Countries in World War I

Name the countries that had at least 1,000 military deaths during WWI.

Sovereign countries that existed as of 1914. Dominions are considered independent countries.

Estimates from Wikipedia. The highest estimate is used.

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Deaths	Country
2,254,369	Russia
2,037,000	Germany
1,494,200	Austria-Hungary
1,397,800	France
960,036	United Kingdom
771,844	Ottoman Empire
651,000	Italy
450,000	Serbia
335,706	Romania
116,708	United States
87,500	Bulgaria
64,997	Canada
62,081	Australia
58,637	Belgium
26,000	Greece
18,053	New Zealand
13,325	Montenegro
9,592	South Africa
7,222	Portugal
4,661	Japan
1,570	Newfoundland

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100 Recent Comments

Level 80

Jul 25, 2016

Missed only poor little Montenegro. I confess, I was under the impression it was just part of Serbia at the time.

Level 83

Jul 20, 2021

It never was a part of Serbia.

Level 22

Jun 9, 2022

serbia & montenegro was a thing??

Level ∞

Jan 11, 2026

Technically they were equal partners. Just like Simon and Garfunkle.

Level 31

Aug 10, 2016

South Africa was independent during World War I?

Level 43

Feb 23, 2018

I thougth they were a colony of Dutch/English so I kept typing netherlands and thinking I misspelled it.

Level 72

Dec 30, 2020

The Union of South Africa was formed on 31 May 1910, uniting four colonies into a dominion with the same status as Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Newfoundland. The Union engaged in an invasion of German South West Africa independent of the UK, took over the invasion of Tanganyika and sent troops to Palestine and the Western Front.

At the end of the war it was rewarded with a mandate over South West Africa (Namibia), which it treated as an integral part of South Africa until 1990.

Level 35

Sep 4, 2016

Can't believe I missed the United States.

Level 50

Dec 7, 2016

RUSSIA WAS USSR / SOVEINT UNION DUMBY

+42

Level 39

Dec 14, 2016

Uh, it was called the Russian empire until the October revolution where it backed out of the war as USSR. Also people always still called it Russia. Before you get angry, get educated

Level 35

Dec 8, 2016

Isn't Newfoundland part of Canada

Level 56

Oct 24, 2025

It was a seperate Dominion in WWI. It joined Canada as a province in 1949

Level 59

Apr 6, 2017

"The Serbian Army declined severely towards the end of the war, falling from about 420,000[2] at its peak to about 100,000 at the moment of liberation. The Kingdom of Serbia lost more than 1,200,000 inhabitants during the war (both army and civilian losses), which represented over 29% of its overall population and 60% of its male population"

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbian_Campaign_of_World_War_I

Level 70

Apr 19, 2017

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Level 25

Jun 20, 2017

OMG! How in the world did I forget Japan?!?!?! Also bulgaria.

Level 43

Feb 23, 2018

I forgot those two and Italy, how the hell did I forget them?

Level 81

Aug 22, 2017

I am surprised that people discuss here about Serbia and Yugoslavia. Little history lesson.

Austira-Hungary attacked Serbia and that is how the World War I started.

By the way, Serbia gave a faighting lesson to them in the first few battles.

Level 56

Sep 17, 2017

*cough* Cer and Kolubara *cough*

Level 59

Jun 30, 2020

Didn't the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Serb Nationalist triggered WW1 ?

Level 56

Sep 17, 2017

Missed South Africa and Newfoundland

Level 55

Oct 18, 2017

Newfoundland? Damn

Level 15

Jun 7, 2018

Turkey, Anatolia or Asia Minor should be acceptable answers in lieu of Ottoman Empire.

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Level 60

Nov 11, 2018

Two of those are geographic descriptors, not country names. Turkey probably should be acceptable since it was common to call it that at the time.

Level 31

Jun 8, 2018

You forgot to add India. 74,187 Indian soldiers died during the war.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Army_during_World_War_I

Level ∞

Nov 1, 2018

India was neither a dominion or an independent nation during WWI

+15

Level 84

Nov 11, 2018

It's a shame their sacrifice cant be seperately recognised here, but your reasons are 100% valid.

