Countries of the World - One Minute Sprint

Name the world's countries, one minute, GO! This a test of your recall and typing speed, so answers must be manually typed.

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First submitted	October 17, 2014
Times taken	717,998
Average score	14.8%
Rating	4.23

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Show Missing Countries

Europe

Albania

Andorra

Austria

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and
Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Czechia

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Kosovo

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Moldova

Monaco

Montenegro

Netherlands

North Macedonia

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

San Marino

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Ukraine

United Kingdom

Vatican City

Asia

Afghanistan

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Bhutan

Brunei

Cambodia

China

Cyprus

East Timor

Georgia

India

Indonesia

Iran

Iraq

Israel

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Lebanon

Malaysia

Maldives

Mongolia

Myanmar

Nepal

North Korea

Oman

Pakistan

Philippines

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

South Korea

Sri Lanka

Syria

Taiwan

Tajikistan

Thailand

Turkey

Turkmenistan

United Arab Emirates

Uzbekistan

Vietnam

Yemen

Africa

Algeria

Angola

Benin

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cameroon

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

Comoros

Democratic Republic
of the Congo

Djibouti

Egypt

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Eswatini

Ethiopia

Gabon

Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Ivory Coast

Kenya

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Madagascar

Malawi

Mali

Mauritania

Mauritius

Morocco

Mozambique

Namibia

Niger

Nigeria

Republic of the Congo

Rwanda

São Tomé and Príncipe

Senegal

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Somalia

South Africa

South Sudan

Sudan

Tanzania

Togo

Tunisia

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

North America

Antigua and Barbuda

Bahamas

Barbados

Belize

Canada

Costa Rica

Cuba

Dominica

Dominican Republic

El Salvador

Grenada

Guatemala

Haiti

Honduras

Jamaica

Mexico

Nicaragua

Panama

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines

Trinidad and Tobago

United States

South America

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Guyana

Paraguay

Peru

Suriname

Uruguay

Venezuela

Oceania

Australia

Federated States of
Micronesia

Fiji

Kiribati

Marshall Islands

Nauru

New Zealand

Palau

Papua New Guinea

Samoa

Solomon Islands

Tonga

Tuvalu

Vanuatu

Level 75

Dec 15, 2014

Barely beat the average with a score of 36, just typing what came into my head. No idea why I wasted time spelling Uzbekistan and Nicaragua. I like this kind of quiz to wake me up for the day.

Level 69

Sep 3, 2016

At least you were trying Uzbekistan. I lost some precious few seconds trying to type Kyrgyzstan. This quiz needs some planning rather than just typing in random countries.

Level 53

Apr 12, 2017

Ah Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan... literally some of the hardest country names to type. Really that includes most of the -stans except for like, Pakistan.

Level 32

Aug 12, 2020

@JoshStelljes How is Uzbekistan hard to type?

Level 68

Dec 15, 2014

Just a little tip, but typing in congo will get you 2 in 1 :)

Level 60

Dec 4, 2017

Also use, USA, UK, DPRK, ROK, PNG

Level 78

Sep 21, 2020

FYROM, CAR

Level 59

Aug 28, 2023

NZ, KSA, PRC, ROC, DR

+25

Level 83

Dec 15, 2014

Could use another minute.

Level 77

Sep 7, 2017

LOL

Level 84

Dec 15, 2014

Need to plan this one out better, just random jumping around and found myself entering "Dominican Republic". Why? Got 38 first try, but gotta be smarter about shorter/faster names. :-)

Level 77

Apr 18, 2022

Right? I found myself typing out Papua New Guinea and Madagascar! Come on, brain. Do better lol.

Level 71

Dec 15, 2014

Looks like I'm in the lead with 63. Worked out a spreadsheet of the countries with the fewest characters

Level 83

Dec 16, 2014

If I was looking at a list of countries ordered by length of name... I'm pretty sure I could get at least 90. If I'm on a roll I can type 100-115 wpm.

