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A little knowledge. An empire of 68.

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

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Untimed expedition · Data edition 01051846d672

59Wins
3Losses
0Ties
Explore the final empire · 68 countries
The path through the world

One choice at a time.

62 rounds
Where it began · 12 countries

Guinea · Uganda · Jordan · Israel · Belarus · Guinea-Bissau · Andorra · Niger · United States · Latvia · Sweden · Cambodia

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

    UgandavsPoland

    Density: 201.9 vs 117.3 per km² · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Poland.

    Other category comparisons 4 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Uganda against Poland
    CategoryUgandaPolandResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑241,038312,685Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑48,656,60136,687,353Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑3,10048,473Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen201.9117.3Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑5,1102,499Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑0440Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑52Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓2.0° N51.9° NWould win
  2. 42
    Round 42Won52 countries · 3 lives left

    Timor-LestevsTogo

    Coastline: 706 vs 56 km · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Togo.

    Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Timor-Leste against Togo
    CategoryTimor-LesteTogoResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑14,87456,785Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑1,384,2868,223,850Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑4,8113,572Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑93.1144.8Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2,963986Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen70656Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑44Would tie
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓8.9° S8.9° NWould tie
  3. 43
    Round 43Won53 countries · 3 lives left

    ArgentinavsZambia

    Coastline: 4,989 vs 0 km · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Zambia.

    Other category comparisons 4 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Argentina against Zambia
    CategoryArgentinaZambiaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑2,780,400752,618Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑45,538,40120,723,965Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑30,2464,080Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑16.427.5Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑6,9622,330Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen4,9890Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑44Would tie
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓31.4° S14.7° SWould lose
  4. 44
    Round 44Won54 countries · 3 lives left

    TurkmenistanvsEgypt

    Highest peak: 3,139 vs 2,629 m · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Egypt.

    Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Turkmenistan against Egypt
    CategoryTurkmenistanEgyptResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑488,1001,001,450Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑7,364,438114,535,772Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑19,64518,540Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑15.1114.4Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen3,1392,629Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑02,450Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑54Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓39.9° N26.3° NWould lose
  5. 45
    Round 45Won55 countries · 3 lives left

    JordanvsChina

    Flag colours: 4 vs 2 colours · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered China.

    Other category comparisons 1 other winning choice
    All eight categories for Jordan against China
    CategoryJordanChinaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑89,3429,596,960Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑11,439,2131,410,710,000Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑11,45125,200Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑128.0147.0Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑1,8548,849Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑2614,500Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen42Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓30.7° N32.5° NWould win
  6. 46
    Round 46Won56 countries · 3 lives left

    CyprusvsLesotho

    Coastline: 648 vs 0 km · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Lesotho.

    Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Cyprus against Lesotho
    CategoryCyprusLesothoResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑9,25130,355Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑1,344,9762,311,472Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑59,8752,880Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑145.476.1Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑1,9513,482Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen6480Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑34Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓34.9° N29.4° SWould lose
  7. 47
    Round 47Won57 countries · 3 lives left

    NorwayvsTajikistan

    Wealth per person: 107,768 vs 4,968 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Tajikistan.

    Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Norway against Tajikistan
    CategoryNorwayTajikistanResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑323,802144,100Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑5,519,60110,389,799Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen107,7684,968Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑17.072.1Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2,4697,495Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑25,1480Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑34Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓61.5° N38.3° NWould lose
  8. 48
    Round 48Won58 countries · 3 lives left

    Bosnia and HerzegovinavsArmenia

    Area: 51,197 vs 29,743 km² · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Armenia.

    Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Bosnia and Herzegovina against Armenia
    CategoryBosnia and HerzegovinaArmeniaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen51,19729,743Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑3,185,0732,964,300Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑23,37621,552Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑62.299.7Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2,3864,090Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑200Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑33Would tie
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓44.1° N40.6° NWould lose
  9. 49
    Round 49Won59 countries · 3 lives left

    IsraelvsMoldova

    Wealth per person: 55,301 vs 17,751 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Moldova.

    Other category comparisons 5 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Israel against Moldova
    CategoryIsraelMoldovaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑21,93733,851Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑9,849,0002,457,783Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen55,30117,751Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑449.072.6Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2,224430Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑2730Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑29Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓30.9° N47.5° NWould win
  10. 50
    Round 50Won60 countries · 3 lives left

    South SudanvsKyrgyzstan

    Proximity to equator: 7.1° N vs 41.7° N from the equator · Closer wins ↓

    Conquered Kyrgyzstan.

    Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices
    All eight categories for South Sudan against Kyrgyzstan
    CategorySouth SudanKyrgyzstanResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑644,329199,951Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑11,483,3747,099,750Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑South Sudan: World Bank has no 2023 figure for South Sudan.Unavailable7,304Unavailable
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑17.835.5Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑3,1877,439Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑00Would tie
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑62Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓ · Chosen7.1° N41.7° NWould win
  11. 51
    Round 51Won61 countries · 3 lives left

    North MacedoniavsCameroon

    Density: 71.1 vs 59.7 per km² · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Cameroon.

