Countries of the World with an Empty Map - Hard Version

Name all the countries of the world. Once you name a country it will appear on the map. To make it harder, the names of the countries aren't shown when guessed.

Any countries too small for the map don't appear

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First submitted	December 30, 2016
Times taken	304,483
Average score	81.6%
Rating	5.00

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100 Recent Comments

Level 22

Oct 2, 2022

I forgot Brazil, Russia and USA. How stupid I am. Just joking. :-)

Level 28

Oct 8, 2022

2:04 left. 4 minutes to find Maldives at the end

Level 47

Nov 8, 2022

First got 176, now got them all, but forgot Andorra Liechtenstein Monaco San Marino Vatican City, but remembered that I forgot them in time

Level 33

Nov 13, 2022

1:37 left and it took me 4 minutes to understand that I was missing Monaco. Lol

Level 67

Nov 16, 2022

I FORGOT NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA.

Level 50

May 2, 2024

aka Korea

Level 68

Nov 18, 2024

Did the exact same, all but two with about a minute to go, the map looked ok, was thinking it had to be two small island nations, spent the minute retyping them all only for the clock to stop and the Koreas to appear in red. smh.

Level 47

May 6, 2026

Same, I always forget about them! I get the micronations just fine, but it's always that damn, tiny peninsula that gets me!

Level 36

Nov 20, 2022

You scored 196/196 = 100%

23% of test takers also scored 100%

The average score is 168

Your high score is 196

Your fastest time is 4:25

Quite slow :/

Level 69

Dec 6, 2022

I actually BEAT my time on the CoTW quiz. That's the fastest I've ever typed.

Time: 3 minutes and 30 seconds. I would have got 3 minutes and 9 seconds, but I was typing in alphabetical order from memory and forgot Comoros and Vietnam.

Level 56

Dec 23, 2022

Damn it! I forgot about Malawi.

Level 48

Dec 28, 2022

This was my first time taking this quiz and I forgot Moldova. I so wanted to get 100% on my first try.

Moldova is now my least favorite country

Level 33

Jan 6, 2023

almost missed Cyprus but i remebr it xD first time playing this quiz and got them all

Level 16

Apr 19, 2023

Same I missed Cyprus I though for like 3 mins then I zoomed in the Mediterranean Sea and saw it was missing

Level 43

Jan 9, 2023

Missed the Baltics and Sri Lanka nooooooooooooooo

Level 55

Jan 20, 2023

Missed Singapore and Brunei, Both of them are very small countries that only border Malaysia, Coincidence, I think NOT!!

Level 41

Jan 30, 2023

bruh i missed iceland and the Philippines I'm sad

Level 59

Feb 12, 2023

I can't believe I got everything except Ireland

Level 39

Feb 17, 2023

new zealand

Level 56

Mar 3, 2023

you know it's only geography buffs taking this when the average is 161. I only got 150 and I feel like a chump

Level 59

Mar 8, 2023

Got them all but three. South Korea, North Korea, and Gabon! It's weird how you'll miss some, and they will be so obvious. Awesome quiz! Really made me think hard!

Level 56

Mar 15, 2023

I kinda forgot Japan

Level 27

Apr 21, 2023

Was it supposed to be the "Hard" version? Hahahaha Nice try. Just kidding, nice quizz

Level 69

Apr 25, 2023

I almost forgot about Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan

Level 73

Apr 29, 2023

If it isn't Monaco, it's the Philippines. Argh!

Level 41

May 9, 2023

i got 181 that’s my best so far

Level 58

May 17, 2023

got 'em all, first try. Best way for me is to group them--usually 3 to 5 countries in a group AND DON'T DEVIATE FROM THAT OR YOU'LL NEVER REMEMBER WHICH ONES YOU ACCIDENTALLY OMITTED!

Level 61

May 23, 2023

I got Dominican Republic but not Dominica. How is that even possible?

