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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 Italy compared with Bahamas?

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

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Bahamas, reference object for east–west width comparison
Italy, estimated east–west width relative to the Bahamas
BahamasReference
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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 Italy compared with Bahamas?

    Bahamas, used for the east–west width comparison
    ReferenceBahamas≈ 630 km east–west
    Italy, used for the east–west width comparison
    Compared objectItaly≈ 980 km east–west

    Illustrations shown individually, not to a shared scale.

    Actual size ratio

    ≈ 1.548×

    Italy ÷ Bahamas, comparing east–west width.

    This simplified Natural Earth outline of Italy shows the mainland, Sicily, Sardinia and nearby islands. Its approximate east–west span is 980 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 Honduras compared with Lithuania?

    Lithuania, used for the east–west width comparison
    ReferenceLithuania≈ 370 km east–west
    Honduras, used for the east–west width comparison
    Compared objectHonduras≈ 670 km east–west

    Illustrations shown individually, not to a shared scale.

    Actual size ratio

    ≈ 1.787×

    Honduras ÷ Lithuania, comparing east–west width.

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

  3. Round 3

    How wide is South Africa compared with Kazakhstan?

    Kazakhstan, used for the east–west width comparison
    ReferenceKazakhstan≈ 3,030 km east–west
    South Africa, used for the east–west width comparison
    Compared objectSouth Africa≈ 1,610 km east–west

    Illustrations shown individually, not to a shared scale.

    Actual size ratio

    ≈ 0.5304×

    South Africa ÷ Kazakhstan, comparing east–west width.

    This simplified Natural Earth outline of South Africa shows the mainland, excluding the Prince Edward Islands. Its approximate east–west span is 1,610 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 Cameroon compared with Mozambique?

    Mozambique, used for the east–west width comparison
    ReferenceMozambique≈ 1,120 km east–west
    Cameroon, used for the east–west width comparison
    Compared objectCameroon≈ 840 km east–west

    Illustrations shown individually, not to a shared scale.

    Actual size ratio

    ≈ 0.7539×

    Cameroon ÷ Mozambique, comparing east–west width.

    This simplified Natural Earth outline of Cameroon shows the territory and islands represented in this dataset. Its approximate east–west span is 840 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 Kiribati compared with Namibia?

    Namibia, used for the east–west width comparison
    ReferenceNamibia≈ 1,390 km east–west
    Kiribati, used for the east–west width comparison
    Compared objectKiribati≈ 4,290 km east–west

    Illustrations shown individually, not to a shared scale.

    Actual size ratio

    ≈ 3.097×

    Kiribati ÷ Namibia, comparing east–west width.

    This simplified Natural Earth outline of Kiribati shows the territory and islands represented in this dataset. Its approximate east–west span is 4,290 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
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