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Mystery Stats

Guess today's country from its stats. You start with one, and every wrong guess reveals the next. Each guess also tells you if the answer has more people, more land, and the same continent. 6 tries.

    ▲ the answer is bigger · ▼ the answer is smaller · ≈ within 15%

    Populations are rounded recent estimates. Areas are total area including inland water. Country data: mledoze/countries (ODbL).

    How to play Mystery Stats

    1. You start with one stat about today's mystery country: its population.
    2. Type a country. Each guess shows whether the answer has more people and more land, and whether it's on the same continent.
    3. Every wrong guess reveals the next stat: area, location, official languages, currency, then the capital.
    4. You have 6 tries.

    Questions

    What does ≈ mean?

    Your guess is within 15% of the answer for that number.

    Which countries can come up?

    UN member countries with at least about a million people.

    Is it free?

    Yes. All six What The Geo games are free to play in your browser, with no account or download.

    When is there a new puzzle?

    Every day at midnight, your local time. Everyone gets the same puzzle on the same date.

    Where are my streak and stats saved?

    On your own device, in your browser. Nothing is sent to us, so clearing your browser data resets them.

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