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Countries Similar to U.S. States by Population

The map of the United States has been filled with country flags. Each state represents a flag of a country that has a similar population number to it. Can you name all of these countries?
Sources: WorldPopulationReview and Worldometer
To avoid repeating countries, for some states the second most similar country by population was included instead
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RLJ
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First submittedApril 20, 2021
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Rating4.91
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State
Country
Alabama
Ireland
Alaska
Solomon Islands
Arizona
Laos
Arkansas
Armenia
California
Iraq
Colorado
Singapore
Connecticut
Eritrea
Delaware
Djibouti
Florida
Sri Lanka
Georgia
Dominican Republic
Hawaii
Equatorial Guinea
Idaho
Latvia
Illinois
Rwanda
Indiana
Lebanon
Iowa
Mongolia
Kansas
Qatar
Kentucky
Panama
Louisiana
Mauritania
Maine
Estonia
Maryland
Turkmenistan
Massachusetts
Libya
Michigan
Honduras
Minnesota
Finland
Mississippi
Jamaica
Missouri
El Salvador
State
Country
Montana
Cyprus
Nebraska
Guinea-Bissau
Nevada
Bosnia and Herzegovina
New Hampshire
Trinidad and Tobago
New Jersey
Papua New Guinea
New Mexico
North Macedonia
New York
Romania
North Carolina
Czech Republic
North Dakota
Bhutan
Ohio
Bolivia
Oklahoma
Georgia
Oregon
Kuwait
Pennsylvania
Guinea
Rhode Island
Eswatini
South Carolina
Norway
South Dakota
Fiji
Tennessee
Bulgaria
Texas
Yemen
Utah
Uruguay
Vermont
Luxembourg
Virginia
Switzerland
Washington
Sierra Leone
West Virginia
Bahrain
Wisconsin
Denmark
Wyoming
Suriname
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101 Recent Comments
QuizBoy786
+4
Level 53
Apr 27, 2021
Amazing Quiz! Nominated!
RLJ
+2
Level 74
Apr 27, 2021
Thank you!
Potatoe1187
+1
Level 66
Apr 28, 2021
I made a quiz using the clip function, but when you guess the countries they don't turn green like yours :/
RLJ
+1
Level 74
Apr 28, 2021
Make sure that the answers are connected to their paths. Remember that the paths have to be borders around the images, not the images themselves
Potatoe1187
+3
Level 66
Apr 27, 2021
Really goes to show how large and small countries compare to state populations. I never thought yemen had such a similar population to a single US state.
jmellor13
+2
Level 68
Apr 30, 2021
This is a really great quiz. I do think it would be good to keep it to the country with the closest population, even if there is overlap, as that would provide a truer comparison (by which we could learn with more accuracy). But I suppose there are enough countries, probably with similar populations, that it's not a big deal. Either way, very imaginative and well-executed quiz.
RLJ
+3
Level 74
May 1, 2021
Thanks a lot for your kind words! I was thoroughly thinking about which countries to include so that the map is accurate enough, despite there being no repetitions. Therefore I made sure that all countries are very close in population to the states they represent. I believe this map already shows a good comparison of state and country populations. I decided to not repeat any countries in order to make the quiz hopefully more fun and challenging, since there are more unique answers.
KingEureka
+3
Level 63
May 1, 2021
Very good quiz, got all in 3:16. I think it would be interesting to see a comparison of GDP/HDI of US states with other countries as well.
RLJ
+1
Level 74
May 1, 2021
Thank you! I might consider making a quiz about that
JarBar
+3
Level 67
Aug 1, 2021
Sorry, but the flag that is equal to Ohio does not exist, that is not the flag of Bolivia. The flag of Bolivia has an icon in the middle. Fix that, please.
RLJ
+8
Level 74
Aug 1, 2021
Version without the coat of arms in the middle is acceptable. Wikipedia Commons was my source for all flags, this was used for Bolivia.
dug28
+5
Level 88
Aug 1, 2021
Love this quiz! Fascinating to see the population comparisons, plus it just looks cool. Great job Saturn!
RLJ
+1
Level 74
Aug 1, 2021
Thanks a lot, dug! Flattered to hear this from an artist quizmaker :)
FNWY4life
+3
Level 75
Aug 1, 2021
I say this without exaggeration. This is my favorite quiz!
RLJ
+1
Level 74
Aug 1, 2021
Thank you, I'm glad you like my quiz!!
JWatson24
+3
Level 71
Aug 1, 2021
I think I already told you on the version you made for Chinese provinces, but I think this concept is really cool and very original! I really hope this can get featured!
RLJ
+1
Level 74
Aug 7, 2021
Thanks a lot, glad to hear it!
ihavetoremake
+1
Level 19
Jul 28, 2023
could you make one for Indian states soon
AppuzGamingyt
+2
Level 37
Sep 14, 2021
Wow it was really hard to see Djibouti and equitorial guinea I thought equitorial guinea was iran
Sheepyboy
+4
Level 61
Nov 11, 2021
How do people see Equatorial Guinea from that its just islands
vdbjdj
+1
Level 41
Dec 18, 2021
Equatorial Guinea's capital city is on an island...
GlobalCitizen
+8
Level 65
Dec 21, 2021
Sure, but how does this relate to how visible their flag is on this map.
filiphoset
+6
Level 63
Feb 15, 2022
I recognized the tree
rabble
+1
Level 68
Aug 22, 2022
I can see that. I saw there was something there, which was mildly familiar. But all I could think about was Lebanon. My guess was something in central america/caribbean
Kylllroy
+4
Level 50
Dec 12, 2021
Great quiz, could you do one for similar size as well?
lemmons
+1
Level 88
Feb 4, 2022
Fantastic quiz! Sad that DC is left out though
joeythelemur
+4
Level 80
Jul 11, 2022
Maybe because DC isn't a state?
richiesyxx
+1
Level 74
Mar 13, 2025
Yeah, but the population has of D.C is somewhere between that of Luxembourg and the Solomon Islands, and they were already taken…
dreadedsoarer
+2
Level 45
Apr 6, 2022
love it! :)
nichster
+3
Level 57
Apr 14, 2022
It's ironic that you still have to type in the name of a US state despite the nature of the quiz! Great quiz and nominated.
RLJ
+1
Level 74
May 3, 2022
Haha, thanks!
XYU
+3
Level 62
May 29, 2022
The flag covering New Mexico reminds me of the actual flag of New Mexico. They're kinda similar.
Quizmaster
+4
Level ∞
Jul 4, 2022
Great quiz! One suggestion to make it even better. After the quiz is over, display the flag map in the stats by adding a hint column.
RLJ
+1
Level 74
Jul 4, 2022
Thank you!! I'll see what I can do
NMI
+1
Level 86
Jul 4, 2022
Also, @SaturnTheQuizzer, would it be possible to show the flags of the countries not guessed at the end of the quiz—perhaps greyed out but still visible?

