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Five Least Populated Countries by Continent

Can you guess the five least populated countries in each continent?
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First submittedJune 15, 2015
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Africa
134,000
Seychelles
243,000
São Tomé & Príncipe
529,000
Cape Verde
891,000
Comoros
1,190,000
Djibouti
 
 
Asia
468,000
Brunei
531,000
Maldives
799,000
Bhutan
1,380,000
Cyprus
1,430,000
East Timor
Europe
1,000
Vatican City
34,000
San Marino
38,000
Monaco
40,000
Liechtenstein
83,000
Andorra
 
 
North America
47,000
St. Kitts & Nevis
66,000
Dominica
94,000
Antigua & Barbuda
100,000
St. Vincent & the
Grenadines
117,000
Grenada
Oceania
9,000
Tuvalu
12,000
Nauru
18,000
Palau
36,000
Marshall Islands
104,000
Tonga
 
 
South America
643,000
Suriname
838,000
Guyana
3,380,000
Uruguay
7,060,000
Paraguay
12,700,000
Bolivia
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102 Recent Comments
bilhat
+3
Level 63
Aug 12, 2015
Must be having a slow day - could do with another minute at least!
Quizzler14
+2
Level 67
Jun 28, 2016
I agree; this was not a lot of time to think of the least populous (perhaps making them the least common?) countries of each continent.
Algernon
+1
Level 74
Apr 16, 2017
Yeah, I thought the time was quite tight.
CardinalV
+2
Level 65
Oct 4, 2017
I had plenty of time left. About a minute to be exact.
Natascha
+1
Level 50
Nov 15, 2015
The question is open to misunderstanding. These countries are actually the most densely populated countries on earth.
buck1017
+15
Level 78
Apr 17, 2017
No it isn't. "Least populated" and "Lowest population density" are pretty clear identifiers.
CardinalV
+2
Level 65
Oct 4, 2017
Actually, Monaco is the most densely populated country in the world and Vatican is just behind it. These countries are so small that even a few thousand people can make them the most densely populated countries in the world.
PjotrL
+2
Level 78
Oct 4, 2017
For fun, check the population density of the least populated country in South America (Suriname). :)
HinesBrothers
+1
Level 78
May 12, 2019
#2 Guyana
SilverFlute
+2
Level 22
Jul 10, 2016
More time on all these quizzes, please!
vinsuse77
+1
Level 73
May 1, 2017
Just would like to point out that maybe Lichtenstein and Monaco should be switched. Other than that this is a very well made quiz
Quizzer6794
+1
Level 66
May 1, 2017
Thanks for that! To be fixed...
kalbahamut
+5
Level 79
Jun 25, 2017
Who's the one guy who moved to the Vatican? I read they had a population of only 800.
Djilas
+5
Level 86
Jun 26, 2017
They have one extra pope.
Quizzer6794
+2
Level 66
Jun 26, 2017
Two co-Popes?
Djilas
+1
Level 86
Aug 8, 2019
the retired pope stayed in Vatican AFAIK
qcumber
+1
Level 45
Jan 17, 2018
they have 900 people
kalbahamut
+4
Level 79
Jul 31, 2019
Now it appears as though that guy left and took someone else with him.
Mustafa7
+3
Level 35
Jul 19, 2017
I always count Cyprus as Europe
thisisnotanaccount1234567
+4
Level 46
Jan 25, 2018
I do too, that doesn't mean everyone has to agree with us though.
nichster
+1
Level 57
Sep 29, 2017
Lots of these countries are either landlocked or an island country. Very few of these border a coast and are not an island.
DaveH
+2
Level 47
Oct 4, 2017
I've never been more confident that people take these quizzes with the aid of google, World Book or the Encyclopedia Britanica. I simply refuse to believe that 3 out of 4 people taking this quiz knew São Tomé & Príncipe. Sorry, but I just don't.
kalbahamut
+17
Level 79
Oct 4, 2017
Countries of the World quiz is what originally brought me here 5 or so years ago... mastered it shortly afterward.
qcumber
+1
Level 45
Jan 17, 2018
i did because i missed
HinesBrothers
+2
Level 78
May 12, 2019
I came here to study for the Geography Bee
Sifhraven
+8
Level 76
May 9, 2020
You don't seem to realize what website you are on, or only was here since a few days when you commented (but your comment itself proves otherwise).

