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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 wide is Papua New Guinea compared with Austria?

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

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Austria, reference object for east–west width comparison
Papua New Guinea, estimated east–west width relative to the Austria
AustriaReference
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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 wide is Papua New Guinea compared with Austria?

    Austria, used for the east–west width comparison
    ReferenceAustria≈ 570 km east–west
    Papua New Guinea, used for the east–west width comparison
    Compared objectPapua New Guinea≈ 1,670 km east–west

    Illustrations shown individually, not to a shared scale.

    Actual size ratio

    ≈ 2.923×

    Papua New Guinea ÷ Austria, comparing east–west width.

    This simplified Natural Earth outline of Papua New Guinea shows the territory and islands represented in this dataset. Its approximate east–west span is 1,670 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 wide is Ireland compared with Trinidad & Tobago?

    Trinidad & Tobago, used for the east–west width comparison
    ReferenceTrinidad & Tobago≈ 150 km east–west
    Ireland, used for the east–west width comparison
    Compared objectIreland≈ 290 km east–west

    Illustrations shown individually, not to a shared scale.

    Actual size ratio

    ≈ 1.917×

    Ireland ÷ Trinidad & Tobago, comparing east–west width.

    This simplified Natural Earth outline of Ireland shows the territory and islands represented in this dataset. Its approximate east–west 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 Haiti compared with Romania?

    Romania, used for the north–south height comparison
    ReferenceRomania≈ 510 km north–south
    Haiti, used for the north–south height comparison
    Compared objectHaiti≈ 230 km north–south

    Illustrations shown individually, not to a shared scale.

    Actual size ratio

    ≈ 0.4473×

    Haiti ÷ Romania, comparing north–south height.

    This simplified Natural Earth outline of Haiti shows the territory and islands represented in this dataset. Its approximate north–south span is 230 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 Estonia compared with Dominican Republic?

    Dominican Republic, used for the north–south height comparison
    ReferenceDominican Republic≈ 250 km north–south
    Estonia, used for the north–south height comparison
    Compared objectEstonia≈ 240 km north–south

    Illustrations shown individually, not to a shared scale.

    Actual size ratio

    ≈ 0.9276×

    Estonia ÷ Dominican Republic, comparing north–south height.

    This simplified Natural Earth outline of Estonia shows the territory and islands represented in this dataset. Its approximate north–south span is 240 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 Ecuador compared with Mexico?

    Mexico, used for the east–west width comparison
    ReferenceMexico≈ 3,100 km east–west
    Ecuador, used for the east–west width comparison
    Compared objectEcuador≈ 1,820 km east–west

    Illustrations shown individually, not to a shared scale.

    Actual size ratio

    ≈ 0.5881×

    Ecuador ÷ Mexico, comparing east–west width.

    This simplified Natural Earth outline of Ecuador shows the territory and islands represented in this dataset. Its approximate east–west span is 1,820 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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