Level 17

Feb 22, 2018

lol tryhard but i was thinking of doing that so i cant insult lol

Level 59

Aug 28, 2023

The trick is that you've got to consider type-ins. Not only acronyms but also shortenings (e.g. Gana for Ghana). It would be better to use the answers here for the spreadsheet.

Level 25

Apr 4, 2015

Before: I think I'll get thirty

Level 43

Apr 16, 2015

Alright, I'm starting a progress chart in the comments here. My record is currently 40, so each time i beat it, i will add a new comment here.

Level 43

Apr 18, 2015

Make that 44. Pro tip, congo gives you 2 countries.

Level 15

Jun 16, 2015

Finished!!! I beat it with 59 seconds left! Beat that system!

Level 40

Oct 10, 2023

HOW!?

Level 36

Jun 20, 2015

Only got 27. Started typing and my mind just went blank. Surprisingly, I filled in Tajikstan and Kazakhstan almost immediately, can't figure out why I did that.

Level 75

Sep 25, 2015

good one got only 53...

Level 68

Oct 30, 2015

53 on first try... did do a lot of longer ones though. LITHUANIA!!

Level 64

Nov 22, 2015

Congrats for every one of your 1,400 quizzes!

Level 70

Nov 28, 2015

60!

Level 20

Dec 3, 2015

Funny how 0% get Equatorial Guinea - the first country I typed..!

Level 78

Sep 21, 2020

And probably one of the last as well 😏

Level 82

Dec 5, 2015

For some reason every time I've done this quiz I've got the Solomon Islands.

Level 38

Dec 31, 2015

i got all of them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

p.s. that was a lie

Level 46

Jan 8, 2016

i got 60- maybe shouldn't have chosen to type nicaragua and south sudan, defo room to get more!!

Level 59

Mar 19, 2016

I am only 11, but I got 41 my first try. Is that good?

Level 61

Mar 23, 2016

Haha I'm with the 20% who go for Central African Republic every time!

Level 70

Apr 9, 2016

Got 48. Glad that beats over 95%.

Level 62

Aug 14, 2016

90 http://imgur.com/BWvuCVM

Level 53

Sep 11, 2018

Very nice!! I just got 81 after a few attempts, and I'm gonna try to beat your record after a couple days of practice. Gonna be tough!

Level 64

Sep 4, 2016

One Million, Jerry! That's amazing! All of those quizzes did add up to something, right? ;) Hats off!

Level 68

Sep 6, 2016

Yeah!

Level 19

Sep 11, 2016

Haha 19!

Level 18

Oct 6, 2016

The time limit made me panic and for some reason Montenegro was my first one?!

Level 64

Oct 25, 2016

72. Anyone can beat that?

Level 62

Nov 15, 2016

I guessed Kyrgyzstan for fun to see how many people would guess it and I was one of the 1% correct.

Level 38

Jan 10, 2017

Level 21

Jan 23, 2017

Wow, i suck:/. I did it in 33 secondes

yawn

jk no one finished this quiz

Level 33

Feb 1, 2017

60 first try

Level 46

Feb 11, 2017

I love how almost no one wastes their time writing out "Equatorial Guinea"

Level 45

Feb 14, 2017

Why oh why did I choose Saint Vincent and the Grenadines first?

Level 62

Feb 14, 2017

I was one of the 1% who got Marshall Islands, but I was one of the 27% that forgot Mexico.

Level 44

Feb 15, 2017

Nice. I forgot Australia and Russia, but somehow got Tonga and Tuvalu

Level 45

Feb 14, 2017

196 with 0:59 left

Level 49

Jun 23, 2017

That isn't possible.

Level 60

Jul 8, 2017

He must've used a bot to have done that. Which then is cheating.

Level 29

Apr 17, 2018

lol loser haha it says in the stats that the highest score is 71 so youre lying hahah

Level 43

Oct 8, 2023

I’m not gonna open anymore cans of worms, so you can just cheat yourself with bots.

