NWould win
  20. 20
    Round 20Won30 countries · 3 lives left

    LuxembourgvsHaiti

    Wealth per person: 152,596 vs 3,265 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Haiti.

    Other category comparisons 0 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Luxembourg against Haiti
    CategoryLuxembourgHaitiResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑2,58627,750Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑666,43011,637,398Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen152,5963,265Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑257.7419.4Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑5592,674Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑01,771Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑37Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓49.7° N19.2° NWould lose

There’s another world in you.