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Country Superlatives - Not the United States

The United States is the top country in all these categories. For each selected category, try to name the country that ranks #2 or #3.
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Last updated: February 11, 2025
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First submittedMarch 7, 2017
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Category
Next two countries
Largest economy at current exchange rates
China | Japan
Most English speakers (native)
United Kingdom | Nigeria
Most English speakers (total)
India | Pakistan
Most military arms exports
Russia | France
Most immigrants
Germany | Saudi Arabia
Highest Christian population
Brazil | Mexico
Greatest total length of ski slopes
France | Austria
Most 100 meter dash gold medals
Jamaica | United Kingdom
Most Nobel Prizes won
United Kingdom | Germany
Highest population in the Western Hemisphere
Brazil | Mexico
Birthplace of the most Major League baseball players
Dominican Republic | Venezuela
Highest crude oil production (2023)
Saudi Arabia | Russia
Most modern Olympic games hosted (through 2032)
France | Japan | Italy
Most Grand Slam tennis titles (Open Era)
Australia | Spain
Country flag with the most stars
Brazil | Uzbekistan
Earliest declaration of independence in the Americas
Haiti | Ecuador
Highest market value of their most valuable corporation
Saudi Arabia | Taiwan
Busiest airport (2023)
United Arab Emirates | United Kingdom
Greatest cheese production (2022)
France | Germany
Most populous countries whose name ends in S
Philippines | Netherlands
63 Comments
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Level 67
Mar 9, 2017
For every category I just guessed India, Russia, China, UK, France, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, Germany, Japan, Australia. And I did pretty well!
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Level 61
Jul 14, 2017
Wildly eclectic. Nice job.
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Level 66
Jul 14, 2017
Source for the Grand Slam titles? Wiki suggests that Australia has 25 titles and Switzerland has 26. Or are you including doubles, juniors, etc.?
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Level ∞
Jul 14, 2017
The Williams sisters alone have 30.
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Level 67
Jul 14, 2017
I don't think amm14 was suggesting that anyone is ahead of the US. I think amm14 is saying that the second-ranking country is Switzerland, not Australia.
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Level 94
Jul 25, 2018
Not sure what source amm14 is using but the wiki page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Grand_Slam_champions_by_country shows Australia with 41 (singles) as of today. The single titles by country are currently USA 138, Australia 41, (West) Germany 32, Spain 31, Switzerland 28, Sweden 25. If you include all the doubles too and count each player separately (as there are pairs from different countries) the order is USA 487, Australia 182, Spain 65, Switzerland 54, Sweden 50, France 47
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Level 28
Jun 9, 2021
I just noticed that QM has a level of ∞
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Level 71
Jun 18, 2021
And they don't support their own website, since there's no smiley face before the name...
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Level 47
Jul 18, 2023
Are you just counting men’s or are you counting women’s too
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Level 66
Feb 12, 2025
Only a perv would need to ask
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Level 85
Jul 14, 2017
Needs another minute. I never say that.
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Level 77
Jul 14, 2017
Too America-centric
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Level 94
May 4, 2021
Well....yeah.
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Level 52
Mar 30, 2024
It is a quiz about, well, America.
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Level 79
Jul 14, 2017
Too everything-but-the-US centric.
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Level 52
Mar 30, 2024
It is a quiz about, well, "not the us" (read the title).
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Level 84
Feb 11, 2025
It’s almost as if they were joking…
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Level 71
Mar 3, 2025
*he was
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Level 77
Jul 14, 2017
great quiz. pretty easy.
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Level 70
Jul 17, 2017
I got a little excited when I saw Australia and cheered ever so slightly, before I realised this quiz highlights that we're second in these categories... Wah!
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Level 88
May 5, 2021
Second isn't bad when you consider there are 12 times as many of us as there are of you.
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Level 90
Jun 22, 2018
Misleading title, should be named who's second banana to the USA this time.
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Level 81
Dec 27, 2018
Cool quiz. Not too difficult. Time seems fine.
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Level 76
Aug 11, 2019
This reminds me so much of this: http://everysecondcounts.eu/
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Level 71
Oct 16, 2020
Who does number two work for???
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Level 69
Mar 17, 2023
Dr Evil!
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Level 43
Jan 19, 2021
india has more english speakers than usa and canada combined
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Level 82
May 4, 2021
Not according to this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_English-speaking_population
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Level 58
Jul 22, 2023
I realise it's just my opinion but I find it terribly difficult to believe that India only has 200 million speakers of English. When I went there in 2001, everyone I spoke to in the street, including obviously very poor people, was able to speak English to some level except for one old lady. I suppose I was entirely in cities and towns. I just have my doubts over official figures - but I suppose that is all we have to go on.

