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Use the country on the left as your reference. Resize the country on the right until its east–west width or north–south height looks correct, then lock in your estimate.

  1. Compare

    North is up. Compare width or height, not land area.

  2. Find the right size

    Drag the blue handle, scroll while hovering it, tap − / +, or use the arrow keys. Match the dimension in the question.

  3. Lock it in

    Reveal the real size and earn up to 100 points. Five rounds add up to a maximum of 500.

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How far north to south is Gambia compared with Armenia?

North is up. Compare width or height, not land area.

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Armenia, reference object for north–south height comparison
Gambia, estimated north–south height relative to the Armenia
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Answers from this past challenge. Today’s challenge remains a surprise.

Simplified outlines from Natural Earth face north. Answers give approximate east–west or north–south spans in kilometres, not land areas or the distance between the farthest points. Some remote islands are omitted; each answer explains the included territory.

  1. Round 1

    How far north to south is Gambia compared with Armenia?

    Armenia, used for the north–south height comparison
    ReferenceArmenia≈ 270 km north–south
    Gambia, used for the north–south height comparison
    Compared objectGambia≈ 83 km north–south

    Illustrations shown individually, not to a shared scale.

    Actual size ratio

    ≈ 0.3088×

    Gambia ÷ Armenia, comparing north–south height.

    This simplified Natural Earth outline of Gambia shows the territory and islands represented in this dataset. Its approximate north–south span is 83 km in a local equirectangular projection corrected at the outline's middle latitude. This is a projected extent, not land area.

    Measurement source · naturalearthdata.com

  2. Round 2

    How far north to south is Belize compared with Nigeria?

    Nigeria, used for the north–south height comparison
    ReferenceNigeria≈ 1,070 km north–south
    Belize, used for the north–south height comparison
    Compared objectBelize≈ 290 km north–south

    Illustrations shown individually, not to a shared scale.

    Actual size ratio

    ≈ 0.2703×

    Belize ÷ Nigeria, comparing north–south height.

    This simplified Natural Earth outline of Belize shows the territory and islands represented in this dataset. Its approximate north–south span is 290 km in a local equirectangular projection corrected at the outline's middle latitude. This is a projected extent, not land area.

    Measurement source · naturalearthdata.com

  3. Round 3

    How far north to south is North Korea compared with Gabon?

    Gabon, used for the north–south height comparison
    ReferenceGabon≈ 690 km north–south
    North Korea, used for the north–south height comparison
    Compared objectNorth Korea≈ 590 km north–south

    Illustrations shown individually, not to a shared scale.

    Actual size ratio

    ≈ 0.8489×

    North Korea ÷ Gabon, comparing north–south height.

    This simplified Natural Earth outline of North Korea shows the territory and islands represented in this dataset. Its approximate north–south span is 590 km in a local equirectangular projection corrected at the outline's middle latitude. This is a projected extent, not land area.

    Measurement source · naturalearthdata.com

  4. Round 4

    How far north to south is Zimbabwe compared with Lithuania?

    Lithuania, used for the north–south height comparison
    ReferenceLithuania≈ 280 km north–south
    Zimbabwe, used for the north–south height comparison
    Compared objectZimbabwe≈ 750 km north–south

    Illustrations shown individually, not to a shared scale.

    Actual size ratio

    ≈ 2.684×

    Zimbabwe ÷ Lithuania, comparing north–south height.

    This simplified Natural Earth outline of Zimbabwe shows the territory and islands represented in this dataset. Its approximate north–south span is 750 km in a local equirectangular projection corrected at the outline's middle latitude. This is a projected extent, not land area.

    Measurement source · naturalearthdata.com

  5. Round 5

    How wide is Pakistan compared with Tajikistan?

    Tajikistan, used for the east–west width comparison
    ReferenceTajikistan≈ 670 km east–west
    Pakistan, used for the east–west width comparison
    Compared objectPakistan≈ 1,550 km east–west

    Illustrations shown individually, not to a shared scale.

    Actual size ratio

    ≈ 2.311×

    Pakistan ÷ Tajikistan, comparing east–west width.

    This simplified Natural Earth outline of Pakistan shows the territory and islands represented in this dataset. Its approximate east–west span is 1,550 km in a local equirectangular projection corrected at the outline's middle latitude. This is a projected extent, not land area.

    Measurement source · naturalearthdata.com
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