Level 67

Feb 14, 2017

This is a typing test, not a knowledge test.

Level 52

Mar 6, 2017

First try, a solid 57.

Level 40

Mar 11, 2017

Got 42 countries in one minute - easy to type in those with the shortest names (including those with initials UK, USA, UAE, CAR) first.

Level 44

Mar 13, 2017

Why is this so hard! I got 44

Level 70

Apr 8, 2017

After so many tries, I get 57, beating 99.6% of all takers. Good enough for me.

Level 46

Apr 12, 2017

So hard!

Level 22

Jul 27, 2017

Nobody is gonna waste time trying to get Kyrgyzstan right in one minute

Level 47

Mar 18, 2022

I think that's also because the copy-paste rules for Krygyzstan are kind of weird. In my opinion, we should just take Krygyzstan off of all the quizzes it's in. I asked my parents how to spell Krygyzstan and neither of them got past the 3rd letter :D

Level 16

Aug 25, 2017

Part of the 3% who got Senegal.

Level 66

Oct 25, 2017

Level 47

Dec 19, 2017

Nice! 51 countries will get you in the 98th percentile and 5 points.

Level 20

Jan 3, 2018

Darn, I got 28. Not bad for a slug slow typer though.

Level 94

Jan 15, 2018

Level 16

Jan 19, 2018

Level 27

Jan 20, 2018

I got 18. ;(

Level 67

Feb 9, 2018

45!

Level 22

Feb 12, 2018

I got 74 :D

I have practiced my countries of the world time for some months already (PB is 11:50) so this wasn't so tough xD

Level 74

Feb 15, 2018

I got 65 and I'm extremely happy with that, because I'm a 15 year old Pole

Level 35

May 23, 2020

I also got 65 and I'm also a 15 year old Pole (though you are 17 now)

Level 62

Sep 21, 2020

Not sure how being a pole affects your result.

Level 65

Jan 8, 2022

Being a Pole wouldn't affect it, but doing a quiz while being a pole is quite impressive.

Level 84

Feb 16, 2018

What does how fast you can type have to do with trivia?

Level 46

Mar 7, 2018

I got 34, and that is okay :)

Level 21

Mar 19, 2018

Has anybody realized that points are barely aquired in this quiz??? 23 countries only got me 1 point. Let alone 5!

Level 53

Sep 12, 2018

It looks like you can get all 5 points by getting a score of over 45 as of right now. It's not hard if you know what abbreviations to use, and what countries have the shortest names.

Level 44

Mar 13, 2023

you all are insane i just barely squeaked in a 42

Level 50

Mar 16, 2023

48 haha

Level 40

Apr 23, 2018

Got to 51 countries on best go - use countries with shortened names (UK, USA, UAE, CAR, FYROM, PNG, PRC, ROC). Congo gives two answers.

Then I move to four and five letter countries. Looking at the stats, a lot of people try the likes of Brazil and Australia - the length of those countries names will not help to get a high score.

Level 49

May 31, 2018

How is this possible??

I'm reasonably good at typing and know all the countries in the world but there's no way I could do this..

Level 70

Sep 9, 2018

It's impossible. It's just to see how high you can get your score.

Level 75

Sep 9, 2018

You get the full 5 points if you reach the top 5% of scores, which currently stands at 46.

Level 55

Jun 6, 2020

Nice! No wonder I only got 4 points when I got a score of 45 but 5 points when I got a score of 47! ;)

Level 11

Jun 3, 2018

I got 51

Level 11

Sep 9, 2018

I'm a half good typer and i got 31 :(

Level 70

Sep 9, 2018

58 ;)

Level 53

Sep 12, 2018

Putting in FSM for Micronesia usually works, but every once in a while it won't take it.

Level 56

Oct 4, 2018

I finally got over 60.

Level 38

Oct 22, 2018

hell only 41

Level 32

Nov 20, 2018

of course every country that comes to my mind during this quiz are countries like Kyrgyzstan or Azerbaijan.

