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Big Countries Bordering Small Countries

Name the countries that share a land border that have the largest difference in area.
As measured by dividing the larger area by the small area
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First submittedMay 24, 2016
Times taken95,608
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Countries
Countries
684,855
Italy
Vatican City
317,168
France
Monaco
4,940
Italy
San Marino
1,369
France
Andorra
1,081
Spain
Andorra
524
Austria
Liechtenstein
378
Russia
Estonia
265
Russia
Latvia
262
Russia
Lithuania
258
Switzerland
Liechtenstein
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Countries
251
China
Bhutan
248
France
Luxembourg
245
Russia
Georgia
197
Russia
Azerbaijan
186
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
142
Russia
North Korea
138
Germany
Luxembourg
128
Indonesia
East Timor
121
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
89
D.R. Congo
Rwanda
WolfCam
+28
Level 65
Nov 16, 2017
Good Quiz, I believe Saudi Arabia, Bahrain should be on here because of Passport Island.
Djilas
+10
Level 82
Nov 16, 2017
Probably doesn't count because it's artificial
redsplat
+86
Level 74
Nov 20, 2017
Shouldn't matter. Borders are artificial too after all.
ace3349
+18
Level 67
Mar 12, 2018
No, he means the island that the two bridges meet at (passport island, like he said...), which is half in Saudi Arabia and half in Bahrain. Small islands are obviously being counted (Indonesia and East Timor), so this should be included imo, even if the island is man-made
mikeyq6
+8
Level 31
Mar 15, 2018
East Timor has a land border with Indonesia, whereas Indonesia as a whole is a bunch of islands.
rphxx
+3
Level 70
Mar 20, 2018
It definetly is not a land border (Island of Timor), but Timor is not a small Island, compared to Passport Island, which is the only "Border" between Bahrain and Saudi Arabia
RobNobody
+18
Level 76
Nov 28, 2018
It IS a land border, because the island of Timor is split between the nation of East Timor and Indonesia.
QuetzalcoatlOfThe21stCentury
+4
Level 21
Mar 19, 2018
Yeah...but honestly it is insignificant and not a single soul lives nor plans to live there.
KURWA
+9
Level 59
Dec 12, 2019
still is a land border
Algernon
+2
Level 72
Nov 17, 2017
Good quiz.mit took a bit of thinking to get them all
biellos
+19
Level 90
Nov 17, 2017
just curious... how far are Lesotho/Swaziland & South Africa from making the list?
samiamco
+5
Level 69
Nov 17, 2017
Yeah, their absence really surprised me.
sumguy
+27
Level 84
Nov 17, 2017
South Africa is 70x Swaziland and 40x Lesotho. I was surprised that Malaysia and Brunei didn't make the list, but Malaysia is only 57x Brunei.
Luni
+17
Level 82
Nov 24, 2019
Same. I was surprise with mexico and belize but that difference is 85 times
PenguinTorpedo
+1
Level 50
Nov 11, 2020
isnt mozambique bigger than SA?
Froststar101
+1
Level 74
Jun 29, 2023
No, South Africa has 50% more area than Mozambique.
Quizzer6794
+1
Level 64
Nov 20, 2017
Love these!
DonTheLamplighter
+13
Level 84
Nov 21, 2017
Awesome quiz. Must've taken a TON of time to compile this. Just curious, did you pace this off or use a humongous tape measure? :-)
Majic
+2
Level 43
Feb 10, 2018
Malaysia with Singapore and Brunei?
Zeopii
+7
Level 65
Mar 11, 2018
Singapore technically counts as an island, while Malaysia is only about 57 times the size of Brunei.
sumguy
+14
Level 84
Nov 29, 2018
Not technically. Singapore is an island.
barmanitan
+1
Level 76
Jun 21, 2020
I think they used technically because of the bridge between them
FrostExplosion
+4
Level 50
Jul 6, 2020
bridges dont really matter because its artificial. if a natural bridge occurs its no longer an island
SWATkun
+1
Level 60
Mar 11, 2018
What about Brunei and Singapore ?
SpencerGT
+4
Level 64
Feb 3, 2022
Not to be a jerk, but read the comments lol.
ArcherM1
+1
Level 28
Mar 11, 2018
Great quiz, 100% on first try - Rwanda nearly got me though, and I kept morosely typing in Singapore before remembering it's an island. Clearly I was too out of it with food poisoning to notice...
MsKingBean89
+2
Level 60
Mar 11, 2018
57 seconds remaining. I completely forgot how big Russia was compared to other countries which aren't exactly small.
JakisBak
+1
Level 40
Mar 11, 2018
Nice quiz, I just didn’t think of indonesia and East Timor

