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Countries on the Equator

11 countries have land territory that lies on the equator. How many can you name?
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First submittedNovember 14, 2011
Times taken134,966
Average score72.7%
Rating4.78
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Country
Brazil
Colombia
Democratic Republic
of the Congo
Ecuador
Country
Gabon
Indonesia
Kenya
Republic of the Congo
Country
São Tomé and Príncipe
Somalia
Uganda
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100 Recent Comments
GeneralWaffle64
+15
Level 44
Feb 10, 2014
Take a drink every time you or someone else guesses Equatorial Guinea
DeusCaritasEst
+12
Level 55
Nov 17, 2015
We'd all be drunk by now if we did this.
Chutney
+9
Level 62
Aug 4, 2020
we'd be dead
GeoNat
+2
Level 55
Nov 15, 2023
Idk, I have a pretty high tolerance. It's only like 100 thousand shots, I'd barely even be drunk after that.
ProfessorTaco567
+7
Level 46
Mar 21, 2021
I knew that the equator didn't pass through Equatorial Guinea before I started this quiz, and yet I guessed it anyway just in case I was wrong. *chugs bottle of big boy vodka*
Quizzology
+3
Level 70
Jul 5, 2014
Missed Ecuador. *facepalm*
DeusCaritasEst
+2
Level 55
Nov 17, 2015
So did I. Dios mio.
kleiner
+3
Level 55
Feb 20, 2017
hahahahahaah
AyBrains
+1
Level 36
May 11, 2020
*smirks* Oh, you noticed
mathdrew
+1
Level 63
Jul 5, 2014
Yes ... just as a couple other players pointed out ... you have left out 2 countries that are indeed located right on the equator (BOTH smaller island nations) ---> the Maldives and Kiribati ... So do you read your messages? And can you please evolve this quiz to a more complete level? thanks we all appreciate it !!
Shiloh376
+13
Level 77
Jul 5, 2014
Look at the description of the quiz just below the title. That is why.
Trek222
+1
Level 37
Jul 8, 2014
I agree. If The Maldives and Kiribati are not on here then Sao Tome and Principe should not be, all of them are island countries.
2cashmere
+17
Level 29
May 22, 2015
The issue wasn't that they are island countries but whether the equator passes through a part of their territory on the terra firma
pieman
+3
Level 53
Apr 14, 2025
I know this is 11 years late but the equator goes directly through a small island owned by Sao Tome and Principe
Kenneth3748
+3
Level 53
Mar 29, 2022
the equator doesnt go through their land. If it goes through claimed ocean hat doesnt count
trudel2981
+1
Level 28
Jul 5, 2014
Maldives and Kiribati should be in as well
Dollyfroggy
+4
Level 63
Jan 18, 2022
Please read the comment section or the description prior to complaining.
beetboy12
+1
Level 37
Aug 13, 2014
Why does "DR Congo" bring up Republic of the Congo?
parsons8
+2
Level 26
Feb 25, 2015
Because the word "Congo" triggers both Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of Congo--a good tip to remember if you're doing the big "Countries of the World" quiz! :)
sambadojazz
+7
Level 55
Jan 8, 2016
Who is Dr. Congo?
dunkinggandalf2
+7
Level 71
Nov 23, 2020
No, he's just "The Doctor". I don't think we learn his name.
PulseEXEmachina
+3
Level 26
Nov 5, 2021
Why is Dr Congo?
Dollyfroggy
+3
Level 63
Mar 24, 2025
But nobody asked how is Dr. Congo...
parsons8
+6
Level 26
Feb 25, 2015
Missed Sao Tome & Principe. And add me to the list of people who typed in "Equatorial Guinea" only to discover it's not on the equator! I said "Seriously?" (Actually, I think I said one or two other words, too, but I won't repeat them here or the moderator might delete it.)
Boedicea
+2
Level 56
Aug 5, 2015
I typed equitorial guinea, and ecuador first. I missed Gabon Somalia, and Sao tome.
Lily00
+1
Level 26
Apr 2, 2016
done with 3.45 to spare
Olinguito
+1
Level 45
Apr 13, 2016
Took me a while to get São Tomé e Príncipe.
AlexThirkell
+4
Level 74
Mar 21, 2021
dont bother capitalising and using accents youll get it quicker
kaq9
+1
Level 70
Aug 22, 2016
How did I get Sao Tome but not Ecuador
ander217
+1
Level 75
Sep 9, 2016
Can't believe I missed both Congos. I must have typed every other country in Africa but those.
DonStar
+1
Level 40
Sep 9, 2016
Phew just remembered republic of the congo 9 secs left
DeusCaritasEst
+1
Level 55
Sep 9, 2016
Wow. A year later, and apparently I still don't really know where the equator is. Seriously. At least there's enough time to get most of the rest of them by guessing.
abyanais2
+1
Level 53
Sep 9, 2016
I forgot Brazil *facepalm*
iudoc2007
+2
Level 71
Sep 10, 2016
kiribati and maldives have islands both above and below the equator
joeythelemur
+4
Level 82
Sep 12, 2016
Yes, but no land directly ON the equator.
Dollyfroggy
+2
Level 63
Jan 18, 2022
I'm pretty sure they're just sharing the fact.
Findlay
+4
Level 81
Sep 11, 2016
For the record, most of Equatorial Guinea is north of the Equator, but some of it is south of the Equator (the island of Annobón). However the quiz specifies land, and no part of Equatorial Guinea's land lies on the Equator. Someone may be able to confirm this, but I don't believe any part of Equatorial Guinea's oceanic territory lies on the Equator either, as São Tomé almost entirely separates Annobón from the rest of the country.
Kenneth3748
+1
Level 53
Mar 29, 2022
equatorial guinea has a small island that's in he middle of the equator.
kirbykart
+1
Level 58
Jun 3, 2025
@Kenneth No, Equatorial Guinea has no land territory on the Equator.
ruchi
+1
Level 19
Sep 12, 2016
missed 3
alieninvasion109
+2
Level 24
Jan 19, 2017
100%...just! Whew! Good quiz...would like to see more like it!
kleiner
+1
Level 55
