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Countries that Beat Russia

For each selected category, name any of the countries that ranks higher than Russia.
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First submittedDecember 29, 2018
Times taken81,475
Average score80.0%
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Rank
Category
Countries
12
Lowest population density
Mongolia | Australia | Namibia | Iceland |
Guyana | Suriname | Canada | Libya |
Botswana | Mauritania | Kazakhstan
2
Longest total length of borders
China
4 (t)
European country whose name has the fewest letters
Italy | Malta | Spain
4
Greatest number of active volcanoes
Indonesia | United States | Japan
10
Highest percent of population that is Orthodox Christian
Moldova | Armenia | Greece | Cyprus |
Serbia | Georgia | Belarus | Romania |
Montenegro
3
Longest coastline
Canada | Indonesia
2
Most grassland
Australia
2
Most time zones
France
2
Most tigers living in the wild
India
4
Coldest capital city
Mongolia | Kazakhstan | Iceland
2
Most inland surface water
Canada
6
Volcano with the highest elevation
Argentina | Chile | Bolivia | Peru |
Ecuador | Tanzania
2
Most total rainfall received over entire territory
Brazil
4
Greatest population loss, 2000–2025
Ukraine | Japan | Romania
2
Most crude oil production (2024)
United States
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76 Comments
Jerry928
+32
Level 76
Dec 29, 2018
This is a great series!
Wardo
+44
Level 89
Dec 29, 2018
I agree with the great series comment. But it is ridiculous to consider France's overseas territories as part of their time zones. Russia should be number one in this category and therefore removed from this quiz.
Djilas
+25
Level 86
Dec 31, 2018
Well it's valid fun fact for geography nerds. But in practical terms Russia is far in front, even leaving aside the discussion about different statuses. Maybe the limit should be at let's say 5 inhabitants per time zone :)
OfficerDibble
+22
Level 86
Jan 9, 2019
France may have the greatest difference between time zones included in the country's territory, but surely it doesn't have the "most time zones", i.e. the largest number of time zones.
chromopila
+10
Level 66
Jan 10, 2019
What OfficerDibble said.

France, including its overseas territories does have 8 time zones, namely; UTC -10,-9,-4,-3,+1,+3,+4 and +12 while Russia has 11.

In conclusion; highest span from UTC -10 to +12, while Russia has 11 from UTC +2 up to +12.

kogatora
+18
Level 96
Jan 28, 2019
france has 12 (being UTC+1 plus 11 for its dependencies) and Russia has 11. If you want to fly to different parts of France you can land in 12 different time zones which makes it just as valid as flying to the 11 different time zones of Russia (very few would drive). https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone/france
YellowJacket
+3
Level 80
Jul 16, 2021
I don't think you can drive to some of the time zones in Russia. I don't think that there is a road that goes all the way across the country.
Dollyfroggy
+5
Level 63
Jul 16, 2021
But you most certainly can't drive to most of France's overseas territories from mainland France.
dunkinggandalf2
+5
Level 72
Aug 27, 2025
How is that relevant? The question isn't about "time zones you can drive to"!
TheKindCowboy
+7
Level 55
Mar 22, 2022
Are you challenging me?
Soph1
+2
Level 51
Jan 25, 2019
I was baffled by the France thing until I saw your comment.
ander217
+12
Level 74
Jan 25, 2019
Why does it matter if overseas territories are included? It's the way the experts count them. BTW, Chromopila, why did you leave out UTC -9:30, -8, +5, and +11, the Marquesas, Clipperton Island, French Southern and Antarctic, and New Caledonia? Those added make a total of 12 time zones.
XYU
+6
Level 62
Jul 16, 2021
Enjoyed the quiz, although I agree with Waldo that France does not have the most time zones; most of those territories listed in the link further down are not part of France, but just dependencies. For instance, it includes one whose full name is "French Southern and Antarctic Lands" - no-one would say that anything in the Antarctic constitutes France.

Mayotte, Reunion and French Guiana are technically part of France itself, so I'll give you 4. Russia clearly has more with 11.

