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Countries that Beat Japan

For each selected category, name any of the countries that ranks higher than Japan.
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First submittedDecember 23, 2018
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Hint
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4
Largest economy (PPP)
China | United States | India
8
Most earthquake deaths in the 21st century
Indonesia | Haiti | China | Pakistan | India | Sri Lanka | Iran
7
Lowest obesity rate
Vietnam | Bangladesh | East Timor | India | Cambodia | Nepal
2
Most populous island country
Indonesia
2
Oldest average age
Monaco
14
Easternmost point on land (by latitude)
Fiji | Russia | Tuvalu | United States | New Zealand | Kiribati | Marshall Islands | Vanuatu | Solomon Islands | Australia | Nauru | F. S. Micronesia | Papua New Guinea
3
Most people to run a marathon in less than 2:10
Kenya | Ethiopia
3
Highest number of active volcanoes
United States | Indonesia
3
Highest life expectancy
Monaco | Singapore
5
Most tropical cyclones striking the country since 1970
United States | China | Philippines | Mexico
2
Most restaurants with a Michelin star
France
2
Lowest murder rate since 2000
hint: #1 didn't have any murders
Vatican City
2
Most common destination for Chinese tourists (2023)
South Korea
3
Flag that is the highest percentage white
Cyprus | Afghanistan
5
Highest % of population living in an urban area of more than 1 million
Vatican City | Singapore | Kuwait | United Arab Emirates
3
Number of "extra" women, defined as the female population minus the male population
Russia | United States
3
Highest current account balance (exports minus imports)
Germany | China
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59 Comments
Jerry928
+6
Level 76
Dec 23, 2018
Out of interest, what are the respective %'s of non-white on the Cypriot and Japanese flags? It appears (he says, looking at them side-by side) like quite a close call!
sumguy
+6
Level 87
Dec 23, 2018
Georgia must be a close third.
MrMagoo
+5
Level 84
Mar 30, 2019
Where does Finland rank?
Quizmaster
+7
Level ∞
Dec 31, 2021
Country flags with the most white
lubi
+7
Level 79
Dec 24, 2018
The Vatican must be up there in oldest average age, right?
Djilas
+3
Level 86
Dec 24, 2018
No data for Vatican it seems.
ECon211
+2
Level 92
Dec 24, 2018
women live longer than men on average and there aint too many women living in the vatican.
kogatora
+8
Level 96
Apr 4, 2019
yes but all the men living there are already old (survivorship bias (sic))
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Sep 16, 2024
I asked ChatGPT and is said the average age is around 40-45. Not everyone in the Vatican is a priest.
GlassMonkeyOLD
+31
Level 69
Sep 16, 2024
Please don't use that as a source...
ReyFer
+13
Level 67
Dec 28, 2018
% of population living in an urban area of more than 1 million

considering than the Vatican City is inside the URBAN AREA of Rome, I guess than 100% on its population lives in an urban area of more than 1 million

Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Dec 28, 2018
Okay, that will work
sumguy
+3
Level 87
Dec 31, 2021
I don't think it should count when the urban area they live in is in another country!
Djilas
+2
Level 86
Dec 31, 2021
It counts when there's no border in practice
tshalla
+4
Level 78
Jan 3, 2022
I'd be pretty surprised if Qatar didn't qualify for that one. That said, I think that the Japanese government casts its nets pretty widely in measuring metro areas, so this probably inflates the stat to begin with. (Still a little shocked that Okayama is supposed to have 2+ million people.)
hyzoo
+46
Level 53
Jan 5, 2019
Shouldnt France be accepted for whitest flag?
kalbahamut
+19
Level 79
Mar 30, 2019
I knew someone was going to make this stupid and historically inaccurate joke. Get some new material people.
FlabberBapper
+20
Level 77
Mar 30, 2019
Alright, shouldn't Denmark have the whitest flag?
baptistegorce
+5
Level 57
Dec 12, 2020
Snif...

...

