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Countries that Beat the United States

For each selected category, name any of the countries that ranks higher than the United States.
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First submittedFebruary 8, 2017
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Rank
Category
Countries
3
Highest population
India | China
4
Largest surface area
Russia | Canada | China
3
Most international tourists (2023)
France | Spain
4
Northernmost point on land
Canada | Russia | Norway
4
Most wine production (2022)
Italy | France | Spain
3
Most Spanish speakers
Mexico | Colombia
4
Most Olympic medals in Alpine skiing
Austria | Switzerland | France
2
Most Olympic gold medals in baseball
Cuba
2
Most farmland
India
2
Fastest person in the 100 meter dash
Jamaica
10
Highest obesity rate (2016)
Nauru | Palau | Marshall Islands | Tuvalu | Tonga |
Samoa | Kiribati | F. S. Micronesia | Kuwait
2
Most nuclear warheads
Russia
5
Most languages spoken
Papua New Guinea | Indonesia | China | Nigeria
12
Most carbon dioxide emissions
per capita (2021)
Palau | Qatar | Kuwait | Bahrain | Trinidad and Tobago |
United Arab Emirates | Oman | Saudi Arabia |
Brunei | Canada | Australia
5
Most wolves
Canada | Kazakhstan | Russia | Mongolia
3
Most beef consumption per capita
Argentina | Zimbabwe
2
Greatest number of active volcanoes
Indonesia
4
Most Catholics
Brazil | Mexico | Philippines
2
Most Winter Olympics medals
Norway
2
Most stripes on its flag
Malaysia
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100 Recent Comments
JWC1202
+4
Level 74
Dec 16, 2018
Great quiz, challenging and original.
mammix
+3
Level 57
Dec 17, 2018
More like that, please!
mikeyq6
+8
Level 31
Dec 17, 2018
Greenland, is more northern than the USA. Therefore you should also list Denmark as an option
Rimpak
+3
Level 37
Dec 20, 2019
Denmark may own Greenland, but Greenland is not "part" of Denmark.
CardinalSin
+18
Level 79
Dec 20, 2019
Rimpak, that makes no sense at all to me. If Greenland is not "part" of Denmark, then of what country is it part? I live in Gibraltar and we are part of the UK - like Greenland, not independent.
Sifhraven
+12
Level 72
Feb 1, 2020
If denmark is not listed then greenland should be, you cant deny it's there.
kitsims
+4
Level 83
Nov 2, 2020
Hate to break it to you CardinalSin, but Gibraltar isn't a part of the UK.

The UK is made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Anything that isn't part of one of those four isn't part of the UK. That includes Gibraltar, as well as the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, and the Falklands, among others.

Gibraltar is a dependent territory, not a part of the country.

CardinalSin
+12
Level 79
Jul 9, 2021
I have a UK passport. Your argument is a semantic one. A territory of the UK is a part of the UK. It isn't a country in own right, it has to be part of one. As far as I know, the only inhabited land in the World that isn't part of a country is Antarctica. And that is only because those countries which claim parts of it have shelved their claims for a period under the terms of the Antarctic treaty.
5teveB
+1
Level 59
Jul 9, 2021
why does it have to be part of one? i'm not saying it definitely doesn't but i genuinely don't know if/why it does.
Ferbin
+6
Level 77
Jul 10, 2021
If it's a sovereign territory, then it's its own country, de jure or de facto. If it's not, then it belongs to another country, and therefore you could say it's a part of it. Arguing that the way it belongs to that country makes it not be a part of it is indeed a matter of semantics. Effectively speaking, Gibraltar belongs to the UK, and therefore is a part of it, even if the territory doesn't share the same legal status as the "main" territory of Great Britain.
DanielJS
+1
Level 55
Jun 18, 2022
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are part of the UK. Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories belong to the UK but are not part of it.
AlmostAGenius
+2
Level 82
Aug 28, 2022
Here's the thing I don't get about this whole argument. You claim that any territories or crown dependencies aren't part of the UK, and Dutch people similarly claim that about their territories, but I have never once seen anyone claim that Puerto Rico is not a part of the United States although it has the exact same status as the examples given.
PjotrL
+2
Level 75
Dec 17, 2018
You'll love this one: http://everysecondcounts.eu/
jk007
+1
Level 54
Jan 22, 2019
agreed
648Manor
+1
Level 15
Jun 30, 2020
Normally self-promoting outside websites would be reportable, but in this case it is very, very relevant & excellent (source of comedy).
Lucknowite
+1
Level 41
Dec 18, 2018
Awesome.
samiamco
+1
Level 69
Dec 18, 2018
I wanted to add my voice to the deluge of compliments! This one was really fun, Quizzer6794!
WillemLAif
+9
Level 76
Dec 31, 2018
I must be getting dyslexic as I kept reading "beer consumption per capita" for a while... or maybe just need to wet my whistle.
vermiciousknid
+1
Level 89
Jan 22, 2019
I also thought it said beer at first.
determinedtobeatthis
+1
Level 68
Jul 9, 2021
So did I.
ZaxxaOfficial
+1
Level 46
Jan 4, 2019
Could you add more time, please?
markthoma
+1
Level 73
Jan 10, 2019
These were great questions, I was surprised when I guessed a few of them. 1:49.
cs511329
+1
Level 38
Jan 21, 2019
I got the final flag question with 2:29 to spare! Not saying I did the questions in order...