Feb 20, 2017
Funny how Brazil is better remebered than Ecuador... I mean, sure, it's easily recognizable as a big equatorial country, but the equator crosses in the very upper tip of the land. More than 90% of his lands lies under the equator...
Malbaby
+2
Level 70
Feb 20, 2017
I think many people like myself know that the Equator runs just about into the mouth of the Amazon River and remember that when a quiz such as this calls for it.
Djilas
+1
Level 85
Mar 27, 2017
10% of a huge country is still a lot, more than the whole Ecuador in fact.
tom98784
+1
Level 28
Oct 17, 2018
It's covers a relatively long north to south range so if you're really not sure where the equator actually is relative to countries (like me) then it's a pretty safe guess along with Chile for further south and India for further north.
jchesney
+1
Level 68
Sep 26, 2017
I sucked at this, but 1 point for 7/11 countries???
divantilya
+1
Level 36
Sep 26, 2017
Colombia and Brazil, but not Venezuela or Guyana. Really?????????
kalbahamut
+6
Level 81
Sep 26, 2017
really
Dijko
+1
Level 45
Dec 27, 2017
Got 100% but you missed the Kiribati and Maldives, so you should fix that. Other the that nice quiz!
Osiris
+11
Level 66
May 6, 2018
You didn't read what was printed in bold and underlined at the top, so you should fix that. Other than that, nice comment.
Limpus
+1
Level 23
May 30, 2018
Yes Dijko I also noticed Kiribati is missing.
Kenneth3748
+1
Level 53
Mar 29, 2022
cus its not on equator
MikolajSzkutnik
+1
Level 75
May 30, 2018
my first guess was EQUATORIAL guinea, why the f is it called equatorial if its not even on the equator
Kenneth3748
+1
Level 53
Mar 29, 2022
the mainland used to be on the equator until it was moved down
coxbury
+1
Level 57
May 30, 2018
aargh! it isn't rui muni any more - I really do know that!
kirbykart
+1
Level 58
Jun 3, 2025
*Rio Muni
DrIlluminati123
+1
Level 33
May 30, 2018
Does "land" territory mean Kiribati and Maldives are not counted?
Dollyfroggy
+3
Level 63
Jan 18, 2022
Yes. While the equator passes through Kiribati's / Maldives' territory, it doesn't pass through any land territory (islands or other landmasses) under the possession of the countries.
jayhiatt
+1
Level 71
Oct 17, 2018
Got them all, mostly helped by the random bit of knowledge stuck in my head that 7 of the 11 were in Africa, so I didn't keep guessing island nations once I had figured out the 4 non-African ones.
epicdjyoshi
+1
Level 33
Oct 17, 2018
I forgot Brazil but got 8 :/ idk how
SpicyChicken
+1
Level 34
Oct 19, 2018
this is really inaccurate. just look at google maps fand you'll see why
tzhg
+6
Level 59
Aug 4, 2020
I just looked at Google Maps and I didn't see why. This quiz is perfectly accurate.
leontodon
+3
Level 71
Jan 31, 2025
It's missing the country of "Loading", right in the middle of the Atlantic.
DaisyGeekyTGirl
+4
Level 51
Dec 14, 2018
Equatorial Guinea is a LIE!
seabird
+4
Level 68
Feb 10, 2019
Oh Peru. How close you are. Only 3.3km too far.
FinlandForever19
+1
Level 84
Jul 3, 2019
With Sao Tome being so small I'm surprised the equator goes through it.
kirbykart
+1
Level 58
Jun 3, 2025
Even more surprising, the Equator doesn't even cross one of the two main islands, but a much smaller island off the southern coast of Sao Tome.
NTND
+6
Level 45
Aug 4, 2020
Equatorial Guinea, biggest misleading since Iceland and Greenland!
Eigengrau
+1
Level 60
Aug 4, 2020
What about United States of America?
tzhg
+1
Level 59
Aug 4, 2020
What's misleading about it?
jmellor13
+1
Level 67
Aug 4, 2020
*United* States. Gonna be a civil war in four months.
Kenneth3748
+2
Level 53
Mar 29, 2022
yep there was a civil war here on november 2 years ago."99%"
SWATkun
+1
Level 59
Aug 4, 2020
Try the map version here
DaveM
+2
Level 76
Aug 4, 2020
The equator in Sao Tome runs through a hotel called Pestana Equador on the island of Ilhéu das Rolas and now I want to go there!
Emtiff
+1
Level 35
Aug 5, 2020
How do the DRC and Republic of Congo have different percentages correct when typing Congo fills in both answers? Did JetPunk not always work that way?
DaveM
+3
Level 76
Aug 5, 2020
some people just type in drc
wiifly
+3
Level 61
Aug 5, 2020
yeah I put drc, even though statistically it is better to put congo I just prefer drc.
NouchezMouchez
+2
Level 39
Sep 23, 2020
you should do Equatorial countries by capitals! It would be a good quiz...
JohnnyYeet
+6
Level 61
Nov 7, 2020
Equatorial Guinea should change their name from the Republic of Equatorial Guinea to the So-Called Republic of Equatorial Guinea
GeographyDawg7
+1
Level 63
Nov 20, 2020
I was about to comment that lol
Ctrling
+1
Level 46
Dec 27, 2020
Missed gabon and sao tome
swaddle
+2
Level 38
Mar 5, 2021
i missed sooooooo tome and eQUATOIAL guinea
Historyman0
+5
Level 38
Mar 10, 2021
Equitorial Guinea is a liar
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 74
Jan 11, 2022
I know right!
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 74
Jan 11, 2022
Missed Somalia and Sao Tome
Kenneth3748
+1
Level 53
Mar 29, 2022
Actually Equatorial Guinea does border the equator, its not on mainland africa but its a island.
kirbykart
+3
Level 58
Mar 11, 2025
No. Although Annobón Island is in the Southern Hemisphere, while the rest of the country lies in the Northern Hemisphere, there is no point on Equatorial Guinea's land territory through which the Equator passes.
Kenneth3748
+1
Level 53
Mar 29, 2022
Done in 19 seconds aka 3:48 seconds left.
Nachtschicht
+1
Level 59
Jul 6, 2022
Got all but one. I was pretty sure that the missing country was one of the small island countries, but which?

