Countries With Low Population Density - Sudden Death

Can you select the 20 most sparsely-populated countries in the world? Three mistakes ends the quiz.
Based on population as of January 1, 2026. More info here.
All incorrect answers will be outside the top 40
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Last updated: November 22, 2025
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First submittedNovember 18, 2024
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Sudden Death. Clicking 3 wrong answers ends the quiz!
Angola
Argentina
Australia
Bolivia
Botswana
Canada
Central African Republic
Chad
Egypt
El Salvador
Finland
Gabon
Greece
Guyana
Iceland
Iraq
Ireland
Japan
Kazakhstan
Libya
Madagascar
Mauritania
Mexico
Mongolia
Morocco
Namibia
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Suriname
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
United States
Venezuela
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7 Comments
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Level 65
Nov 22, 2025
Wow, did not expect to just scrape 100%, fun quiz
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Level 65
Nov 22, 2025
It's interesting that most people (65%) guess Tajikistan, which is incorrect, and this is actually more than Gabon, a correct answer (51%).
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Level 75
Nov 22, 2025
It has to do with the fact people don't expect an African country of that size to be just 2.1 million in population, especially when compared to its neighbours.
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Level 62
Nov 24, 2025
Maybe folk guess that Tajikistan is sparsely-populated because it is so mountainous.
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Level 76
Nov 23, 2025
A lot tougher the high population one.
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Level 79
Nov 23, 2025
Just missed CAR
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Level 65
Nov 25, 2025
This should be Whammies, not sudden death