Great Quiz!

cornflakesfu
+4
Level 87
Jan 22, 2019
The flag question was a good curveball. Nice work!
twained
+10
Level 61
Jan 22, 2019
Weird. For some reason, I read the question as the "fattest" person in the 100 meter dash. Which I found intriguing. Alas.
cornflakesfu
+3
Level 87
Jan 22, 2019
It was directly above "highest obesity rate," after all.
ManxMarvel
+5
Level 40
Jan 22, 2019
Where was gun deaths, faulty politicians and xenophobic percentage by capata?

It's okay because I am american.

hirsutebodkin
+14
Level 58
Jan 22, 2019
But that wouldn't work as a question because the USA would be top of all those categories
Quizmaster
+29
Level ∞
Jan 22, 2019
The U.S. is actually one of the least xenophobic countries.
kalbahamut
+36
Level 81
Jan 22, 2019
It wouldn't be #1 in any one of those categories. Total gun deaths actually would go well on the quiz, though, as the US is 2nd only to Brazil. (per capita they're much lower).

Xenophobia is a little harder to measure, but in a 2013 survey by World Values Survey (Sweden) polling different countries on their racist attitudes, the USA ranked damn near the bottom of the list (being most racially tolerant). Though many countries in Africa and some other around the world were not polled, the US would be somewhere around 170-190 on a list of xenophobic countries. India, in that poll, came out on top along with Jordan.

As for "faulty politicians," that's also difficult to measure, though on the Corruption Perceptions Index the United States is also very near the bottom of the list. Virtually every country in Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe rank worse. Though the US is the only country to have elected a narcissistic orangutan as president so there's that.