Level 63

May 29, 2021

The brits promised us independence after WW1, and Gandhi told Indians to fight WW1. They broke the promise after the war was over.

Level 79

Jun 23, 2018

Please accept USSR or Soviet Union.

+11

Level 60

Nov 11, 2018

The USSR wasn't founded until 1922.

Level 79

Aug 13, 2021

True, I must have been thinking that cuz of October Revolution in 1917

Level 84

Nov 11, 2018

Didn't even realise Montenegro existed back then, naively thought it was a new state carved out with the collapse of Yugoslavia.

Level 83

Jul 20, 2021

Statehood of Montenegro dates back to the middle ages.

Level 47

Nov 11, 2018

Got everything but Newfoundland... Never would've guessed it.

Level 41

Nov 11, 2018

Newfoundland wasn't a country. It was part of the UK until 1949 when it joined Canada.

Level 60

Nov 11, 2018

It wasn't part of the UK. It was a dominion, which this quiz treats as being an independent country.

Level 48

Nov 11, 2018

Shouldn’t the United Kingdom be “the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland” as it was known at the time?

Level 72

Nov 11, 2018

Only if all the other countries are going to have their full names listed as well. And if the Countries of the World quiz changes the UK's current name to "the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".

Level 48

Nov 11, 2018

I take your point. It’s just sad that over 49000 Irish men died fighting in ww1 and they really aren’t recognised at all.

Level 37

Nov 11, 2018

Just 19% texted Montenegro... Why???

Level 92

Nov 11, 2018

Quite the November 11, 2018 bump. Did everyone post at 11 AM Verdun time?

Level 67

Nov 11, 2018

I was excited for the 100th anniversary, but not enough to celebrate at 5:00 am.

Level 65

Nov 11, 2018

missed the UK. rip me.

Level 25

Nov 12, 2018

I missed the US because in the quiz I put 'US' but it didn't work. Guess it needs the A.

Level 46

Nov 13, 2018

I'm surprised India isn't on here. Was it excluded because it was part of the Empire but a dominion? Over 65,000 Indian troops died in WW1.

Level 47

Feb 13, 2024

still a colony unfortunately

Level 61

Nov 14, 2018

lmaoooooo I got all of them including Newfoundland & Labrador except for the Ottoman Empire that's embarrassing

Level 57

Nov 15, 2018

Netherlands had thousands of soldiers and citizens die as they fought against the Germans while they executed the Schlieffen plan.

Level 78

Mar 2, 2020

Wrong. The Schlieffen Plan did not include the invasion of The Netherlands. In World War 1, they respected Dutch neutrality

Level 45

Mar 7, 2019

forgot about newfoundland...

Level 76

Apr 9, 2019

Newfoundland isn't an actual country. It's literally just Canada.

Level 56

Oct 24, 2025

During WWI Newfoundland was not a part of Canada, it was a seperate Dominion.

Level 63

Dec 9, 2019

Can you accept 'Rumania' for Romania since that is what it used to be called?

Level 78

Mar 2, 2020

Level 44

Jan 2, 2020

I got Newfoundland, but i forgot USA :l

Level 33

Feb 24, 2020

your missing Luxembourg with 10 total deaths

Level 65

Mar 19, 2020

What about the UK....?

Level 82

Jun 29, 2020

in at number 5

Level 62

Apr 21, 2020

you're missing thailand with 19 deaths

Level 82

Jun 29, 2020

"at least 1000 military deaths"

Level 59

Jul 19, 2020

Ok. Call me biased because it's my homeland, but what about Czechoslovakia? I know it was founded after the war, but the "legionnaires" fought and died for their freedom from Austria-Hungary, so it's not really fair to count them under Austrian casualties.

Level 20

Sep 9, 2023

The Czechs actually fought on both sides, the legions fought for Russia

Level 72

Jan 4, 2021

China declared war on Germany at one point, where is China?

Level 38

Feb 19, 2021

i got all with 2:40 left

Level 52

Mar 6, 2021

I always forget that Newfoundland was a separate country at one point.