Level 44

May 26, 2023

Maybe you typed DR and not Dominica for Dominican Republic

Level 39

May 30, 2023

nah i forgor only gambia

Level 44

Jun 5, 2023

195, I forgot Madagascar 😭

Level 45

Jun 18, 2023

You’ve gotta be kidding me. I got every country but the UAE :(

Level 44

Jul 1, 2023

omg... Bahrain and Qatar

How could I forget these :(

Level 46

Jul 5, 2023

somehow, I guessed Singapore was the last lol

Level 52

Jul 5, 2023

Almost missed Cyprus and Iceland 196/196 !!

Level 59

Aug 16, 2023

For some reason I keep missing a random three countries. This time it was Bulgaria, Kuwait, and Mozambique. How strange...

Level 45

Sep 19, 2023

EVERYTHING except LITERALLY THE BALKANS

Level 23

Oct 1, 2023

186 and im not even 10

Level 56

Oct 25, 2023

Vanuatu and Sao Tome almost ended me lol

Level 55

Oct 26, 2023

Why isn't Palestinian Territory greyed out?

Level 44

Nov 16, 2023

because its not recognised by the UN anymore. not my words dont come at me or the creator of this quiz

Level 44

Nov 16, 2023

got all.. except philippines.. actually so dumb

Level 36

Jan 9, 2024

i fr missed kuwait and lebanon D:

Level 51

Jan 12, 2024

i almost missed bahrain and qatar. i was checking the comments that said an answer that i forgot to type. then i saw someone talking about the uae. i checked to see if i already had typed and yes, i had typed. then i saw a blank space and thought "bahrain and qatar". thanks whoever had ´posted the uae comment.

Level 66

Jan 22, 2024

FSM was last for me. I was thinking about it more than 3 minutes

Level 46

Jan 23, 2024

timor-leste and qatar got me :(

Level 23

Feb 11, 2024

Missed

Micronesia

Kiribati

Palau

Denmark

Atleast i was near 196 right?

Level 58

Mar 1, 2024

No matter how many times I do these there's almost always a country I forget per continent. For some reason that's:

Africa: Sierra Leone or Mozambique

Asia: Lebanon or Philippines

Europe: Moldova

North America: Antigua and Barbuda or Grenada

Oceania: Palau, Nauru, Kiribati or Samoa

South America: Bolivia (if there's no map)

Level 56

Mar 21, 2024

196/196

Almost missed Bahamas!

Level 49

Mar 27, 2024

First attempt i missed elsalvador, which i definitely said in my head but forgot to type. Second attempt i was missing Gambia, only realised bc i zoomed in on the Caribbean to check if i was missing any

Level 45

Mar 27, 2024

what the difference

Level 45

Apr 15, 2024

This is fun, I recreate different empires on this.

Level 22

Apr 23, 2024

This is boring i bet i should play my quizzes thai i made

Level 58

Apr 30, 2024

I had 195/196 and the west bank wasn't filled in so had a full minute of tryna figure out how I could get that to work, Jamaica was missing got it last second

Level 48

May 1, 2024

195/196, forgot Cyprus ._.

Level 48

May 1, 2024

195/196, forgot Cyprus ._.

Level 48

May 1, 2024

195/196, forgot Cyprus ._.

Level 48

May 1, 2024

195/196, forgot Cyprus ._.

Level 48

May 1, 2024

195/196, forgot Cyprus ._.

Level 48

May 1, 2024

195/196, forgot Cyprus ._.

Level 48

May 1, 2024

195/196, forgot Cyprus

Level 48

May 1, 2024

195/196, forgot Cyprus...

Level 73

Aug 28, 2024

You forgot what again?

Level 56

May 16, 2024

194/196, I forgot Singapore and Tuvalu.

Level 92

May 29, 2024

I missed Estonia and Fiji. I thought I typed those already. Apparently not. *facepalm.