Fishbone
+8
Level 49
Jan 25, 2019
Nice research, Kal. Well though out and interesting.
FlickerP
+2
Level 74
Nov 8, 2024
And elected him twice
jmellor13
+14
Level 67
Jan 22, 2019
Lame. The U.S. is still among the least corrupt and xenophobic places on Earth. Its shortcomings are magnified because of its stature as the world's most influential country, and it could learn some lessons from western Europe, but compared to most of the nearly 200 countries, the US is a very tolerant and uncorrupt (is that word? I don't think so) place. It's also worth reminding that Trump won the election with fewer actual votes than his opponent, and his approval rating is currently below 40%. There are ignorant morons here, but they are the minority.
MasterKenobi
+10
Level 61
Apr 24, 2019
I wasn't a Trump supporter initially (I voted for Cruz in the primary) but I've supported him since 2016 and I think he's had a great track record as President. Maybe that makes me an ignorant moron, or maybe you've gotten all your info about Trump from mainstream media outlets that hate him. BTW the approval rating for the mainstream American media is less than half that of Trump.
MrDinosaur
+1
Level 43
Nov 14, 2024
and now we're back in business
jmellor13
+13
Level 67
Jul 9, 2021
I have a serious question here: if you think you have a better basis than those of us consuming "mainstream media" (groan), then where are you getting your information? And what makes you think it is credible, other than that it tells you what you want to hear? I have seriously never understood this position. "I don't trust the New York Times, its on-the-ground reporting from all over the world, or its many award-winning and seasoned journalists, but there is a guy in a condo in Oklahoma with an absolutely killer blog. He's telling it like it is." The truth is that whatever alternative you prefer to the "mainstream media" likely has no resources of its own, and is merely offering commentary off the hard work done by the media to develop a story. They have no information beyond what the mainstream gives them. So why should anybody put faith in your opinion, or that of the "non-mainstream" media you prefer? You think QAnon is a better method?
kalbahamut
+3
Level 81
Apr 17, 2022
jmellor: that's not true. They have additional information that they have made up. Or else gotten from other people who make stuff up.
CaptainUnderpant
+3
Level 80
Nov 7, 2024
This unfortunately aged very poorly
NordicBoi
+1
Level 25
Jan 22, 2019
I just guessed Malaysia, and it went right 🤣
JackintheBox
+2
Level 80
May 26, 2021
Glad to see my country 'beat' the United States in some way! 😁
ruudsje
+1
Level 69
Jan 22, 2019
good one! loved it, harder than a couple of others
GeoDude
+8
Level 47
Jan 22, 2019
This quiz is very America-centric
mikeb
+3
Level 65
Jan 23, 2019
Most languages spoken = South Africa??
kalbahamut
+4
Level 81
Feb 1, 2020
I'm always extremely skeptical when I see stats about this. I know there are many different indigenous languages in South Africa and some other places, but America has got people living there from every country on Earth, AND a large host of its own indigenous languages. I'm guessing there's some highly dubious figuring going on in Africa, New Guinea, etc. inflating their figures, and a lot of undercounting in the US. But I don't actually know for certain. Just seems implausible.
kiwiquizzer
+8
Level 68
Jul 11, 2021
Papua New Guinea has over 800 languages. It is a mountainous country populated with tribes living in valleys. For thousands of years, villages remained isolated from each other, and languages with ancient roots developed without foreign influence. There are also hundreds of islands.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 81
Jul 11, 2021
I know that. Still skeptical.
brownpp
+1
Level 57
Nov 8, 2024
Why? There's loads of ethnic groups in Indonesia, PNG, and Nigeria; what's there to be skeptical of?
Arcturus742
+1
Level 44
Dec 8, 2024
What about India? It has several hundred — if not a few thousand — indigenous languages, right? Curious about the source for that question.
CaoMaru
+1
Level 49
Feb 24, 2019
Loving these quizzes!
Mikenator
+3
Level 70
Sep 15, 2019
I actually read first "beer consumption per capita" and guessed Germany, Czechia, etc. but didn´t work. After quiz i notice that it was "beef consumption per capita" :o
Sifhraven
+1
Level 72
Oct 19, 2019
Nice quiz, perhaps put the questions in order? Closest to ranking 1st at the top (so, 2,3,4,5,9,10)
Quizzer6794
+2
Level 65
Oct 19, 2019
We decided to order this by difficulty, so we put the easier ones up top
liberalminds
+3
Level 25
Oct 25, 2019
Germany won the most medals in olympic winter games!

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ewiger_Medaillenspiegel_der_Olympischen_Winterspiele

HavardN
+3
Level 37
Nov 29, 2019
Fake news.. Why don't you just post the regular olympic medals wikipedia-page?

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

Face it. A country 16% of Germanys population has more medals in the winter olympics

stusum
+3
Level 64
May 17, 2021
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-time_Olympic_Games_medal_table#Winter_Olympics

This puts Germany as top.

kalbahamut
+5
Level 81
Feb 1, 2020
haha! that's funny. Of course on the German language wiki they have decided that in the years that East Germany and West Germany were separate countries, Germany got to field two olympic teams and win medals with both of them, something no other country ever benefited from doing.
EcceHomo
+4
Level 82
Dec 23, 2020
I'm pleasantly surprised that you admit that any country beats the USA at anything. Ever.
kalbahamut
+4
Level 81
Jun 7, 2021
There's no reason why this should be surprising and the fact that you find it so may point to your own biases. I'm not a patriot; I'm a realist.
TheCrusher
+6
Level 71
Jul 11, 2021
@EcceHomo: Kal has probably criticized the US more than any other country in his comments on this site. You'll have to find another battle.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 81
Jul 11, 2021
Not any more than they deserve. Again, I'm nothing if not a realist.
DrewBatke
+2
Level 23
Dec 8, 2019
Mexico passed America in obesity rates a number of years ago and Canada has been a higher CO2 emitter per capita at least the past 2 years as well. This test needs an update.
Jeanettemartin
+1
Level 52
Feb 1, 2020
I thought it said "beer" not "beef" consumption so I kept writing Germany, then Ireland, lol!
Midomann
+1
Level 19
Feb 1, 2020
Good quiz! I got 18/21, not bad.
Daan
+1
Level 46
Jun 7, 2020
South Africa should count for the most languages spoken
LuigiDood227
+2
Level 64
Apr 16, 2021
South Africa has more OFFICIAL languages not languages in general
peardestroyer
+2
Level 60
Jun 18, 2020
wow, this series is so good that quizmaster had to copy it :P
Quizzer6794
+1
Level 65
Jun 18, 2020
Well he featured this one and I had no plans of continuing it so it's a compliment in my eyes ;)
clivey
+2
Level 68
Jul 9, 2021
The only one I didn't get was the CO2 one... To which there were 12 countries to guess from.. D'oh!
BrennoAU
+1
Level 43
Aug 13, 2021
per capita is the key
JesseFromThe6
+3
Level 69
Jul 9, 2021
What's the source on the languages question?

