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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 Faroe Islands compared with Switzerland?

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

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Switzerland, reference object for north–south height comparison
Faroe Islands, estimated north–south height relative to the Switzerland
SwitzerlandReference
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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 Faroe Islands compared with Switzerland?

    Switzerland, used for the north–south height comparison
    ReferenceSwitzerland≈ 220 km north–south
    Faroe Islands, used for the north–south height comparison
    Compared objectFaroe Islands≈ 100 km north–south

    Illustrations shown individually, not to a shared scale.

    Actual size ratio

    ≈ 0.4838×

    Faroe Islands ÷ Switzerland, comparing north–south height.

    This simplified Natural Earth outline of Faroe Islands shows the territory and islands represented in this dataset. Its approximate north–south span is 100 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 Cuba compared with Greece?

    Greece, used for the north–south height comparison
    ReferenceGreece≈ 760 km north–south
    Cuba, used for the north–south height comparison
    Compared objectCuba≈ 370 km north–south

    Illustrations shown individually, not to a shared scale.

    Actual size ratio

    ≈ 0.4898×

    Cuba ÷ Greece, comparing north–south height.

    This simplified Natural Earth outline of Cuba shows the territory and islands represented in this dataset. Its approximate north–south span is 370 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 Mongolia compared with Jordan?

    Jordan, used for the north–south height comparison
    ReferenceJordan≈ 460 km north–south
    Mongolia, used for the north–south height comparison
    Compared objectMongolia≈ 1,170 km north–south

    Illustrations shown individually, not to a shared scale.

    Actual size ratio

    ≈ 2.516×

    Mongolia ÷ Jordan, comparing north–south height.

    This simplified Natural Earth outline of Mongolia shows the territory and islands represented in this dataset. Its approximate north–south span is 1,170 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 wide is Djibouti compared with Mauritius?

    Mauritius, used for the east–west width comparison
    ReferenceMauritius≈ 49 km east–west
    Djibouti, used for the east–west width comparison
    Compared objectDjibouti≈ 180 km east–west

    Illustrations shown individually, not to a shared scale.

    Actual size ratio

    ≈ 3.618×

    Djibouti ÷ Mauritius, comparing east–west width.

    This simplified Natural Earth outline of Djibouti shows the territory and islands represented in this dataset. Its approximate east–west span is 180 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 far north to south is South Sudan compared with Cameroon?

    Cameroon, used for the north–south height comparison
    ReferenceCameroon≈ 1,270 km north–south
    South Sudan, used for the north–south height comparison
    Compared objectSouth Sudan≈ 970 km north–south

    Illustrations shown individually, not to a shared scale.

    Actual size ratio

    ≈ 0.7658×

    South Sudan ÷ Cameroon, comparing north–south height.

    This simplified Natural Earth outline of South Sudan shows the territory and islands represented in this dataset. Its approximate north–south span is 970 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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