I enjoyed this quiz a lot, thank you!

Jiaozira
+4
Level 72
Jul 4, 2022
Great job! If you choose to make another one of these, it would be interesting to see one for India or China :)
RLJ
+3
Level 74
Jul 4, 2022
There exists one for China already! Feel free to check out the rest of the series here.
buck1017
+6
Level 78
Jul 6, 2022
I was secretly wishing that Georgia would be the right answer for Georgia.
Silkseaweed
+2
Level 48
Aug 6, 2022
Fantastic idea!
RLJ
+1
Level 74
Aug 23, 2022
Thanks!
YouLoveEagle
+3
Level 48
Aug 22, 2022
Lots of “guinea” countries
HydratedMite
+2
Level 68
Aug 22, 2022
All 4 of them are included...
DoremyBitter
+2
Level 63
Aug 22, 2022
I liked it a lot and it made me realise how populous the usa actually are.

My only issue is that the flag on Hawaii is hard to see. I got it right by accident lol.

HydratedMite
+1
Level 68
Aug 22, 2022
The other 3 Guineas are on here; just guess the 4th and hope it works!
nromero02
+4
Level 68
Aug 22, 2022
Idaho 🤝 Latvia

Potatoes

Emrevere
+1
Level 24
Aug 22, 2022
Great quiz!

I think that Hawai'i is very hard to see.

LentoBean
+3
Level 23
Aug 22, 2022
This is a really great quiz! I have subscribed and will check out some of your other quizzes! Be proud of yourself.
RLJ
+1
Level 74
Aug 23, 2022
Thank you so much!
tshalla
+2
Level 78
Aug 23, 2022
Very cool idea.
clivey
+4
Level 69
Aug 24, 2022
What a shame Georgia isn't able to be the flag for Georgia. Nowhere near actually - 10.5mil for the state; 3.7 mil for the country.
StateOfMD
+2
Level 20
Dec 16, 2022
Good game, however it would have been better if Ohio had the coat of arms for Bolivia as that's what it's recognized as best. Also perhaps an option to show a larger version of the flag especially for states like Hawaii. Nonetheless, I got 50/50.
thefatsheep
+1
Level 28
Jan 26, 2023
Well, if i was living in the country with a similar population to my state, id be in trouble. (mass)
Wistful
+1
Level 72
Feb 19, 2024
If anything, it just made it more glaring how bad Yemen is right now. Very poor, large population. Similar thing with Iraq/California.
ihavetoremake
+2
Level 19
May 7, 2023
DC could be Guyana of 702,625 but Guyana shows 789,951
kolya
+1
Level 60
Feb 14, 2024
DC isn't a state.
ihavetoremake
+1
Level 19
May 7, 2023
334,174,365 it looks like increased up 6 million to now.
Arelpppro
+2
Level 19
Aug 13, 2023
only missed eswatini, solomon islands and equatorial guinea thats it
deebte
+1
Level 64
Aug 22, 2023
i got hawaii while tryna guess washington and i got washington while tryna guess ohio, stupid me forgetting about [answer redacted]
EmreBozkurt
+2
Level 67
Sep 12, 2023
Nevada and Bosnia looks same ?!
kolya
+1
Level 60
Feb 14, 2024
No, yet they do have similar population.
Lwadrian
+2
Level 60
Oct 31, 2023
Its crazy the percent of people got equatorial guinea (including me). People on jetpunk really like their geography. It would be like 0.0001% if normal people took it
THTB
+2
Level 46
Dec 14, 2023
i tried every single west african country for ohio, coats of arms on flags aren't great but at least make a country recognisable
Broseph
+1
Level 51
Feb 15, 2024
nothing can go right in ohio
boltos
+1
Level 77
Jan 21, 2024
What a brilliant idea for a quiz! Really enjoyed this one.
norarr
+1
Level 48
Feb 14, 2024
minnesota and finland is cool, since there are a lot of finnish people there!
GoldenBreeze
+1
Level 36
Feb 15, 2024
No way 36 is the average.. People defo cheating
Wistful
+2
Level 72
Feb 19, 2024
New to Jetpunk?
Broseph
+1
Level 51
Feb 15, 2024
well we got all three guineas
Gllombfek
+2
Level 54
Feb 17, 2024
All four, in fact (Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea & Papua New Guinea)!
fhc3
+4
Level 28
Feb 15, 2024
interesting coincidences I found:

