Countries people mix up
Pairs of countries with similar names, similar flags or shared borders, compared side by side – facts, flags, outlines and one clear way to tell them apart.
Slovakia vs Slovenia
Niger vs Nigeria
Dominica vs Dominican Republic
Iraq vs Iran
Austria vs Australia
Sweden vs Switzerland
Uruguay vs Paraguay
Mali vs Malawi
Zambia vs Zimbabwe
Gambia vs Zambia
Lesotho vs Eswatini
Latvia vs Lithuania
Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau
Congo vs DR Congo
Chad vs Romania
Norway vs Iceland
Netherlands vs Luxembourg
Australia vs New Zealand
Ireland vs Ivory Coast
Indonesia vs Monaco
Colombia vs Venezuela
Honduras vs Nicaragua
Qatar vs Bahrain
Haiti vs Liechtenstein
Andorra vs Moldova
Nepal vs Bhutan
Togo vs Benin
Rwanda vs Burundi
North Korea vs South Korea
Estonia vs Latvia
Sweden vs Norway
Austria vs Germany
Switzerland vs Austria
Belgium vs Netherlands
Spain vs Portugal
Croatia vs Serbia
Serbia vs Montenegro
Kosovo vs Albania
North Macedonia vs Bulgaria
Czechia vs Slovakia
Ukraine vs Russia
Belarus vs Russia
Finland vs Sweden
Denmark vs Norway
United Kingdom vs Ireland
Canada vs United States
Mexico vs United States
Argentina vs Chile
Peru vs Bolivia
Ecuador vs Colombia
Guyana vs Suriname
Haiti vs Dominican Republic
Trinidad and Tobago vs Jamaica
Egypt vs Sudan
Sudan vs South Sudan
Libya vs Tunisia
Morocco vs Algeria
Senegal vs Gambia
Ghana vs Ivory Coast
Kenya vs Tanzania
Ethiopia vs Eritrea
Somalia vs Djibouti
Zimbabwe vs Mozambique
Namibia vs Botswana
India vs Pakistan
Bangladesh vs India
China vs Taiwan
Japan vs South Korea
Vietnam vs Laos
Thailand vs Cambodia
Malaysia vs Indonesia
Singapore vs Malaysia
Kazakhstan vs Uzbekistan
Turkmenistan vs Tajikistan
Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates
Jordan vs Palestine
Syria vs Lebanon
Israel vs Palestine
Georgia vs Armenia
Armenia vs Azerbaijan
Guides
- 15 pairs of countries people constantly mix upSlovakia vs Slovenia, Niger vs Nigeria – and how to keep each pair apart.
- Flags that look alike (and how to tell them apart)Chad or Romania? Australia or New Zealand? The flag pairs that cost quiz points.
- The 25 hardest countries to find on a mapPacific islands, Caribbean islands and landlocked Africa – where they are.