I would remove the question, but if you really want to keep it, add an "includes dependent territories" comment.

driehoek25
+2
Level 70
Jul 16, 2021
How many time zones does the USA have because it will also become a lot less if you do not count their dependencies.
jmellor13
+2
Level 68
Jul 16, 2021
It actually won't. The US only has five dependencies, two of which are in Eastern Standard Time. That only leaves Samoa, Guam, and the Mariana Islands. I think Guam and Mariana Islands are in the same time zone, so the dependencies add two time zones to the five covered by the 50 states.
pieman
+1
Level 58
Oct 23, 2025
technically the 2 in EST are in AST for half the year, so you could say they are in a different time zone. There is also Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Navassa Island, and Wake Island. However only 2 of these are outside the Hawaiian time zone and have UTC +12, Navassa Island shares the EST time zone though
dunkinggandalf2
+4
Level 72
Aug 27, 2025
France doesn't have "dependencies" in the way the UK or the US has. Every part of France is French, everyone from there has full French citizenship.
DragonEd
+2
Level 38
Jul 19, 2021
I got them all accept the time zones! France, really?
CanadianGeo96
+6
Level 61
Mar 2, 2022
Why? France's overseas dependencies are equally as valid to include in the quiz. Even if they all had no population they still inhabit a time zone. Therefore, France should remain in the quiz. A time zone doesn't care if it has people in its path or not. A time zone only cares about time.
musiclistsareus
+21
Level 61
Dec 30, 2018
Or there could be a reminder to consider overseas territories, since in many quizzes, overseas territories are explicitly exempted.
AlexThirkell
+3
Level 74
Jun 7, 2021
They're not overseas territories for France as far as I know, so excluding them would be like excluding Hawaii from the USA.
XYU
+5
Level 62
Jul 16, 2021
Yes, they are:

https://www.timeanddate.com/time/zone/france

They are all overseas; one or two are officially "France" but most are dependent overseas territories.

partdavid
+6
Level 74
Aug 21, 2025
Well, Guadelope, Martinique, French Guiana, Réunion and Mayotte are all Regions of and integral parts of France; it's not "one or two". But the point remains valid that unless territories (or how territories are usually conceived) are included, France has five which is not enough to beat Russia.

Since this is a more interesting question with France's inclusion and since in other contexts (as @ander217 points out) you're likely to find that France has the most time zones, the best solution is to include in the caveats that territories are included.

The notion of what is "part of" a country and what is a "territory" or "dependency" or "controlled by" a country is not going to completely map from country to country. It'll never be completely satisfactory in all cases. We can just adopt an internal convention and try to stick with it (and highlight when it's different).

