Tap a nation

About

NationGuess is part of Guessing Time.

The rules in full

A hidden nation is chosen every day. To play, tap any nation on the map. It goes into the bar at the top; press Guess there to spend a guess on it, or Cancel to pick a different one.

Each of your guesses gives you clues by comparing your guessed nation to the hidden nation. You have 7 guesses.

Each guess is placed on all 5 scales. The arrow on your guess points toward the hidden nation, and the shaded band shows the range where it can still be. ✓ means your guess matches the value of the hidden nation.

The hidden nation is one of 180: every FIFA member nation with at least 350,000 people.

The map shows latitude only. It greys out the nations that clue has ruled out; a nation still in colour may already be ruled out by one of the other five. Grey land you cannot pick is either already guessed or never the answer — tap it and it says which.

World Cup best covers 1978–2026. Early exit means a group-stage or round-of-32 exit.

Data

Nation data from REST Countries and the World Bank. World Cup results cover 1978–2026.

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How to play

You have 7 guesses to find today’s secret nation.

Start by guessing any nation. Each guess gives you clues.