if something seems off to you don't simply shout, impossible, imposter, burn the witch! But think about the reason whý it might be so. In this case the reason is so obvious, I fail to understand how you could have missed it.

not everyone that can do something you cant or know something you don't is an imposter. "I don't believe your friend speaks French fluently, I bet he is just making words up!" "Well em... he is from France, so it is highly likely he knows how to speak French"

KainenManas
+2
Level 96
Jul 14, 2020
Some of us have been taking quizzes like this for ages, so it's a matter of remixing info we can usually guess or get close to. For me I typically get about ~80% confidently and make strong guesses until I get the rest.
tourwoorden
+1
Level 69
Oct 4, 2017
Typing in the last country (Cyprus) with 1 second to spare, after giving it a hard thought, is absolutely satisfying. :)
tobithefox
+1
Level 60
Oct 4, 2017
That was the only one I missed! (At least I was in the area, though, the last guess I put in was Lebanon)
HinesBrothers
+1
Level 78
May 12, 2019
Lebanon? ~6 mil
JimmyWimmy
+2
Level 57
Oct 4, 2017
Great quiz! Just please accept Cabo Verde for Cape verde, as that is equally recognised as it's other name. Thanks!
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Oct 4, 2017
Cabo Verde would have worked
kaislash
+1
Level 53
Sep 24, 2018
missed Antigua, East Timor, Bhutan, Equatorial Guinea and Cyprus
Pharley
+1
Level 75
Oct 29, 2018
From Wikipedia... Equatorial Guinea... Population

• 2016 estimate

1,221,490

MrMagoo
+4
Level 84
Oct 29, 2019
I can't believe there are more than a million people on Mauritius. The poor dodo never had a chance :(
Findlay
+3
Level 80
Apr 21, 2022
Well Mauritius' population only passed a million about 300 years after the dodo didn'tdidn't exist anymore.
JackintheBox
+3
Level 82
Feb 21, 2019
Missed Cyprus as I believed it is NOT in Asia.
sillie
+7
Level 75
Jul 30, 2019
Your first Jetpunk quiz then? Cyprus is in Asia. Read long and winded debate above (or in comments of any other quiz that has Cyprus in it).
TheLastFish
+2
Level 71
Jul 31, 2019
Guess so. And it is an impressive performance to reach level 55 (as today) in just 5 months. ;-)
JackintheBox
+3
Level 82
Nov 11, 2019
Obviously not my first JetPunk quiz (as I would not have been able to leave that comment). I still believe Cyprus is a part of Europe but understand that it is considered part of Asia on this website.
Bearn
+2
Level 23
Jul 31, 2019
Missed East Timor :/
TomatosRaafatos
+3
Level 76
Jan 23, 2021
East Timor is my Achilles heel on every country quiz on this site.
diamadi
+1
Level 51
Jul 31, 2019
Great quiz, but more just naming the smallest countries. For a bit more thought, try this one based on population density. A tad more challenging! https://www.jetpunk.com/quizzes/least-dense-countries-quiz
Quizzer6794
+1
Level 66
Jul 31, 2019
Also a Top Five by Continent for that too ;)
ing
+1
Level 73
Nov 11, 2019
Is this the forum to start cultural geographic discussions vis a vis continents? OK: Israel is in the Eurovision song contest.
jmellor13
+4
Level 68
Nov 11, 2019
It actually is. Sometimes things get a tad heated, but generally speaking, the commenters here are about a thousand times more educated and civil than those in most other parts of the internet. This site's is pretty much the only comment section where I feel educated more often than I feel outright disgusted by people.
ing
+1
Level 73
Nov 11, 2019
I agree that this quiz could use another minute, or at least another 30 seconds, as mentioned above.
KeiranO90
+1
Level 70
Nov 11, 2019
29/30

Cyprus....

Part of Europe. That's from me a big Greece fan.