B.t.w.: Peru misses the equator by less then 5km... so close...

AllHailKingHomer
+2
Level 79
Jul 6, 2022
The full name is Guinea Casi Ecuatorial
kostas13
+1
Level 43
Oct 5, 2022
not kiribati???
rodentcloud
+1
Level 47
May 22, 2023
Just missed Kenya.
Sophyophy101
+1
Level 53
Jul 12, 2023
The only one I missed was Somalia... and it's one of the more obvious ones too!
Rusticrow
+1
Level 37
Nov 14, 2023
Thank god this quiz had this much time. I needed two minutes to guess random island nations i thought were close to the equator after getting all the others.

Got Sao Tome eventually though...

Slimeyplayz2010
+1
Level 44
Apr 16, 2024
equatorial guinea is not on here confused screaming
SlushyNoise
+1
Level 50
Apr 1, 2025
kiribati?
bunbud
+1
Level 57
Apr 13, 2025
What the eff bruvs I tried Equatorial Guinea 3 times cuz I thought I spelt it wrong but like 😢😢😢😣😣😣😔😔😔😣😢😢
Minecraftyoshi2
+1
Level 57
Apr 14, 2025
Cool
LuckyCat
+1
Level 69
Apr 15, 2025
Beans
Cknymumed
+1
Level 43
Apr 14, 2025
1:02, nice quiz
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