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Top 10 Countries with the Most Time Zones

Can you name the countries that have at least 4 different time zones, according to Wikipedia?
INCLUDES overseas territories!
Does not include Daylight Saving Time
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First submittedFebruary 9, 2017
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Country
12
France
11
Russia
11
United States
9
Australia
9
United Kingdom
6
Canada
5
Denmark
5
New Zealand
4
Brazil
4
Mexico
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90 Comments
KoljiVriVoda
+12
Level 81
Feb 9, 2017
Great :)
GreatDane
+38
Level 63
May 16, 2022
Fun. I put in France as a joke, since they have these tiny pieces of land they claim around the globe. Then I understood how this game is played.
plattitude
+14
Level 94
Feb 10, 2017
Interesting, when I saw that the US was 11, I figured DST was factoring in. Without it I'm only getting up to 9. Now I have to go look this up.
plattitude
+19
Level 94
Feb 10, 2017
I missed UTC+12 and -12. Forgot about the minor islands.
IsraelDoVasco
+17
Level 53
Apr 22, 2024
Totally unnecessary and random fact, but DST in portuguese means Sexually Transmitted Disease (Doença Sexualmente Transmissível).

I didn't know that DST in English meant Summer Time.

WellingtonRato27
+5
Level 43
Apr 22, 2024
username checks out
akjlddkjslfsd
+2
Level 56
Feb 18, 2026
Actually it stands for Daylight Saving Time, but the same thing is called Summer Time in Europe.
mf3
+12
Level 90
Feb 10, 2017
Just being a perfectionist, but in your note, it should be "Daylight Saving Time", not "Savings" (you can't actually save time!).
roleybob
+30
Level 73
Mar 1, 2017
You can save time by multitasking... unless you're a man
SundarIsaacs
+3
Level 58
Jun 12, 2017
:-)
SpencerGT
+1
Level 68
May 12, 2021
By doing what?
Quizmaster
+5
Level ∞
Jul 26, 2019
Okay
martay
+3
Level 69
Dec 11, 2020
Yet another reason the whole stupid thing should be done away with. Let's go on Daylight Saving, make that the new standard, and never come off. Extending daylight saving in the US ranks among Bush's very top achievements as president.
ddddan
+3
Level 85
Mar 29, 2022
Guess you got your wish!
KevinF
+1
Level 54
Mar 23, 2026
The same result could be achieved by changing the standard working day to 8-4. We would thus keep the meridian around noon, which at least for me is more appealing.
xyzzy
+85
Level 72
Feb 11, 2017
I love the fact that China officially has one time zone.
Scaaveiro
+10
Level 42
Feb 16, 2017
Yup, pretty insane.
kalbahamut
+145
Level 79
Jun 12, 2017
It's light outside if Mao says it is and don't you dare question it.
Jarl5
+1
Level 69
Jun 12, 2017
Lol
weichangpatrick
+5
Level 32
Jun 12, 2017
All hail Mao
loganite
+26
Level 93
Dec 18, 2019
That's CHAIRMAN Mao to you! ;)
ing
+14
Level 73
Sep 4, 2020
Not nearly as important these days as "Xi who must be obeyed"
driehoek25
+4
Level 70
Nov 30, 2021
You mean Winnie the Pooh
CowboyOJ
+5
Level 44
Nov 30, 2021
Winnie the Pooh Senior
TheKindCowboy
+9
Level 55
Apr 22, 2022
-10,000 Social Credit Score