    Other category comparisons 1 other winning choice
    All eight categories for North Macedonia against Cameroon
    CategoryNorth MacedoniaCameroonResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑25,713475,440Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑1,827,81628,372,687Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑25,3545,415Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen71.159.7Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2,7644,045Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑0402Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑23Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓41.5° N4.5° NWould lose
  12. 52
    Round 52Won62 countries · 3 lives left

    United Arab EmiratesvsPalestine

    Wealth per person: 78,020 vs 6,179 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Palestine.

    Other category comparisons 5 other winning choices
    All eight categories for United Arab Emirates against Palestine
    CategoryUnited Arab EmiratesPalestineResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑83,6006,220Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑10,483,7515,165,775Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen78,0206,179Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑125.4830.5Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑1,9051,020Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑1,31840Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑44Would tie
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓23.5° N32.1° NWould win
  13. 53
    Round 53Won63 countries · 3 lives left

    BelarusvsSri Lanka

    Wealth per person: 30,860 vs 14,512 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Sri Lanka.

    Other category comparisons 1 other winning choice
    All eight categories for Belarus against Sri Lanka
    CategoryBelarusSri LankaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑207,60065,610Would win
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑9,178,29822,037,000Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen30,86014,512Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑44.2335.9Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑3462,524Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑01,340Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑35Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓53.8° N7.1° NWould lose
  14. 54
    Round 54Lost62 countries · 2 lives left

    Trinidad and TobagovsSenegal

    Coastline: 362 vs 531 km · Higher wins ↑

    Returned to the world: Trinidad and Tobago.

    Other category comparisons 4 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Trinidad and Tobago against Senegal
    CategoryTrinidad and TobagoSenegalResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑5,128196,722Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑1,367,51018,077,573Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑34,6524,782Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑266.791.9Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑940648Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen362531Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑33Would tie
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓10.3° N15.2° NWould win
  15. 55
    Round 55Won63 countries · 2 lives left

    IranvsLibya

    Wealth per person: 18,933 vs 13,858 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Libya.

    Other category comparisons 4 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Iran against Libya
    CategoryIranLibyaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑1,648,1951,759,540Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑90,608,7077,305,659Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen18,93313,858Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑55.04.2Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑5,6252,267Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑2,4401,770Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑34Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓32.1° N26.1° NWould lose
  16. 56
    Round 56Won64 countries · 2 lives left

    MontenegrovsAzerbaijan

    Coastline: 293.5 vs 0 km · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Azerbaijan.

    Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Montenegro against Azerbaijan
    CategoryMontenegroAzerbaijanResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑13,81286,600Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑623,52910,153,958Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑31,86323,671Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑45.1117.3Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2,5344,466Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen293.50Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑54Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓42.8° N40.5° NWould lose
  17. 57
    Round 57Won65 countries · 2 lives left

    Guinea-BissauvsHungary

    Proximity to equator: 12.1° N vs 47.3° N from the equator · Closer wins ↓

    Conquered Hungary.

    Other category comparisons 2 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Guinea-Bissau against Hungary
    CategoryGuinea-BissauHungaryResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑36,12593,028Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑2,153,3399,592,186Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑2,95646,376Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑59.6103.1Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑2771,014Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑3500Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑43Would win
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓ · Chosen12.1° N47.3° NWould win
  18. 58
    Round 58Won66 countries · 2 lives left

    RwandavsSerbia

    Proximity to equator: 1.8° S vs 44.2° N from the equator · Closer wins ↓

    Conquered Serbia.

    Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Rwanda against Serbia
    CategoryRwandaSerbiaResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑26,33877,474Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑13,954,4716,623,183Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑3,51929,777Would lose
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑529.885.5Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑4,5192,169Would win
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑00Would tie
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑35Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓ · Chosen1.8° S44.2° NWould win
  19. 59
    Round 59Won67 countries · 2 lives left

    NetherlandsvsParaguay

    Wealth per person: 80,392 vs 17,585 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Paraguay.

    Other category comparisons 3 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Netherlands against Paraguay
    CategoryNetherlandsParaguayResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑41,543406,752Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑17,877,1176,844,146Would win
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen80,39217,585Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑430.316.8Would win
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑322842Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑4510Would win
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑36Would lose
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓52.2° N21.6° SWould lose
  20. 60
    Round 60Won68 countries · 2 lives left

    LuxembourgvsTrinidad and Tobago

    Wealth per person: 152,596 vs 34,652 int’l $ · Higher wins ↑

    Conquered Trinidad and Tobago.

    Other category comparisons 0 other winning choices
    All eight categories for Luxembourg against Trinidad and Tobago
    CategoryLuxembourgTrinidad and TobagoResult
    Areakm² · Higher wins ↑2,5865,128Would lose
    Populationpeople · Higher wins ↑666,4301,367,510Would lose
    Wealth per personint’l $ · Higher wins ↑ · Chosen152,59634,652Would win
    Densityper km² · Higher wins ↑257.7266.7Would lose
    Highest peakm · Higher wins ↑559940Would lose
    Coastlinekm · Higher wins ↑0362Would lose
    Flag colourscolours · Higher wins ↑33Would tie
    Proximity to equatorfrom the equator · Closer wins ↓49.7° N10.3° NWould lose

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