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20 World Capitals Likely to be Closest to Random Point

Trigger warning: Advanced concept.

If you land on a random point on planet Earth, which world capitals would you mostly likely be closest to?

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scambigol
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First submittedApril 30, 2024
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Average score50.0%
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% Chance
Capital
5.54
Wellington
5.38
Mexico City
4.56
Cape Town
4.16
Santiago
4.05
Canberra
3.74
Apia
3.67
Tokyo
% Chance
Capital
3.66
Ottawa
3.30
Port Louis
3.15
Majuro
3.14
Montevideo
3.03
Reykjavík
2.14
Jakarta
2.13
Ulaanbaatar
% Chance
Capital
1.98
Brasília
1.92
Lima
1.43
Nukuʻalofa
1.39
Praia
1.39
Dili
1.10
Astana
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102 Comments
Daniel1712
+77
Level 72
Apr 30, 2024
Just understood the quiz after it was over, big bruh moment
InfiniteBulk
+14
Level 73
Feb 3, 2025
Bruh moment in 2024💔
SoulSol
+4
Level 76
Mar 3, 2026
more like 2026
zarodinu
+4
Level 55
Mar 3, 2026
March 3rd 🔥🔥🔥
25lpconrod
+2
Level 37
Mar 4, 2026
March 4th 😢🫡
milege
+2
Level 44
Mar 5, 2026
march 5th 😰
equivallent
+11
Level 54
May 1, 2024
How did you do this? Did you do a voronoi tesselation with all the capitals and then calculated the area of each zone?
scambigol
+35
Level 80
May 1, 2024
I didn't use an accurate method but I assume it was good enough. I used a set of about 16.000 coordinates and for each one calculated the closest capital. For each integer latitude the first point would be 0 longitude, the next one would be longitude 223 km east until 360° was reached. Hope that makes sense... so for example that means 180 points on the Equator, 100 at 40°N or S... I couldn't think of a way of making a perfect calculation.
Quizmaster
+49
Level ∞
May 17, 2024
This has now been recomputed with about 4 million points spaced an equal distance apart on the Earth's surface.
overtired
+21
Level 88
May 17, 2024
That's amazing. Great quiz and makes such a cool map. I wonder how it would look on a globe.
TheQuizPerson
+6
Level 58
Oct 8, 2024
Very fun quiz but confusing.
DrWhoFanJ
+1
Level 64
Jan 3, 2025
You originally only used 16 coordinates‽
gengarca
+1
Level 42
Mar 3, 2026
I believe 16 thousands. Most Europeans use periods instead of commas when representing thousands.
DrWhoFanJ
+1
Level 64
Mar 4, 2026
As a European, no, we don’t. Not when writing in English.
Quizmaster
+44
Level ∞
May 1, 2024
Very cool quiz! I am going to add a map to this one and feature it when I get the time
Stewart
+12
Level 68
May 17, 2024
Should the country borders still be visible when you zoom in?
Quizmaster
+12
Level ∞
May 17, 2024
No, but I didn't bother fixing it. At some point the zoomed-in border-opacity got set to !important in the style-sheet. Which makes it really tough to override. We should probably avoid !important in general in the stylesheet. But this is an edge case on a single quiz so I'm not going to worry about it.
Stewart
+13
Level 68
May 17, 2024
It's not a big issue anyway, adds a hint for anybody that needs it :)
Neodymium
+2
Level 63
Oct 11, 2024
Perhaps zooming could be disabled on this quiz now that that is possible?
PantsLobbyist
+2
Level 99
May 17, 2024
Such a cool idea! Loved this quiz, thank you.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 82
Oct 8, 2024
Wow, Level 96! 😲
VinMaps
+1
Level 78
Oct 8, 2024
Wow. Level 79. 😲
AwesomePotato170
+1
Level 63
Oct 8, 2024
Wow, Level 73! 😲
shbbbbbbbmm
+1
Level 67
Oct 8, 2024
Wow, level 54 😮
Chickaledo13
+1
Level 43
Oct 8, 2024
Wow, level 53!😲
Kxprxnxc
+4
Level 51
Oct 9, 2024
wow level 34...oh wait...
sirhc
+1
Level 55
Nov 25, 2025
Wow, level 50! :0
MeMeMe333
+1
Level 71
Dec 16, 2025
Wow level 55!
interopia
+1
Level 90
Jan 8, 2026
Wow level 70!
MarshMarsh
+1
Level 60
Jan 26, 2026
Wow, level 89!
Xtrordinary
+1
Level 75
Mar 3, 2026
Wow level 55!
Ptcairn
+1
Level 68
Mar 3, 2026
Wow, Level 74! 😲
toowise
+1
Level 81
Mar 3, 2026
Wow level 68!
jcsmith50
+1
Level 87
Mar 3, 2026
Wow! level 81!
McKenzieFam
+1
Level 68
Mar 4, 2026
Wow, level 86!
Abhay28
+1
Level 69
Mar 5, 2026
Wow, level 68!
TurkeyCookTime
+36
Level 85
May 17, 2024
Could you make it more clear what we're supposed to do? I thought a random point on earth would be chosen, and we would have to guess the capitals closest to it. It took until I guessed Ottawa by pure chance that I understood what I was supposed to do.
Etanna
+6
Level 73
May 17, 2024
brilliant as always! And I immediately knew that the capitals in Oceania will be my downfall and of course they were :D
geoexpert3
+1
Level 28
Mar 30, 2026
Me too, only Apia I could get.
DictatorTalia
+2
Level 96
May 17, 2024
Great quiz and wonderful SVG! Really enjoyed taking it.
Qikiq
+22
Level 89
May 17, 2024
I played it, but I still don't understand it.
catie09
+10
Level 87
May 17, 2024
Same, and we both have level 80+.
pinkysbrain
+7
Level 87
May 17, 2024
You're not the only one . I think I kind of get it now.
dirkster42
+5
Level 95
May 18, 2024
Same.
VirusSlo
+3
Level 72
May 20, 2024
Same here.
CosmicCalamity
+2
Level 74
Oct 8, 2024
Same.
Anderis
+10
Level 76
Oct 8, 2024
Basically you have to guess the capitals that are far away from any other capital because they cover the largest area of potential random points that would be closer to them than any other capital.