ALA02
+2
Level 65
Nov 11, 2019
Cyprus is 100% in europe, no debates.
Vicky
+6
Level 55
Nov 11, 2019
Tanzania is 100% in oceania, no debates.
Quizzer6794
+5
Level 66
Nov 11, 2019
Finally someone with sense
Chick0nPlayzOld
+1
Level 32
Nov 4, 2020
How?
frost2x
+1
Level 52
Nov 11, 2019
50% of Cyprus is more European

the other half of Cyprus that is closer to Turkey is more Turkish which is in Asia and also the island is transcontinental

StealthyNinja
+1
Level 32
Nov 16, 2019
Jetpunk should adopt an official opinion on whether Cyprus is Asia or Europe.
Quizzer6794
+5
Level 66
Nov 16, 2019
It's been adopted long ago as an Asian country.
Sifhraven
+3
Level 76
May 9, 2020
Cyprus is old enough to live independently, without a legal guardian ;) no need for adoption.
turnbacktwo
+1
Level 46
Feb 11, 2021
QM is the only person that thinks it's asian.
ItzIngenious
+2
Level 66
Aug 5, 2021
Not true. I, and half the comments above believe its Asian.
CatcoolH
+2
Level 69
Apr 6, 2020
In most quizzes, Cyprus is still seen as Asian.
HendogJP
+1
Level 62
Dec 1, 2020
Argh! I missed THAT Asian country...
AlexThirkell
+3
Level 74
Dec 10, 2020
You mean the one that's in Europe...?
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Jan 27, 2021
I think he's referring to the one that is closer to Africa than it is to Europe.
AlexThirkell
+1
Level 74
Mar 12, 2021
:p
MichaelPeblo
+2
Level 44
Jan 30, 2021
Didn't think of Cyprus since I counted it as Europe :(

Still surprised it has less inhabitants than Bahrain.

Dilmunian
+1
Level 46
Dec 15, 2023
Yeah Bahrain is kind of like the middle eastern version of Singapore, small but it punches above its weight both in population size and economy
SpencerGT
+1
Level 68
Mar 1, 2021
How can Uruguay have only 3M people and still beat us at soccer?
vermiciousknid
+1
Level 91
Mar 12, 2021
So much Cyprus debate, can't we argue about France for a bit instead? If French Guiana were counted, France would be number 1 in South America. But then I guess that would bring the French island departments into debate as well, so maybe it isn't worth the trouble. Thoughts?
Jiaozira
+1
Level 72
Mar 27, 2021
In that case, Egypt could count for Asia due to the Sinai Peninsula (600,000 people) and Yemen could count for Africa due to the island of Socotra (60,000 people). Including French Guiana just leaves so much room for debate, and including all those examples I mentioned would quite honestly ruin the quiz!
turnbacktwo
+1
Level 46
Apr 18, 2021
It would also be popular in Africa cause of Reunion and Mayotte
friedchickenn
+1
Level 61
Mar 17, 2021
omg, I got them all but Maldives, Bhutan, and East Timor. Wow, I'm one of the 2 and a half people of the monsoon of comments that aren't debating Cyprus... groovy
eggie
+1
Level 33
Mar 27, 2021
30/30 with 11 seconds left! :)
Geopro
+1
Level 59
Mar 29, 2021
On all of these type of quizzes, I swear all the Oceanian countries border the Pacific. Is it just me?
ItzIngenious
+2
Level 66
Aug 5, 2021
Every Oceanian country borders the pacific.
Damien2103
+1
Level 43
Mar 29, 2021
Durbuy is a city in Belgium and have 11 374 inhabitants in 2018.
Hezzer619
+3
Level 59
Mar 29, 2021
And?
turnbacktwo
+2
Level 46
Apr 15, 2021
Wrong quiz
Hezzer619
+3
Level 59
Mar 29, 2021
And the brave quiztaker fumbles over her keyboard, failing to type "Maldives".....nice.
TwinVincible
+2
Level 26
Apr 19, 2021
not even lying the only one i didn't get was cyprus :( BRUH ITS EUROPE
Ktock
+1
Level 48
Oct 18, 2021
A half of portuguese colonies are here
SpencerGT
+2
Level 68
Oct 19, 2021
Cyprus should just be its own continent.
divantilya
+1
Level 36
Apr 7, 2022
I don't understand how Cyprus can be in Europe when Turkey, Georgia and Armenia (all farther North than Cyprus) are in Asia. This is quite different than Trinidad and Tobago and the ABC Islands, which are geographically part of South America.
Findlay
+1
Level 80
Apr 21, 2022
I mean, your conclusion is right (Cyprus isn't it Europe), but your reasoning is... odd. Georgia is also farther north than Seville, but I'm not sure how that's relevant to which continent they're respectively in. Asia is mostly east of Europe, not south of it and the divide doesn't run in a straight line anyway. In other words the compass direction somewhere is in relation to somewhere else has little to do with which continent it is in. Vardo, Norway is east of Izmir, Turkey and Izmir is in turn north of Athens.
Findlay
+3
Level 80
Apr 21, 2022
Bolivia is an absolute giant on this list. It has far more people than all the countries outside South America combined. It is around 10 times the geographical size of all the non-South American countries combined, and even including the other South American countries, it is larger than every single other country on this list combined. It represents 37% of the total population of this list and 51% of the total area.
rabble
+2
Level 68
Aug 20, 2022
I like the idea, but I don't like including island nations.