Also if you have time check out my new quiz B cities by Picture

SkuxxKiwi
+1
Level 39
Mar 12, 2018
Same, that's the only one i didn't get. Yeah feel free to try my few quizzes, even if they don't really link to this one. :)
coxbury
+2
Level 56
Mar 11, 2018
Slightly surprised india/bhutan not on list
stevediverse
+4
Level 91
Mar 11, 2018
India is 85.6x Bhutan...just missed the list.
Photop
+1
Level 69
Mar 11, 2018
Nice quiz. Almost missed Liechtenstein, because I didn't think of Austria/Switzerland as large countries. But got it with seconds to spare.
loganite
+7
Level 88
Mar 11, 2018
Surprised Mexico/Belize didn't make it
loganite
+3
Level 88
Mar 11, 2018
...Turns out it just misses at 85.5 x
Marcello762
+2
Level 26
Mar 11, 2018
Could Brazil and Suriname be on this?
Marcello762
+2
Level 26
Mar 11, 2018
Never mind only 55 times bigger
LuluAndrade
+2
Level 21
Mar 17, 2018
"the largest difference in area", to me, is to subtract the smaller area from the bigger area and check the result.
MrMagoo
+4
Level 84
Mar 17, 2018
The mathematician in me agrees with you, but the geographer understands what this quiz is trying to achieve. Perhaps the word proportion should be mentioned at the top?
SpencerGT
+2
Level 64
Feb 3, 2022
"greatest proportional difference in area"
emwcee
+1
Level 45
Mar 23, 2018
What about South Africa and LeSotho?
HinesBrothers
+2
Level 75
Nov 28, 2018
RSA is 40x larger than Lesotho, South Africa-Swziland/eSwatini is 70
HinesBrothers
+1
Level 75
Nov 28, 2018
Great quiz!
mariusz789
+2
Level 44
Nov 29, 2018
Great quiz! Suprised that Switzerland is on the list because it's not too big IMO
ElementalPixel
+1
Level 66
May 10, 2022
It isn't; it's just that Liechtenstein is so incredibly small.
RedLightning
+1
Level 47
Aug 31, 2019
I missed DRC and Rwanda
wojtax00
+1
Level 53
Nov 30, 2019
Guinea Bissau 56km

Angola 1600km

Namibia 1500km

FolgoreCZ
+5
Level 60
Jul 6, 2020
Wat?
AndrewIsCoolio
+1
Level 20
Mar 10, 2020
Got Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar with only 12 seconds left. Good quiz
MrBizzaros
+1
Level 58
Jul 6, 2020
So since dr congo and rwanda just make it, where's dr congo and burundi? Just curious
FolgoreCZ
+2
Level 60
Sep 28, 2021
84,3 times bigger, one of the very near misses alongside Mexico/Belize and India/Bhutan.
daboishangoutusa
+1
Level 29
Mar 5, 2022
i put mexico and belize lol
protector441
+1
Level 47
Feb 12, 2023
I was convinced, that Belize/Mexico missing must be an error :D
canadry
+3
Level 76
Jul 6, 2020
Estonia et al. aren't even that small. Just goes to show how absolutely gigantic Russia is.
Widgaa
+1
Level 49
Aug 12, 2020
Fun quiz. Got easier when I stopped guessing big countries and started guessing tiny ones!
Alex0W
+1
Level 18
Feb 11, 2021
completely forgot that Liechtenstein was a thing O-O
thailandisback
+1
Level 41
May 30, 2021
hmmmm no brazil?
AlexThirkell
+2
Level 74
Mar 5, 2022
There are no very small South American countries. Suriname is only a bit smaller than Uruguay, Guyana is larger than Uruguay. Those three smallest are pretty hefty in their own right, although daddy Brazil is 52x larger than Suriname.
smoceany
+1
Level 52
Jun 14, 2021
mexico belize is close
8oz
+1
Level 43
Feb 28, 2022
What about Mexico, it borders belize
AlexThirkell
+4
Level 74
Mar 5, 2022
Mexico is 86x larger than Belize, just off this list. I don't know why I worked that out for you, but for some reason I had to. Almost certainly procrastinating.
Xoocit
+1
Level 50
Nov 24, 2022
Denmark and Canada should be added to the quiz.
Quizmaster
+7
Level ∞
Nov 24, 2022
That makes zero sense. If we are counting external territories, then Canada isn't more than 89x larger than Denmark. If not, they don't border each other.
zachazach
+1
Level 40
Dec 9, 2022
I got the last one with 4 seconds left
Ilovegeograph14
+2
Level 32
Feb 5, 2023
Lol its easier than your mom
LuckyCat
+1
Level 58
Feb 12, 2023
Surprised South Africa:Eswatini isn't on here. Also, Brazil:Uruguay, Brazil:Suriname, China:North Korea.
protector441
+1
Level 47
Feb 12, 2023
China/North Korea is 80x bigger, just searched it up, because I was curious. The rest is far from being significant for this quiz, Brazil is not that big.
herberttheperv
+1
Level 47
Apr 22, 2023
and Brazil/france
protector441
+1
Level 47
Feb 12, 2023
So Rwanda is 89x smaller than DRC and still occupies vast amounts of Eastern DRC... that´s a thing
Pjoco
+2
Level 57
Feb 23, 2023
2:50 remaining..nice, but too easy...
FatSpartanJediLlama
+1
Level 67
Jun 29, 2023
Missed Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait
velo26
+1
Level 73
Jun 29, 2023
It always amazes me how the Baltic states always come up together, even on odd quiz premises like this
Vivelageo
+1
Level 32
Jul 7, 2023
I'm surprised not to see Mexico and Belize
SusySean
+1
Level 18
Aug 13, 2023
I really thought Brazil and Suriname would make it or Mexico and Belize. how far from the list are they
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