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Country Superlatives #1

For each category, name the country that ranks #1 in the world.
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First submittedNovember 1, 2010
Times taken125,293
Average score75.0%
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Category
Country
Most FIFA World Cups won
Brazil
Highest population
India
Most international tourists (2023)
France
Most carbon dioxide emitted
China
Highest military spending
United States
Most military troops per capita
North Korea
Northernmost capital city
Iceland
Largest land area
Russia
Largest inland water area
Canada
Highest waterfall
Venezuela
Category
Country
Least densely populated
Mongolia
Most Spanish speakers
Mexico
Most native languages spoken
Papua New Guinea
Tallest building
United Arab Emirates
Lowest elevation on land
Israel / Jordan
Most HIV-positive people
South Africa
Tallest average height (people)
Netherlands
Most volcanoes
Indonesia
First alphabetically
Afghanistan
Last alphabetically
Zimbabwe
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39 Comments
OptStudent
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Level 65
Nov 6, 2013
I thought the tallest average height referred to elevation (but I guess it would have said elevation)
PorcNBeanz
+2
Level 57
Nov 7, 2013
After I saw the answer for "Tallest Average Height" was the Netherlands I was stunned. It took me at least 2 minutes trying to figure out why that was wrong to understand that you wanted the tallest average height of the citizens and not the tallest average elevation, which would put the Netherlands close to the bottom.
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Nov 8, 2013
Put a note saying "(people)".
maur85
+5
Level 73
Dec 27, 2023
At this point we can only assume the Dutch have evolved to be so tall in order to make up for the land being so low. It was the only way to even it out
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Mar 19, 2024
Haha that is a very good one! Never heard that before, and it makes so much (quasi) sense!
mightythor
+1
Level 68
Oct 17, 2025
They need to be taller to reach all the way to the ground.
Sonko
+4
Level 34
Nov 16, 2013
It's not easy being short in The Netherlands, trust me..
kalbahamut
+4
Level 79
Nov 23, 2013
It's not easy being extremely tall almost everywhere else. Trust me...
dunkinggandalf2
+1
Level 72
Jan 12, 2021
What do you consider "extremely tall"?
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Mar 11, 2021
6'7" or well into the 99th percentile everywhere including the Netherlands.
Quizmaster
+20
Level ∞
Nov 19, 2023
Also so hard being incredibly rich and stunningly attractive. Few can understand my strife!
CaptainUnderpant
+1
Level 81
Nov 19, 2023
Can't change your height though
sSubatonic
+2
Level 26
Oct 17, 2025
Yeah you can (Just crouch and you are like 3 feet shorter)
nomad14
+1
Level 67
Jan 10, 2014
great quiz!
rawe
+1
Level 70
Nov 11, 2014
Missed Egypt, Mongolia, Papua New Guinea and Singapore.
Gyrenaica
+1
Level 34
May 13, 2015
WOAH! MOre languages spoken in PNG than CHina? AMAZING!
Sulps
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Level 55
Dec 3, 2015
Africa, America and Oceania (incl PNG) probably have a lot fewer languages spoken. The reason is a lot of those languages are actually dialects, but we haven't done enough research on the languages to determine which ones. Though, since we don't know for sure, let's consider the official estimates correct.
scambigol
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Level 80
Dec 3, 2015
What is the source for highest people? According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Average_height_around_the_world Bosnia is just 'higher' than Netherlands, although I don't really understand the data as Netherlands appears at least 4 times.
Quizzer6794
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Level 66
Dec 3, 2015
Three of those four have been "self-reported" or "estimated". The lower one has been measured accurately. Mexico seems to a tad higher than Bosnia, but that's only central so you can't really rely on that.
samiamco
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Level 68
Jun 11, 2016
Anecdotally, when I was in Bosnia, I do remember that everyone seemed particularly tall! Then again, so have all the Dutch people I've ever known. Maybe because I'm 4' 11". ;-) (Just kidding about that last part! I'm a reasonably-tall-for-woman 5' 7".)
Sifhraven
+2
Level 76
Mar 2, 2020
According to heightcalc.com I am 5'10 (1.78) and taller than 98.9% of US females. And yea, Im from the Netherlands.

I knew I was taller than the average (of most countries), but hadnt expected to clear such a high %.

Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Nov 19, 2023
https://www.ncdrisc.org/data-downloads.html
rawe
+1
Level 70
Dec 3, 2015
Only missed Singapore. Nice quiz!
PauloMX
+1
Level 66
Dec 3, 2015
More sequels of this please!! thanks :)
Quizzler14
+3
Level 66
Aug 16, 2016
Complete brainfart and was trying to get the city, not country, for northernmost capital city. *facepalm*
kiwiquizzer
+2
Level 68
Aug 18, 2016
Yep, I kept putting Reykjavik, and also Angel Falls. Oh man! I seriously need to read the title!
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 92
Jul 18, 2018
Can the Dutch circle jump as high as the Masai though?
Malbaby
+3
Level 70
Sep 9, 2018
They don't have to ....... they are already up there.
lvtharrison
+4
Level 81
Mar 2, 2020
Oh that lowest elevation question - reword it!!!
ornei
+1
Level 65
Apr 22, 2021
Missed Egypt and Nigeria. 0% chance I was guessing Egypt and I thought AIDS was more of a southern Africa problem for whatever reason.
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Aug 21, 2023
Missed Netherlands, Israel/Jordan, and Singapore, though I thought I tried Netherlands because it definitely crossed my mind and it makes sense
maur85
+3
Level 73
Dec 27, 2023
Is that the lowest point or the lowest elevation on average?
HyddenRizz
+1
Level 67
Feb 23, 2024
Isn't the Caspian Sea the largest inland water area in the world? Bigger than any of the great lakes.

I thought Victoria and Baikal were larger than the Great Lakes too... Maybe this question needs a look.

Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Aug 25, 2025
No. Add up the area of all the lakes in Canada then add up all the lakes in other countries.

Canada is #1, followed by Russia, then the United States.

Messirules
+1
Level 20
Feb 23, 2024
Wha?
akjlddkjslfsd
+1
Level 56
Oct 17, 2025
Is "most carbon dioxide emitted" in total or per year? Cuz it's different if you're talking about cumulative amount (total) vs emission rate (per year).
SirPonsembyII
+2
Level 47
Oct 17, 2025
"Lowest elevation on land" literally makes no sense. I just Googled it, I typed the 10 countries with lowest elevation but they were all islands. I suggest changing it to "Lowest elevation (Excluding island countries)"
Tuesday
+2
Level 77
Oct 17, 2025
Israel has land below sea level. Shore of the dead sea is over 400m below sea level, from a quick Google.
Shaymin2012
+1
Level 64
Jan 13, 2026
Good quiz, I first tried Vatican for most military troops per capita, because it doesn't say that the troops have to be inhabitants of the country 😉
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