Level 37

Dec 26, 2018

Jerry928 your quizzes are awesome. Thanks for making fun quizzes. I really appreciate your dedication to this website. Good Luck!

Level 20

Jan 7, 2019

Ironic that the country with the longest name, Democratic Republic of the Congo, is one of the first choices you should go for on a one-minute quiz! (DRC)

Level 60

May 7, 2019

in fact, writing "congo" gets you both countries with 5 letters.

Level 33

Jan 18, 2019

I have 4/5 points, how many different countries do I have to guess to get the fifth one?

Level 75

Jan 18, 2019

45 or 46. You have to score in the top 5% to get 5 points.

Level 68

Feb 10, 2019

I can't believe you've made more quizzes than Quizmaster!

Level 75

Feb 12, 2019

The name change to North Macedonia became official on 12 February 2019, following a referendum (Sept 2018) and parliamentary ratification (Jan 2019) in Macedonia, as well as a Jan 2019 vote in the Greek parliament (with whom it had had a lengthy row about its name) that also accepted the new name.

Level 60

May 7, 2019

56. why must i do this.

Level 65

May 25, 2019

ok... I must not be awake... I thought ow yea lets redo this quiz, it was fun. I saw the letters piling up in the box, and thought huh? something went wrong, must done the first one double... Then tried again, "no"didnt give me norway and it was the 2nd country tried, I thought wth? typed it in full an it accepted, huh?!?! Ok... then i realised this was the sprint quiz where you type the names in full... not just the first 2 letters..

Level 82

Jun 25, 2019

195 out of 196. That darned Eswatini through me off.

Level 31

May 24, 2023

theres no way

Level 70

Oct 7, 2019

I beat 99.5% of test takers. Never thought I would be this good at it. :)

Level 80

Nov 2, 2019

What do you mean by, "answers must be manually typed"? In what other ways are we able to take quizzes? I'm interested.

Level 65

Mar 4, 2020

Haha, dictated to your computer? Em pedial? (With your feet, not your hands). And via telepathy

Level 62

Sep 21, 2020

Alexa open Jetpunk...

Level 53

Jan 15, 2020

What I do is type USA, UK, UAE, DRC, and CAR first. gets some out of the way quickly.

Level 49

Jan 30, 2020

1st Time = 42 countries.

Level 33

Feb 9, 2020

This quiz is obviously impossible unless you use an auto presser

Level 87

Apr 8, 2020

I got 77!

Is there some sort of highscore ranking for this?

Level 71

Apr 25, 2020

93 ...... go to quiz info and then stats.

Level 52

Apr 8, 2020

63!

Level 82

May 1, 2020

Now is the time for all good countries to come to the aid of their men. Now is the time for all good countries to come to the aid of their men. Now is the time for all good countriess.......oh crap.

Level 49

May 22, 2020

YES!! Got all of them...

Level 63

Jul 8, 2020

Bwahahahahahahahaha! Why are the stats for DR of the Congo different to the stats for R of the Congo? If people were to just type in the word "Congo" - you would get both! Are people seriously typing that whole thing??? This kills me! XD

Level 75

Jul 16, 2020

Some people enter DRC, which only earns the point for, well, the DRC.

Level 55

Jul 15, 2020

Level 55

Mar 6, 2022

Level 56

Jul 21, 2020

Short country names:

CAR

PRC

Congo

FSM

DPRK

FYROM

PNG

KSA

ROK

ROC

UAE

USA

Benin

Chad

Chile

Cuba

Egypt

Fiji

Gabon

Ghana

Haiti

India

Iran

Iraq

Italy

Japan

Kenya

Laos

Libya

Mali

Malta

Burma

Nauru

Nepal

Niger

Oman

Palau

Peru

Qatar

Samoa

Spain

Sudan

Syria

Togo

Tonga

Yemen

Level 82

Jul 24, 2020

Is it just me or does anybody else find these speed typing quizzes ridiculous .what do they prove, somebody can type really fast so what ?.I have the 196 badge so I know the countries . by the way I got 24 on this but I don't ever plan to become a secretary so I don't see whats the use of speed typing .just done this out of boredom .