The map is a hint because it shows the area "covered" by every capital and you go for the biggest ones.

Anderis
+7
Level 76
Oct 8, 2024
Also technically it's not so important that the capital is far away from other capitals but that it's the northern/southern/easter/westermost of the bunch before you get a lot of empty space in at least one direction.
echoes
+4
Level 85
May 17, 2024
Super cool quiz! Great job scambigol!
Constantinos
+7
Level 75
May 17, 2024
This is a nonesensical quiz but my good knowledge of remote capitals helped me go through. For example why none of the European cities is an answer? If I land for example randomly in any part of Europe I stand a good chance of being close to 40+ national capitals...
barmanitan
+30
Level 84
May 17, 2024
Because for any capital in Europe any point is very likely to be closer to a different capital. For e.g. Wellington, there's lots of space around it not close to any other capitals, so lots of points in the pacific are closest to Wellington. It's which capitals have the most points around them that are closest to that capital
Sifhraven
+3
Level 76
Sep 23, 2024
Or differently phrased, all the lines on this map are where another capital takes over from being closer (sorry for my bad English). So each capital gets their own section. Some sections are bigger than others, so if you let's crash on earth on a random point, the chances to crash in a bigger section are bigger.

Basicly look at the map and try to figure out which capital lies in the biggest sections.

poisongift
+5
Level 66
Oct 8, 2024
But that's the point -- when you are close to a lot of capitals simultaneously, they all have a pretty low chance of being the absolute closest to you.

Each capital city on the map simply has an area drawn around it to represent where you would have to land in order for that capital to be the closest. Obviously the more remote capitals have larger areas, so you have a greater chance of landing in those areas if you were dropped onto the globe randomly.

HydratedMite
+1
Level 68
Oct 9, 2024
You have it the other way around...
cathlete
+1
Level 78
May 17, 2024
This is awesome! Nice!
FreeStater
+1
Level 81
May 17, 2024
Great quiz. Might be the only time I'm grateful for the Siachen Glacier.
DaftDayan
+1
Level 73
May 18, 2024
Very interesting quiz !
Freestatebear
+3
Level 88
May 18, 2024
Like many, it took me a while to figure out what the quiz was asking for. I think barmanitan's comment says it best: "It's which capitals have the most points around them that are closest to that capital."
carawebo
+4
Level 78
May 18, 2024
Why not highlighting in the map the ten biggest areas?
Quizmaster
+9
Level ∞
May 18, 2024
Because I like it much better this way.
TomatosRaafatos
+1
Level 76
Oct 8, 2024
That would be too easy
Rogerw1nz
+3
Level 50
May 18, 2024
I have no idea how this quiz works. I managed to randomly guess 8 capitals to maintain my current streak.
Ainmclarach
+2
Level 71
May 18, 2024
I'm not sure if this is a bug but the regular world map appears while you are zoomed in.
KiloNova
+1
Level 61
May 18, 2024
Basically you have to guess the largest areas?
Ainmclarach
+3
Level 71
Jul 28, 2024
Yes? That's the concept.

I don't know if you're asking me a question or explaining the concept of the quiz to me, but I don't understand how either of those are relevant to my comment.