But how in God's name did so many people miss Ottoman Empire? I was always taught they were one of the three main combatants on the Central Powers side. It was in fact this war that ended the Ottoman Empire.

Level 82

Mar 6, 2021

Interesting how the quiz title has 'WWI' in brackets.

Level 68

May 19, 2021

I had no idea Portugal was involved at all, let alone having more than Japan.

Level 20

May 29, 2021

I forgot Newfoundland

Level 77

May 29, 2021

I managed to get all but USA.

At the start I thought "I'll go with the bigger ones first", at the end I was sure I had it already in, so I didn't think of it...

Level 62

May 29, 2021

Some African countries other than South Africa would be on this list if conscripted natives forced to hump supplies for European armies were included. Plenty of African soldiers went to fight and die in Europe as well but casualty records are spotty.

Level 59

Jul 3, 2021

South Africa, Ethiopia (Abyssinia) and Liberia were the only African countries which existed in 1914

Level 62

May 29, 2021

*Calmly forgets about France*

Level 59

Jul 3, 2021

I'm surprised Romania had that many because it only joined in 1916.

Level 65

Jul 8, 2021

Where is Netherlands?

Level 56

Oct 24, 2025

Just north of Belgium.

Level 79

Aug 13, 2021

Newfoundland's a tricky one

Level 79

Aug 13, 2021

I was taking this quiz at 1:40 AM and I zoned out/fell asleep and I was thinking about colleges and then when I remembered I was taking the quiz I started typing in colleges smh

Level 72

Sep 23, 2021

Even though the caveat states sovereign states that existed in 1914, I feel that India should have been included here. Although, India was a British colony until 1947, it had some sort of autonomy. The Indian Army was independent of the British Army. More than 70,000 Indian soldiers died in the Great War and not including India in this quiz makes me feel uneasy, rather uncomfortable. India is a founding member of several international organisations, including the League of Nations and the United Nations despite being a colony at that time. So, why is it not included here? Please consider revising.

Level 25

Dec 9, 2021

South Africa????? It was the only one I missed wtf

Level 64

Jan 10, 2022

Would be interested in a quiz with all formal belligerent countries, including Cuba, Panama, Siam/Thailand, Liberia, China, Brazil, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Haiti, and Honduras. Just because they didn't have many military casualties doesn't mean they were uninvolved.

Level 66

Apr 11, 2022

I thought pretty much the entire Balkan Peninsula was either Austria-Hungary or the Ottoman Empire

Level 30

Aug 30, 2022

Where luxembourg >:((

Level 79

May 9, 2023

Level 37

Oct 16, 2022

Dammit new zealand

Level 47

Oct 16, 2022

I got Newfoundland... but how did I forgor Greece??

Level 79

May 9, 2023

Lol

Level 68

Mar 16, 2023

Got Montenegro, forgot Japan

Level 28

May 2, 2023

Just say nz instead of new zealand

Level 79

May 9, 2023

Just missed Newfoundland

Level 71

Jun 4, 2023

I know they didn’t have enough casualties to make it onto this quiz, but Liberia did fight in WW1 and was one of the negotiating countries at Versailles.

Level 21

Jul 16, 2023

you should put armenia, a genocide caused by the ottoman empire during WWI

Level 89

Nov 11, 2023

Military deaths, not civilian, and Armenia wasn't yet an independent state.

Level 22

Jul 26, 2023

bruh i forgot belgium

Level 32

Dec 7, 2024

same

Level 68

Aug 5, 2025

Newfoundland as an independent country always trips me off on these quizzes

Level 30

Sep 25, 2025

I feel your pain. I'm even from Canada and I didn't get that one.

Level 51

Jan 14, 2026

Where did Japan lose 4000+ men?

Level 44

Feb 5, 2026

Please accept Labrador, for Newfoundland and Labrador

Level 22

Mar 23, 2026

newfoundland isn't a country, its a province

Level 43

Apr 17, 2026

Technically during WW1 it was a separate colony and the quizzler is counting British colonies separate from the mainland

Level 43

Apr 17, 2026

Newfoundland over Luxembourg is Crazy