Level 75

Sep 4, 2020

It's not just you! But it's interesting that when you were bored, with thousands of quizzes on Jetpunk you could choose from, you latched onto this one.

Level 36

Aug 16, 2020

Same.

Level 45

Sep 8, 2020

not one person has gotten all of them. It's extremely hard to go over 100

Level 44

May 23, 2023

If someone impossibly managed to get all of them then thy would be able to type each country name in 0.3 seconds, which is especially hard with the longer ones like the Stan countries. And if you are typing so incredibly fast, it can be very easy to make mistakes.

Level 59

Sep 24, 2020

I'm curious to know what strategies are used on this quiz. Assuming most who are doing the 1 minute sprint have already aced, or are at least well familiar, with all 196 countries -- do Jetpunkers generally type the countries in alphabetical order from memory, try to type the shortest countries first, use the map, something else?

Level 34

Sep 29, 2020

gotta go with the countries that use 2(UK) or 3,4,5 letters.

Level 41

Dec 2, 2023

I always start with USA, UK, DR, DRC, and then I just go for shorter countries like India. When I'm trying to find shorter countries, I'm continuously typing things like Germany and Algeria.

Level 29

Nov 15, 2020

YES FINALLY 41/196

Level 58

Nov 29, 2020

what 1% of people are taking the time to type in kyrgyzstan during a one minute sprint???😕

Level 17

Dec 4, 2020

I can get 196/196 you have to click the square on the right of timer.

Level 28

Dec 14, 2020

who got full

?????????????

Level 64

Dec 15, 2020

Im surprised that only 0.0% of people got 100% it's not hard

Level 58

Jan 5, 2021

😂😂😂😂lol

Level 50

Feb 4, 2021

0% get 196 because the percentages don't count when you do it untimed, that's why dude

Level 47

Mar 18, 2022

bruh it was just a joke

ngl a pretty relatable joke :}

Level 50

Feb 4, 2021

I can't get above 62

Level 21

Feb 17, 2021

AAAAAA i can only get to 35

Level 20

Feb 21, 2021

why would anyone try to spell Sierra Leone anyway?

Level 27

Mar 9, 2021

hard

Level 46

Mar 15, 2021

Sometimes the best way to do these sprint quizzes is to slow down, ironically.

Level 45

Mar 18, 2021

I'm happy with 196. It took me a bit with 0:57 left at the age of 3. Not bad.

Level 60

Mar 25, 2021

that sounds fake sorry but thats quite unrealistic

Level 65

Jan 8, 2022

No, it is completely realistic!!!

Level 52

Apr 3, 2021

Has anyone actually got all 196?

Level 28

Apr 11, 2021

Wow. I got 37 first try on mobile. I think I could get like 70 or 80 on a PC, probably.

Level 67

Apr 12, 2021

I know the 'best' way to do this quiz is by typing the shortest names, and that's how I always try to start (USA, UK, UAE, Congo for two, CAR, Cuba, etc) but then as time goes by I start panicking and just typing whatever countries I can think of...so I get Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan and New Zealand and a bunch of other long ones...anyone else end up this way?

Level 32

May 16, 2021

yep

Level 44

Apr 25, 2021

26 countries. TWENTY-SIX

Level 41

Apr 28, 2021

as an speedrunner, 46/196.

Level 41

Apr 28, 2021

and now 60/196 beating 99,5

Level 32

May 16, 2021

who said turkmenistan i thought it was weird I got burundi

Level 24

May 28, 2021

I keep getting 29, 32, 38 , and 39 but never 40! super hard

Level 24

Jun 20, 2021

I'm trying to get the one Minute Badge but never seem to be able to complete this one? This quiz is very challenging I have 2/4 badges and i need this one and the Capitals of the World In one minute Quiz done.