You just got sent to Tibet and will never be heard from again

HydratedMite
+4
Level 68
Sep 13, 2023
Good, I love Tibet!
idontlikeit2
+4
Level 78
Jun 12, 2017
Most of western China is uninhabited anyways, so it doesn't cause as much problems as it might if the US does the same.
Antofagasta
+29
Level 70
Jun 12, 2017
There are still lots of people living there. Even though kal is partly joking, I'd be inclined to believe that Mao wanted every Chinese citizen to be on the same time as his capital, which is on the latitude where most of the other +8 timezones are.
CapitalAce
+22
Level 56
May 5, 2018
I used to live in Sichuan. The officials there would use the 'local' time and the official time according to whichever was most convenient for them. Supposed to work from 8 to 5? Well then, just start working when it would be 8 o'clock by the sun, then stop working when it was officially 5.
tshalla
+27
Level 78
Jun 30, 2018
Xinjiang has more than twenty million people. Not a ton by the standards of Chinese provinces, but not insignificant.
Yamaneko
+7
Level 78
May 12, 2020
Imagine living in Kashgar though, Business there might have to say they're open from 6.00 AM to 3.00 PM to be able to be open during the day.
SpencerGT
+2
Level 68
May 12, 2021
I had to do this in my head like 20 times (I have a lot of time on my hands), but it seems like they would say that they were open from 10 to 7?
megr87
+2
Level 20
Jun 13, 2017
I never actually knew that, so thanks! Kept wondering why China wasn't being accepted...
QuizApe
+3
Level 72
Nov 30, 2021
They technically have five but officially they have one.
Vocabularyworksh
+2
Level 48
Jul 5, 2022
Why is this part of the comment section so political? Chill out, if you need to talk politics, do it on Twitter.
Wistful
+7
Level 72
Apr 22, 2024
Yet you reply to the one comment that isn't political.
QuertyX
+6
Level 71
Mar 15, 2017
Very good quiz! I forgot new zealand :/
AlfredBenjamin
+18
Level 73
Jun 12, 2017
Only missed Denmark. -I'm from Denmark!
HermandLund
+7
Level 68
Jun 12, 2017
Almost did as well - not very often we see our little kingdom represented in any quizzes with the most of anything..
garby95
+2
Level 61
Jun 12, 2017
only miss Mexico, I´m from Mexico
angrobper14
+2
Level 86
Jun 14, 2017
@garby95 Don't worry. Quintana Roo's time zone change was a really sneaky one.
mightythor
+1
Level 68
Nov 30, 2021
I got Brazil and I don't live there and have never visited.
Ogeografo
+1
Level 35
Jan 25, 2022
I got Brazil too... but I was born and live here haha
InfiniteInsanity999
+7
Level 41
Jun 12, 2017
I missed New Zealand and I'm from New Zealand lmao
SweetCorn
+3
Level 43
Jun 14, 2017
Same, forgot about Greenland and the Faroes for a second. Denmark squad, where you at?
AntiMatter8192
+1
Level 78
Oct 12, 2021
I almost missed it until I remembered Greenland and the Faeroe Islands.
svitapeneela
+3
Level 64
Jun 12, 2017
How the hell did I forget Canada???
prederone
+2
Level 55
Apr 10, 2023
same

