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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 Belize compared with Albania?

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

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Albania, reference object for north–south height comparison
Belize, estimated north–south height relative to the Albania
AlbaniaReference
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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 Belize compared with Albania?

    Albania, used for the north–south height comparison
    ReferenceAlbania≈ 330 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

    ≈ 0.8662×

    Belize ÷ Albania, 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

  2. Round 2

    How far north to south is Eritrea compared with Austria?

    Austria, used for the north–south height comparison
    ReferenceAustria≈ 290 km north–south
    Eritrea, used for the north–south height comparison
    Compared objectEritrea≈ 630 km north–south

    Illustrations shown individually, not to a shared scale.

    Actual size ratio

    ≈ 2.164×

    Eritrea ÷ Austria, comparing north–south height.

    This simplified Natural Earth outline of Eritrea shows the territory and islands represented in this dataset. Its approximate north–south span is 630 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 wide is Slovakia compared with Zimbabwe?

    Zimbabwe, used for the east–west width comparison
    ReferenceZimbabwe≈ 820 km east–west
    Slovakia, used for the east–west width comparison
    Compared objectSlovakia≈ 420 km east–west

    Illustrations shown individually, not to a shared scale.

    Actual size ratio

    ≈ 0.5093×

    Slovakia ÷ Zimbabwe, comparing east–west width.

    This simplified Natural Earth outline of Slovakia shows the territory and islands represented in this dataset. Its approximate east–west span is 420 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 Kuwait compared with Bhutan?

    Bhutan, used for the east–west width comparison
    ReferenceBhutan≈ 330 km east–west
    Kuwait, used for the east–west width comparison
    Compared objectKuwait≈ 190 km east–west

    Illustrations shown individually, not to a shared scale.

    Actual size ratio

    ≈ 0.5617×

    Kuwait ÷ Bhutan, comparing east–west width.

    This simplified Natural Earth outline of Kuwait shows the territory and islands represented in this dataset. Its approximate east–west span is 190 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 Timor-Leste compared with Guatemala?

    Guatemala, used for the north–south height comparison
    ReferenceGuatemala≈ 450 km north–south
    Timor-Leste, used for the north–south height comparison
    Compared objectTimor-Leste≈ 150 km north–south

    Illustrations shown individually, not to a shared scale.

    Actual size ratio

    ≈ 0.3363×

    Timor-Leste ÷ Guatemala, comparing north–south height.

    This simplified Natural Earth outline of Timor-Leste shows the territory and islands represented in this dataset. Its approximate north–south span is 150 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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