-North Dakota has the largest Bhutanese population in the US

-Minnesota has a lot of people with Finnish ancestry

-Uruguay and Utah both start with U, and there aren't many places that do

-New Mexico and North Macedonia both start with N

-Armenia and Arkansas both start with A

-Nevada and Bosnia are both hilly and mountainous places

-Maine and Estonia are both fairly cold places

ChanceZaMan
+1
Level 65
Feb 17, 2024
Great quiz. I can't believe I got Equatorial Guinea! The only reason why I got it is because of the recognizable tree on Maui.
Tajikistan2
+1
Level 47
Sep 10, 2024
And the symbol on the flag on the middle island
LAP3UNC
+2
Level 91
Feb 18, 2024
Hawaii is really too hard to see.
solocro
+2
Level 69
Feb 26, 2024
Funny that New Mexico has North Macedonia. NMs together.
GeographyCube
+1
Level 48
May 11, 2024
Proof that Minnesota is the Scandinavian state of the US.
papadarth
+1
Level 28
Jun 4, 2024
Very good quiz. Helps me understand how widely spread out the population of some countries are
Tajikistan2
+1
Level 47
Sep 10, 2024
I bet Equatorial Guinea as Hawaii got a lot of people
Salsichon
+1
Level 80
Mar 4, 2025
Coming from the China one, it really shows how sparsely populated the US is
gyz
+1
Level 61
Mar 21, 2025
Apparently DC survived international colonization. Good for them!
Sapp5ire
+3
Level 53
May 12, 2025
Michigan didn't fully load :p
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
May 24, 2025
Fixed
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
May 18, 2025
Cool quiz, not great with flags but managed to get 34
BautyArg
+2
Level 52
May 22, 2025
Guys, Michigan is Honduras.
GastyX153
+1
Level 21
May 24, 2025
Fun quiz, but the flags make it super easy
MACADAM1A
+1
Level 25
Jul 11, 2025
How did you put the flags into the states on the SVG. I dont know how to, can u help me.
kirbykart
+2
Level 58
Sep 2, 2025
I'm still having issues with Michigan loading.
shellden1
+1
Level 78
Sep 4, 2025
It appears completely white on my screen. Michigan has surrendered!
RLJ
+2
Level 74
Sep 6, 2025
The fix is pending approval now. I think the link to the flag on Wiki Commons keeps changing.
Quizkid03
+4
Level 49
Sep 2, 2025
Michigan:

?????????

?🟦🟦🟦?

?🟦🟦🟦?

?🟦🟦🟦?

?????????

czaryboy
+1
Level 18
Oct 24, 2025
nice 50 out of 50
Zeronic
+5
Level 53
Feb 9, 2026
Bro Michigan are not showing

Just blank white

How I suppose to guess

*facepalm

crimeariver
+2
Level 66
Feb 19, 2026
Michigan is displaying as just white. Tried France to no avail.
JohnGisMe
+2
Level 63
Mar 8, 2026
Michigan has apparently been joined by 40 other states now.

Only New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Nevada, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Virginia, and the Carolinas are loading correctly.

CLD99
+1
Level 66
Mar 10, 2026
We've lost North Carolina and Connecticut now too...
ziddily
+2
Level 42
Mar 12, 2026
almost all of the states aren't loading in im so sad
CommanderPro63
+1
Level 69
Mar 13, 2026
same
vittoriao
+2
Level 74
Mar 14, 2026
only five states have flags
Grasshopper13
+2
Level 29
Apr 2, 2026
Why do some of them turn green when you get them right and others don't?
Studdog
+1
Level 82
Apr 3, 2026
@quizmaster @RLJ, I noticed this too. I had seven states that didn't turn green for me: Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama.
Kygryzstan
+2
Level 39
Apr 21, 2026
Delaware doesn't have a flag on it
AzureSky
+1
Level 45
May 4, 2026
bruh i would've got 50/50 if delaware worked
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