Keza
+1
Level 76
May 19, 2024
Wow, that made my head hurt
alex2108
+1
Level 70
May 19, 2024
Awesome quiz, very creative! I hope this becomes a series
Jerry928
+1
Level 76
May 20, 2024
Very, very clever :)
Alexquiz17
+1
Level 95
May 20, 2024
Got 18 on first go. Not quite sure what I was doing but went for remote places, or ones which bordered large empty spaces or oceans. Seems this was the way - great concept
Ptcairn
+1
Level 68
May 31, 2024
I just got the concept 30 seconds in. I thought Port Louis will be the least guessed. Then I saw Praia.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Sep 23, 2024
First off lovely art!
TanteTami
+1
Level 66
Oct 8, 2024
Totally awesome!
liljedahl
+1
Level 58
Oct 8, 2024
Awesome concept! :)
AlexW2210
+1
Level 65
Oct 8, 2024
Wow this was a sick quiz!
cosenza
+1
Level 69
Oct 8, 2024
awesome quiz, never thought I'd see a voronoi diagram of world capitals
McKenzieFam
+1
Level 68
Oct 8, 2024
I wasted way too much time thinking that this was a Voronoi diagram of "all world capitals on a map" and wondering why only the big ones were being accepted

XD

J0H0
+1
Level 62
Oct 8, 2024
Love this idea! very cool
Instrumental
+2
Level 70
Oct 8, 2024
This quiz felt like it was made by an alien. Took me a minute or so to figure it out, but once I did, I was able to get all the remaining answers
kayokayokayo
+6
Level 59
Oct 8, 2024
A little more description in the instructions would help
FattyCarbuncle
+6
Level 72
Oct 8, 2024
i must be dumb. because i still don't understand it
baptistegorce
+2
Level 57
Oct 8, 2024
Absolutely awesome. Nothing else to add, except five stars.
Garrincha
+3
Level 69
Oct 9, 2024
I couldn't understand what I was meant to do. Too confusing in that respect.
JamesWycombe
+1
Level 74
Oct 9, 2024
I think I could have had a better stab at the required capitals, if it was more obvious which shapes were the 20 largest, washington space, Lisbon space, Helsinki space, all look like contenders.
toolers
+1
Level 61
Oct 10, 2024
not a clue whats going on here

how can brasilia,mexico city,ottawa and cape town be close and nowhere in central america be on it

Iwasdenied
+2
Level 63
Oct 11, 2024
Dang, this is clever. And interesting.
kaibaj
+1
Level 67
Jan 22, 2025
yeah!

i loved this quiz - tip top great job!

bunbud
+1
Level 61
Mar 9, 2025
Nah I completely missed the 20 part and just started spamming capitals thinking each part was an answer
XYU
+1
Level 62
Sep 3, 2025
Fantastic stuff, and a really cool "shattered glass" style map.
Penguin
+2
Level 50
Dec 17, 2025
the figure is so confusing lmao
Baton793
+1
Level 58
Mar 3, 2026
Vonoroi represent!!!
Albrik
+1
Level 66
Mar 3, 2026
If you don't understand:

All points that closer to a certain capital than any other are parr of a single piece on this map

Just name the largest pieces

bestanford
+2
Level 73
Mar 3, 2026
Don't quizzes like this typically choose just one capital for South Africa? (Bolivia doesn't matter here anyway.)
birdorrogers
+3
Level 57
Mar 3, 2026
even reading the comments for clues i am still not clever enough to even remotely understand this quiz!
erikj
+1
Level 67
Mar 3, 2026
Maybe this helps 😃: If you leave Brussels by foot, soon you will be closer to Luxembourg, Amsterdam or Paris (depending on your direction). If you leave Reykjavik by foot, it will take a loooong time before another capital is closer to you than Reykjavik. That is why Reykjavik claims a large area in this map.
haveneuheuh
+1
Level 59
Mar 3, 2026
absolutely goated quiz
grouchypanda
+2
Level 39
Mar 3, 2026
OHHHH I misread "capitals" as "countries". I was like "surely I should've gotten one by now." When "Mexico" returned a point, I just kept going lol.
westontsgrant
+1
Level 47
Mar 5, 2026
You should grey out the ones that you don't have to answer, it would make so much more sense that way lol
JSSTyger
+1
Level 54
Mar 5, 2026
Very poorly explained.
zionist747
+1
Level 67
Mar 6, 2026
is it according to the mercator projection?

did you calculate it on sqare map?

USAguy
+1
Level 42
Mar 19, 2026
i like the concept a lot
KatyM
+1
Level 70
Apr 16, 2026
I had no idea what I was trying to do, but I got 11.
gyz
+1
Level 61
Apr 22, 2026
Just found out there are borders when you zoom in...

... *after* taking the quiz

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