how tho

kiwiquizzer
+7
Level 68
Jun 12, 2017
Well, I can't believe the only one I missed was New Zealand!
Quizzer6794
+31
Level 66
Jun 12, 2017
Tip for everyone it seems: guess your country first!
AntiMatter8192
+1
Level 78
Oct 12, 2021
I tried that and it failed :(
dunkinggandalf2
+2
Level 72
Mar 23, 2026
I'm French, and I can confirm this is excellent advice!
RayH518
+2
Level 38
Jun 12, 2017
Just missed New Zealand
Jerry928
+9
Level 76
Jun 12, 2017
Nobody in New Zealand thinks of Cook Islands and Niue to be a territory of New Zealand. They are nations that are a part of the "realm" of NZ, but when New Zealanders talk about New Zealand they mean the North and South Islands (in one time zone) and Chatham Islands (in a 2nd time zone), and that's it. Go to any travel agent and the Cooks and Niue are in the foreign destinations list, and when you travel there, you have to clear customs, and you fly there from the international terminal. The one genuine territory of NZ is Tokelau, but again, NZers don't include that very remote clutch of atolls in their thinking.
Kahikatea
+1
Level 74
Dec 21, 2019
yes, and the Cook Islands and Niue have their own international treaties with other countries, so they're pretty close to the definition of countries in their own right
johnnyrdnck
+3
Level 48
Oct 4, 2020
i also think that officially these two have the same status with NZ fsmicronesia and marshall islands have with the us, but those are counted as countries
Spaceowl
+2
Level 65
Jun 12, 2017
I think the Netherlands should feature on their somewhere, granted that Aruba and St. Maarten are Dutch overseas territories. Is that right?
idontlikeit2
+3
Level 78
Jun 12, 2017
The three smallest Dutch constituent countries and territories all use the same time zone.
johnnyrdnck
+3
Level 48
Oct 4, 2020
well, bc of that they officially have 2 timezones
gogiants
+2
Level 56
Jun 12, 2017
I wonder how many people guessed China
geographyisthebestsubject
+2
Level 66
Jun 12, 2017
Missed United Kingdom! Grrr..... :)
InfiniteInsanity999
+1
Level 41
Jun 12, 2017
I get all of them except my own country, how embarrassing...
Yankee
+11
Level 50
Jun 12, 2017
*Generic comment about China that mentions that I didn't guess China because I KNEW they had only one time zone so even though it isn't part of the quiz you all know how smart I am.*
jmellor13
+15
Level 68
Jun 16, 2017
Generic comment about what a buzzkill you are.
ecuachick
+1
Level 55
Apr 12, 2019
When will I learn to type in an answer if it occurs to me "just in case" it's right? Sigh. The only one I missed, and I didn't bother typing it in.
clivey
+3
Level 69
Dec 18, 2019
Didn't read the caveats, because JetPunk never include overseas territories, we all know that.... Oh but not this time, damn you Quizmaster!
Waleed00
+2
Level 47
Dec 18, 2019
real nice .. gotta admit . didnt expect new zealand and denmark here. although it was fun
wolfcat95
+6
Level 66
Dec 18, 2019
I knew about China's single time zone, but was a bit surprised that Indonesia didn't make the list.
kiwikiwiNZ
+1
Level 39
Dec 19, 2019
i live in new zealand and i only knew of NZT and whatever the chatham islands uses
NauruPalau
+2
Level 48
Dec 31, 2019
IDIOT... I got all but Russia
Obiwanjacobee
+2
Level 38
Mar 29, 2020
Oh my god i guessed France at 0:01 and that was the last one I needed
ananjon
+1
Level 66
Jun 7, 2020
got all with 34 seconds left. Great:)
Xenobiologista
+1
Level 59
Sep 4, 2020
How is it New Zealand and not Indonesia, argh!
HendogJP
+2
Level 62
Sep 28, 2020
Just missed the cut with 3 time-zones, West, Central and East, also certain overseas territories such as Niue and Cook Islands make NZ have 4!
quiztaker8328732
+1
Level 34
Dec 11, 2020
oof I guessed Denmark at 0:03
3rdRealm
+2
Level 55
Nov 3, 2021
Wow, I never knew New Zealand had 5 time zones.
Feysand
+2
Level 35
Nov 30, 2021
When it said Australia has 9, I was really confused, because I always think of us only having 3. I forget what happens during daylight savings
orange14
+4
Level 64
Nov 30, 2021
Also worth considering Norfolk, Lord Howe, Christmas, and Cocos Islands all also have different timezones (I assume the other 'territories' do as well but they don't really count for anything if we're honest). Also making NSW the only State LEGALLY with multiple timezones. Daylight Saving Time is a mess here though, it works, but it's a mess.
tooch21
+1
Level 55
Apr 3, 2024
And that's not even including the often left out Eucla time which is WST + 45 minutes. It makes sense to split WA as it's massive but a 45 minute increment just hurts my head.
CanadianGeo96
+3
Level 61
Dec 2, 2021
New Zealand definitely surprised me.
ergillo
+2
Level 56
Oct 25, 2022
New Zealand has 2 time zones
clivey
+1
Level 69
Apr 22, 2024
Completely forgot about Greenland!
Dueldogg
+1
Level 48
Apr 23, 2024
Just googled and couldn't find a single source that would say New Zealand has more than 2 time zones.
clivey
+3
Level 69
Apr 23, 2024
Wikipedia, the source quoted at the top of the quiz states: UTC−11:00 – Niue

UTC−10:00 – Cook Islands

UTC+12:00 – Main territory of New Zealand

UTC+12:45 – Chatham Islands

UTC+13:00 – Tokelau

And this quiz says includes oversea territories

PetiteFoireuse
+1
Level 57
Apr 23, 2024
I had to look this up, too, so here is at least one other source beyond Wikipedia: https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone/new-zealand

(I missed the source at the top because I expected it in the bullet list)

Davesorphanage
+1
Level 30
Feb 22, 2026
got all 7 most guessed answers
adatota
+1
Level 22
Mar 17, 2026
I did not think this quiz was played like this. Good one
Jeremy2011
+1
Level 46
Mar 23, 2026
No wonder New Zealand is least guessed! I too missed it.
geoexpert3
+1
Level 28
Mar 23, 2026
I only missed Mexico.
mdoawgg
+1
Level 58
Mar 23, 2026
Denmark only has 4 according to Wikipedia. Faroe Islands and Danmarkshavn are listed separately but both are +0 actually
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