Vive la France...!

bestanford
+4
Level 73
Jan 3, 2022
It was gold though.
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 63
Jan 3, 2022
Or Afghanistan?
antivist
+2
Level 22
Jan 25, 2019
I didn't get Kenya because I wrote it the German way (Kenia) oh man
HydratedMite
+1
Level 68
Sep 17, 2024
I almost didn't get Kenya because I wrote it the Spanish way (which is the same)

I think I should take longer breaks between switching languages

roleybob
+7
Level 73
Feb 8, 2019
What?! No jokes yet about France having the whitest flag?!
dogla305
+1
Level 61
Feb 26, 2019
i came to the comment section to make one but you beat me to it i guess.
JackintheBox
+14
Level 82
Mar 30, 2019
See above...
roleybob
+2
Level 73
Apr 2, 2019
Oh yeah, how did I miss that
martay
+1
Level 69
Mar 30, 2019
HI-sterical!!!!!!:)!!!!:D
gccwang24
+5
Level 52
Mar 30, 2019
North Korea has a higher obesity rate than Japan?
riverdale
+30
Level 42
Mar 30, 2019
Kim Jong Un must be pulling it up
Punewolf
+3
Level 67
Mar 30, 2019
What is the murder rate in Vanuatu or tuvalu
JackintheBox
+2
Level 82
Mar 30, 2019
They have a small population so..
Zefyrinus
+3
Level 74
Mar 30, 2019
I'm wondering about Bhutan.
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Sep 16, 2024
Pretty high I think.
unknown2000
+2
Level 47
Mar 30, 2019
My first instinct was to answer France to the whitest flag... Didn't even think of Cyprus.
Gamma
+2
Level 28
Aug 22, 2019
Hey, do you still have the source for this data? I'd like to share it with my friends!
HarshJha
+1
Level 57
Mar 18, 2020
Plural of volcano is volcanoes not volcanos
Djilas
+2
Level 86
Dec 31, 2021
Both are fine
tcookiem
+2
Level 59
Jun 23, 2020
Didn't expect Vatican for the last two because I expected there to be no data. Also misinterpreted the population one and disregarded the Vatican because I thought the population couldn't be in a large urban area in such a small country.
EvanAviator
+2
Level 61
Apr 5, 2021
This one was pretty hard!
JackBeNimble
+4
Level 82
Oct 8, 2021
This needs updating since the Taliban retook Afghanistan (because of the flag question.)
GrammarBeane1
+5
Level 83
Dec 31, 2021
Isn't Afghanistan also one of the whitest flags now? the "most white flag" quiz lists it above Japan
sumguy
+2
Level 87
Dec 31, 2021
That's what I guessed. Afghanistan works now.
PaterN
+2
Level 81
Dec 31, 2021
Since Afghanistan has got the whitest flag now, Japan`s rank needs to be fixed. It`s rank three now.
Lojants
+3
Level 75
Jan 1, 2022
Japan's flag rank should be changed to 3, due to Afghanistan's changed flag
Wardo
+1
Level 89
Jan 3, 2022
this is a tough quiz! for sure could use some extra time as maybe half the questions need lots of guessing on them.
NokiaQFikec
+1
Level 62
Jan 4, 2022
i keep forgetting that afghanistan has white, not black flag
MrBizzaros
+1
Level 59
Jan 5, 2022
This is how I learned about Afghanistan's flag change.
NickChappers
+5
Level 24
Jan 7, 2022
surely whitest flag is france
Quizmaster
+7
Level ∞
Sep 16, 2024
How original.
cathlete
+6
Level 78
Sep 16, 2024
I'm in the country with the most extra women, yet I'm still single 😭
Fianchetto
+2
Level 78
Sep 16, 2024
You're Russian?
stylus
+7
Level 79
Sep 16, 2024
what's the source for the obesity question? i'd be really interested to know how Japan can have lower obesity rates than countries struggling with famine and malnutrition, for example North Korea or parts of Africa. is there a reason someone can explain?
Philippelebel
+1
Level 79
Sep 20, 2024
I was about to ask the same thing. As far as I know, there's only one obese person in North Korea (Kim Jong Un). And a place like South Sudan can't have that many obese people either...
ColinShadow
+1
Level 55
Sep 28, 2024
I'm glad that South Korea was here at least once...
KARDINAALI
+1
Level 47
Jan 31, 2025
Vatican has A average age of 60. While in Japan the number is 48.
Relgasic
+1
Level 60
Jul 15, 2025
Surely easternmost point should be measured by longitude, not latitude?
atavoidirc
+1
Level 57
Aug 7, 2025
Turkey had about 53,537 deaths in the 2023 earthquake, more than Japan's 19,759 in 2011
gyz
+1
Level 61
Apr 29, 2026
Was really surprised that the Chinese tourist question wasn't Taiwan. Where does it rank?
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