kartik
+2
Level 17
Dec 30, 2018
Best quiz dan i love your quizs
Countries0410
+2
Level 62
Dec 30, 2018
Do countries that beat Canada
Djilas
+1
Level 86
Dec 31, 2018
This one was easier for me than others.
benf415
+1
Level 70
Jan 10, 2019
Shouldn't Mexico be included in the tallest volcano question?
Eduuuu13
+1
Level 55
Aug 27, 2025
Erm as a mexican I think no
Eduuuu13
+1
Level 55
Aug 27, 2025
Now that I see yes you are right
GeoDude
+5
Level 46
Jan 25, 2019
I just entered USA for every answer and got 100%
Baxtergrad
+3
Level 51
Nov 16, 2020
No you didn't
PurpleMage
+5
Level 77
Jan 25, 2019
got the coldest capital wrong because I was typing in the names of the capitals :/
RayH518
+1
Level 38
Jan 25, 2019
me too
JTK84
+1
Level 50
Jun 2, 2022
I also forgot at some point that countries were asked and thought I had to guess the amount of most total rainfall received over entire Russia!
philswift59
+1
Level 46
Jan 25, 2019
*Coughs Russian, no-one has beat Russia!
andrelm3
+3
Level 58
Jan 25, 2019
Is this the time Jetpunk is gonna get banned in Russia?
theperiodictable
+1
Level 46
Jan 27, 2019
when australia gets a mention BECAUSE THEY BEAT RUSSIA IN SOMETHING AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE WE AREN'T LOSERS
riverdale
+2
Level 42
Jan 27, 2019
Do "Countries that beat Belgium"
Atkinson
+1
Level 65
Jan 28, 2019
Then do countries that beat Tuvalu
kalbahamut
+3
Level 79
Feb 17, 2019
here you go
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Feb 17, 2019
and here is the one for those filthy waffle eaters
KissedPunt
+1
Level 61
Jan 29, 2019
Surprised Vatican City is not top for Orthodox Christian.
cocachiantos
+1
Level 75
Sep 19, 2022
Vatican is the pope state, head of Catholic church
Nickelz
+6
Level 69
Apr 30, 2023
...Vatican City literally has zero orthodox
KissedPunt
+1
Level 61
Jan 29, 2019
Sorry, I take that back; misread/misinterpreted the question.
TheCrusher
+1
Level 70
Jul 16, 2021
You do know that you can delete your comments, right?
Carry
+2
Level 63
Mar 22, 2019
I was starting to doubt my sanity when Reykjavic, Oslo and Stockholm didn't work for coldest capital. I feel so stupid now...
ooftownroad
+2
Level 70
Apr 8, 2020
the usa and russia are tied for the second most time zones. so please put T2 or 2T.
CanadaMonarchist
+1
Level 86
Apr 8, 2021
I am confused by the second volcano question, is the tallest volcano not in Hawaii meaning the USA?
partdavid
+1
Level 74
Aug 21, 2025
Tallest, but not highest. Even with tallest you have to add the caveat that the base is below sea level.
ZooTuber3000
+1
Level 51
May 9, 2021
Mongoli?
DarkAlpha
+1
Level 24
Jul 16, 2021
16/16 with 2:56 left!!!
jmellor13
+6
Level 68
Jul 16, 2021
In Soviet Russia, country beats you.
WhelchareHistroy
+1
Level 51
Jan 5, 2022
just use lakes for inland seas
bentshaggyoil
+1
Level 62
Sep 20, 2022
Doesn’t China have the same amount of borders? I didn’t think it was more.
GrammarBeane1
+2
Level 83
Oct 17, 2022
this is the total length of the borders, not the number of countries
Hockputer
+1
Level 56
Jan 24, 2023
Russia is not in the top 3 for coastlines.
Nickelz
+3
Level 69
Apr 30, 2023
Remove France.
DoktorApplejuce
+2
Level 76
Aug 21, 2025
I've tried. They're shockingly adamant about sticking around. :(
rususa
+3
Level 48
Aug 3, 2023
I thought that Norway had a longer coastline than Russia. From what I’ve seen Norway has a coastline that’s about 101,000 km long and Russia has a coastline that’s around 37,500 km long.
Amethyst976
+1
Level 30
Sep 25, 2024
thats not the first time you have used this picture for a quiz about russia right? xDD
Minecraftyoshi2
+1
Level 57
Oct 1, 2024
I honestly don't know if Russia can be considered second most powerful military any more. China seems to be slightly more powerful but I guess if your going off globalfirepower website then you'd have to leave it
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Aug 21, 2025
Yeah, removed that question. I highly doubt Russia could beat China in a war that didn't involve nuclear weapons considering how they're barely winning in Ukraine after 3 years.
Pontiac
+1
Level 61
Aug 21, 2025
Yes, if they are loosing to Ukraine, how can they beat China lol😂
partdavid
+1
Level 74
Aug 21, 2025
It's guesswork either way (China is not fighting a war, either), so not a good candidate for a trivia question.
cuendillar
+1
Level 71
Nov 4, 2025
11 years, surely. The war started with Russia occupying Crimea in 2014.
Daksh00
+1
Level 64
Aug 21, 2025
Missed Brazil this time.
eurotec
+1
Level 56
Aug 22, 2025
Great quiz! 15/15!
LysanderB17
+3
Level 78
Aug 27, 2025
Are you sure about the grassland question? Your own quiz says Australia is 5th and Russia is 3rd.
thescythian1111
+1
Level 23
Aug 27, 2025
i dont understand whats the rank?
baconator99
+1
Level 53
Aug 27, 2025
Was not expecting 100%
q38
+1
Level 37
Sep 2, 2025
how did 95% get the volcano question
kohaneluvsme
+1
Level 28
Oct 6, 2025
Longest length of borders should be the US-Canadian border, not China.
Wistful
+1
Level 72
Feb 11, 2026
Total length. The US-Canada border is long, but the sum of all of China's borders is way longer.
Geojai
+1
Level 51
Oct 16, 2025
at least there is no question asking a country with a larger land area
Nevson64
+1
Level 67
Jan 7, 2026
15/15! Je suis lui
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