And hang on - that source says that 38 million French people speak English!! Where are they all?

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Level 84
Feb 11, 2025
I lived in India for two years. There are many, many people there who can't speak English, including in the big cities. In the rural areas and provincial cities very few people can.
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Level 58
Feb 16, 2025
Yes, I suppose so. But India is so big that only 23% of the population would need to speak any English for there to be more English speakers than the whole of the USA. The urban Indian population alone is 50% larger than the total population of the USA. As India (slowly) gets richer and better educated, I find the idea that the USA has the most English speakers is getting further and further outside the bounds of credibility.
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Level 70
May 7, 2021
What about Vatican for the highest Christian population?
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Level 78
May 12, 2021
No, the Vatican only has about 800 christians.
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Level 79
Jun 9, 2021
Hopefully so.
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Level 51
Jun 9, 2021
no, they have an underground city where all Christians go
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Level 81
Jun 11, 2021
You're referring to percentage Christian population, not in absolute numbers
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Level 68
Jun 9, 2021
What about Most External Debt?

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

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Level 56
Jun 3, 2022
It makes sense since correlated to the U.S.'s economy and wealth
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Level 65
Jun 9, 2021
Suggest to change English (native) for English (first language). It could be argued that all countries with English as an official language have native English speakers. It's also the terminology used at the source (I guess) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_English-speaking_population
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Level 72
Jun 9, 2021
"Highest population"...
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Level 63
Jul 19, 2023
... is not a category USA is winning in
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Level 73
Jun 10, 2021
Missed military arms exports, beauty pageant wins, and most stars on flag.
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Level 58
Sep 20, 2021
We do not need ANOTHER United States superior quiz to show how "good" USA is....
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Level 77
Jul 18, 2023
Sorry for being so good, I guess.
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Level 57
Jul 18, 2023
I love the US
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Level 73
Jul 19, 2023
2:35 used
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Level 67
Nov 10, 2023
Can I make more versions of this?
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Level 56
Feb 12, 2025
quiz kinda went down after the latest update...
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Level 63
Feb 12, 2025
why are so many people going to saudi?
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Level ∞
Feb 12, 2025
Jobs. Saudi Arabia and other gulf countries import vast armies of temporary workers to do low-wage labor. They are not really immigrants in the Western sense as they have no path to citizenship and will have to return to their home country when their economic usefulness is over.
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Level 74
Feb 13, 2025
United States of America does not end in -s.
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Level 63
Feb 13, 2025
That bothered me a little too.
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Level 65
Feb 13, 2025
same
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Level 82
Feb 15, 2025
I was wondering if I was the only one...
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Level 66
Mar 3, 2025
You are not
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Level 91
Mar 3, 2025
It does if you take out the "of America" part, which JetPunk always does.
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Level 52
Mar 3, 2025
Missing the only one where my home nation is an answer, typical
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Level 53
Mar 3, 2025
That felt weirdly easy for how difficult it should have been for some. No idea how I got the "Highest Market value of their most valuable corporation" question.
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Level 43
Mar 3, 2025
I've tried American cheese and it's definitely not "great"!
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Level 57
Mar 3, 2025
Quantity over quality
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Level 64
Mar 3, 2025
you've tried all 1,000+ kinds of American cheese?
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Level 56
Mar 3, 2025
the United States of America do not end with an s. If they do, the United Mexican States should be an acceptable answer.
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Level 91
Mar 3, 2025
On JetPunk, the name of the country is just the United States.