Wish me Luck!

Level 63

Jul 25, 2021

Level 67

Aug 16, 2021

nice

Level 67

Aug 16, 2021

New high score of 52

Level 24

Sep 16, 2021

You need to have a wpm of like 200

Level 66

Sep 19, 2021

I give myself the hint: Focus on 4-6 letter countries and with accepted acronyms. Yet I find myself writing shit like Zimbabwe, wasting precious time.

Level 74

Oct 7, 2021

Not good when you look up and see "infiarussiamongoliakazakhstanpakistanarmeniaazerbaijangeorgia" in the answer box.

I don't know why I always think of Kazakhstan on this one, but I have to type it otherwise I can't move on...

Level 23

Nov 22, 2021

i got 61 countries

Level 26

Nov 28, 2021

no one can get all i got 34

Level 49

Dec 16, 2021

41, pretty good i guess. got what i need for the badge

Level 39

Dec 22, 2021

I got 39 and I need 40 to get the time the :(

Level 67

Dec 28, 2021

Just got 57, that was a grind

Level 26

Jan 31, 2022

after a few tries I finally did 196 with 34 seconds left

Level 70

Mar 8, 2022

102 after many, many tries

Level 51

May 13, 2022

Oh yeeeaaahhh, first try

Level 51

May 13, 2022

Level 44

May 31, 2022

me: trying to think about something short

my brain: Kyrgyzstan

Level 50

Mar 16, 2023

fr tho

Level 51

Jul 6, 2022

Level 26

Jul 31, 2022

when you look up and see

NALAGONDUARSNNDNDJSKUMADAM3DIFOJDBGAUSNAMAIBIASOUTGAFTUCIALESOTHOANGOKAALFRIWTUNISIUAMO4OCCOINDO3SIM8NSCODRANCESPAUANPIR

Level 20

Sep 2, 2022

Level 29

Oct 18, 2022

68 is good enough for me without using a list

Level 46

Oct 26, 2022

80 without a map, I can't go higher than that

Level 63

Nov 10, 2022

I got 58 correct.

Level 21

Nov 19, 2022

lol i got exactly 40 which is one of the requirements for the 1 minute badge

also i think the WR is 95

Level 21

Nov 20, 2022

52 now i'm going for 99th percentile lol

Level 28

Nov 25, 2022

I got all 196, and I still got 31 seconds left!

Level 41

Jan 27, 2023

Liar

Level 63

Dec 8, 2022

I got 67 correct.

Level 34

Jan 20, 2023

what a quiz

Level 59

Feb 2, 2023

Level 35

Mar 12, 2023

For some reason, I wasted my time on Sierra Leone.

Level 44

May 23, 2023

Ah, that always happens to me, for some reason I always type Sienna instead of Sierra, I don't know why but it wastes so much time

Level 50

Mar 16, 2023

got 48 first try

how yall do this bruh

Level 34

May 12, 2023

96 countries with index finger.

feeling good

Level 19

Jul 15, 2023

63 points on second try... not too bad!

Level 27

Aug 9, 2023

got them all in 6 seconds

Level 75

Aug 10, 2023

Bet ya didn't

Level 52

Oct 2, 2023

This applies to most country quizzes, but shouldn't RSA count for South Africa if KSA counts for Saudi Arabia and other ones like PRC, ROC?

Level 19

Oct 26, 2023

I got 60 first try. Not too bad, but definitely not the best. I don't get how everyone else is so freaking fast...

Level 50

Nov 7, 2023

High score is 100

Level 22

Nov 8, 2023

I got 47\

Level 50

Nov 16, 2023

Level 50

Nov 18, 2023

After doing this for a while, I think I'm capped at around 73. Fair play to anyone getting above 75 on this.

Level 50

Nov 21, 2023

Edit : up to 76

Level 34

Nov 19, 2023

I can only do 48 I’m a slow typer :(

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