I'd prefer to see "5 least populated.. not including island countries".

Or, "The 5 least-populated, non-micro, countries of each continent" (something larger than @Bahrain-Taiwan)

I would find a lot more illumination in learning that: Armenia, Mongolia, Georgia, Kuwait, Oman, were some of the least-populated.

Instead, I just spam island names :/

I can see where I am whining. Maybe some other factor could be used, like "minimum population size 1m"

Dilmunian
+1
Level 46
Dec 15, 2023
it's kind of hard Determening what's a "micro island state" is because countries like Bahrain/Singapore might be tiny but they are just as (if not more) populous than Mongolia, so excluding island states makes little sense when it comes to population size
Fdel11
+1
Level 91
Nov 11, 2022
I wrote TIMOR LESTE and it was not accepted.

However, EAST TIMOR was accepted.

This makes no sense. BOTH should be accepted because BOTH are correct!

Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Nov 11, 2022
Timor Leste is already accepted.
mjolnir
+1
Level 56
Dec 26, 2022
POV: tryna find a comment that isn’t criticizing the creation of this quiz
mikeyheath92
+3
Level 48
Dec 26, 2022
Keep the "POV" stuff on TikTok, please.
driehoek25
+1
Level 70
Dec 26, 2022
Whenever I think of Cyprus I am thinking about a European country.
Dumpling45
+1
Level 34
Dec 26, 2022
I don't know if someone already said this, but Nauru's population seems to be wrong. It should be around 10,873 as of 2021 or about 11,000.
EvanAviator
+1
Level 61
Dec 26, 2022
they probably dont count the 1,162 prisoners as population in the official stat
Zart
+1
Level 38
Dec 29, 2022
Missed Cyprus! Forgot that jetpunk count it as being apart of Asia!
RJG
+1
Level 63
Apr 15, 2023
30/30 fab
kongyo010
+1
Level 46
Aug 27, 2024
CYPRUS IS EUROPE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tramp
+4
Level 79
Aug 27, 2024
Can we just expel Cyprus from Earth?
Hollisvii
+2
Level 35
Aug 27, 2024
I always forget Cyprus exists 😭
Gertie0031
+1
Level 58
Dec 6, 2024
yall can never be pleased
Rakdon
+1
Level 25
Aug 10, 2025
East Timor is Oceania
Snoflakes
+1
Level 73
Apr 24, 2026
If Indonesia is Asian, and it extends east of Timor-Leste, then IT is Asian too
Klaas47
+1
Level 70
Apr 25, 2026
If Russia is Europe, than Mongolia must be Europe as well, as Russia is East of Mongolia
Weyo
+1
Level 55
Apr 28, 2026
No part of european Russia is east of Mongolia but yeah his argumentation makes no sense
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