What is the criteria?

SpencerGT
+1
Level 68
Apr 17, 2022
Bought to go on Babel and get the US back to #1!
Fishyyy
+1
Level 58
Jul 9, 2021
For the question about most 7.5 earthquakes it says the United States is rank #4. Shouldn't there be three answers instead of 2 answers for that question?
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Jul 9, 2021
Fixed
IlikeLuigi
+1
Level 65
Jul 17, 2021
We should have countries that beat India Pakistan or Italy. It would be interesting to see these countries. Keep up the good work :D
SpartanLlama
+2
Level 70
Aug 13, 2021
Only missed Malaysia
elcampeador
+1
Level 79
Oct 6, 2021
Followin' some clues from my detective bag, I discovered there was red stripes on the American flag! Old Betty Ross...
ShievaAndGolly
+1
Level 57
Oct 12, 2021
I thought that Mexico had a higher obesity rate than the US?
EvanAviator
+1
Level 59
Nov 8, 2021
Mexico 29%, USA 42%
Dimby
+2
Level 79
Nov 19, 2021
Countries that beat the United States? So is this the same quiz as the "Countries of the World" quiz? Tee hee snicker heh heh heh
Janbiya
+1
Level 61
Jan 8, 2022
China has higher per capita CO2 emissions than the US, it should be accepted as an answer.
Toinfinity
+3
Level 44
Apr 17, 2022
Somehow I thought the question about the 100m dash said "fattest person", so I didn't get it.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 81
Jun 18, 2022
The USA would be #1 in that category (fattest man), but that would make a good question for a Countries That Beat Saudi Arabia (#2) or a Countries That Beat Mexico (#3) quiz...
kalbahamut
+1
Level 81
Jun 18, 2022
Unless you mean fattest person still alive.... in which case the USA is #3 after Saudi Arabia and Mexico, and that would actually be a good question to include, except for the fact that enormously obese people tend to have short lifespans and you'd be setting yourself up for the quiz soon being out-of-date
Hoksotin
+2
Level 61
Jul 2, 2022
I didnt get the beef one cuz I tought it said beer
dogmeat
+1
Level 68
Aug 1, 2022
Good quiz but like most in this series pretty easy - if you don't confuse beef and beer it seems.

However if Malaysia hadn't been right for the stripes I'd have been struggling.

Silkseaweed
+1
Level 49
Aug 15, 2022
OK, so Palau has more emissions per capita, but that´s hardly the issue for the world that American emissions are...
Pjoco
+1
Level 60
Jul 6, 2023
..nice one...but too easy...
AwesomePotato170
+3
Level 55
Apr 15, 2024
Since the countries above the USA are in order by rank, India and China should swap in the first question.
Vivelageo
+5
Level 37
Oct 15, 2024
What do you define as most languages spoken?
rocamorar
+2
Level 78
Nov 7, 2024
Yeah, it seems a random category that's very hard to objectivify,
AbiA
+1
Level 85
Nov 7, 2024
What a wonderful new word!
brownpp
+1
Level 57
Nov 8, 2024
See my comment below for Koopa - just straight up number of different languages.
rocamorar
+2
Level 78
Nov 7, 2024
What's with Zimbabwe and so much meat?
Koopa
+2
Level 80
Nov 7, 2024
Not sure what you mean about the languages. USA has no official language, so it can't be that. Please explain.
brownpp
+3
Level 57
Nov 8, 2024
I'm assuming just sheer number of different languages spoken, not necessarily official (otherwise it would be Bolivia and I think Zimbabwe as the answers). I put India originally but that wasn't correct.

- Ross Perlin has a good book about the many languages in the US, specifically New York City.

liljedahl
+1
Level 58
Nov 12, 2024
Pretty sure USA is not smaller than China?
Koopa
+1
Level 80
Nov 15, 2024
They are close, and when China's disputed territories are taken into account, she eclipses USA in size--at least that's what I've gleaned from various sources that flip-flop them between #3 and #4 in the rankings.
buck1017
+2
Level 78
Nov 27, 2024
How does India have all of those people AND all that farmland, but is 3x smaller? Maybe because i live in the midwest, i think there is more farmland than there actually is here in the states, but dang.
Xoocit
+1
Level 52
Dec 5, 2024
I think India should be accepted for the language question.

https://www.statista.com/chart/3862/countries-with-the-most-spoken-languages/

GeographyDawg7
+1
Level 57
Dec 6, 2024
India should be first in the population question
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