Level 45

Jun 3, 2024

Whenever i play a quiz like this, my brain tries it's hardest to erase the existence of Singapore and the entirety of the philippines from my head. This time i got those, but I somehow missed the UAE and Fiji. Guess I have to add that to the pile of countries my brain wants me to forget

Level 34

Jun 5, 2024

i missed qatar and bahrain while completing all the islands xd

Level 46

Jun 15, 2024

🤓

Level 36

Jun 29, 2024

I forgot all the small Pacific islands: Solomon Islands, Marshal Islands, Australia....

Level 87

Jul 12, 2024

This is a pretty minor complaint, but Andorra doesn't appear on the map when it's been typed in, leaving a tiny little hole between Spain and France.

Level 62

Jul 31, 2024

I always get kuwait last somehow

Level 65

Aug 18, 2024

I must be honest.. I cheated to get East Timor, not proud of it, but it saved me 14 minutes of life haha

Level 48

Aug 23, 2024

missed Vanuatu :(

Level 43

Sep 15, 2024

First try, was laying down, went to the bathroom, washed my hands while keeping the timer on, still finished at 9:33 👌🏽 easy mode. It would be harder if even the map doesn't color in.

Level 44

Sep 29, 2024

First try somehow, almost forgot Malta though. I am very happy with myself for not forgetting Maldives and Brunei!

Level 70

Oct 1, 2024

Full marks for The Robbster. First time.

Level 52

Oct 15, 2024

What's pain is when you think you've finished the quiz, realize you missed a country, spend seven minutes searching for it, and it ends up being Madagascar.

Level 69

Oct 17, 2024

I did 195 countries in 10 minutes and it took me whole 4 minutes to realize I forgot Tunisia. Close call, I was going insane

Level 55

Oct 28, 2024

1st try XD

Level 44

Oct 30, 2024

7:12 left, on second try, forgot Jamaica and Sri Lanka on first.

Level 64

Nov 22, 2024

Done in 4:22, which is roughly the same time I get when you can see the names. I guess that means I've gotten to where I never have to read the names.

Level 37

Dec 12, 2024

Why no Palestine Israel stole Palestinian land so it’s Palestine not Israel

Level 56

Jan 28, 2025

Did I really forget Madagascar...

Level 64

Mar 18, 2025

The Bahamas almost got me! Not to mention St Kitts & Nevis, and St Vincent & the Grenadines!

Level 43

Mar 27, 2025

195 i somehow forgot barbados

Level 47

Apr 25, 2025

Difficult but not to difficult. Got 100 in 8 minutes. Not bad for first try.

Level 27

May 7, 2025

I forgot the Comoros…. Even when I went over Africa in the last 5 minutes, thats just great, right?

Level 62

May 20, 2025

I missed the amazing country of...

montenegro \(^-^)/

Level 57

Jun 19, 2025

It took me 5 minutes to realise ive left out the koreas.

Level 66

Aug 11, 2025

equatorial guinea im so sorry

Level 51

Sep 26, 2025

I forgor iceland :(

Level 59

Oct 1, 2025

I feel so stupid for missing Malaysia and UAE when I got literally everything else...

Level 52

Oct 14, 2025

Forgot Malta 5 times in a row before doing Malta first… and forgetting Iceland.

Level 31

Dec 3, 2025

Oof, I forgot Bangladesh

Level 61

Dec 4, 2025

Interesting results. The least guessed country still gets more than 2/3 correct, yet less than 10% get them all. I don't think I've ever seen such an even spread of misses.

Level 48

Dec 19, 2025

I forgot Georgia 195/196

Level 32

Dec 22, 2025

8:46 first try

Level 32

Jan 6, 2026

I missed the Philippines and Iceland, now I feel really dumb

Level 49

Jan 30, 2026

I could've gotten 4 pts if i just named 1 more country😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡

Level 68

Apr 25, 2026

first time taking this quiz in years. missed Georgia, Azerbaijan, and Armenia smh.

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