Europe on the scales
Level
Question type
Unfolding the map…
Two countries in Europe side by side: choose the one with more people or more land. 45 countries take part.
From the data
- Countries
- 46
- Largest by area
- Russia · 17,125,190 km²
- Smallest by area
- San Marino · 61 km²
- Most people
- Russia · 144 million
- Fewest people
- San Marino · 34,109
- People in total
- 830 million
- Area in total
- 24,289,739 km²
- Drawn as a dot
- Andorra, Malta, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City
World Bank figures: population of 2025, area of 2023.
- Largest population gap
- Russia and San Marino (×4,207)
- Closest pair by population
- Switzerland and Belarus (×1.001)
- Closest pair by area
- France and Ukraine (×1.005)
Levels in this selection
- Easy: 27 countries
- Medium: 39 countries
- Hard: 45 countries
Easy pairs differ at least four times, Medium 1.6 to 4 times, Hard only 1.08 to 1.6 times.
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The answers of this quiz, sorted by area. Open it after a round, not during one.
| # | Country | Area | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 17,125,190 km² | 144 million |
| 2 | Türkiye | 785,350 km² | 85.9 million |
| 3 | Norway | 624,500 km² | 5.6 million |
| 4 | France | 606,410 km² | 68.7 million |
| 5 | Ukraine | 603,550 km² | 39 million |
| 6 | Sweden | 528,660 km² | 10.6 million |
| 7 | Spain | 505,976 km² | 49.4 million |
| 8 | Germany | 357,680 km² | 83.5 million |
| 9 | Finland | 338,480 km² | 5.6 million |
| 10 | Poland | 313,930 km² | 36.4 million |
| 11 | Italy | 302,070 km² | 58.9 million |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 243,610 km² | 69.5 million |
| 13 | Romania | 238,400 km² | 19 million |
| 14 | Belarus | 207,629 km² | 9.1 million |
| 15 | Greece | 131,960 km² | 10.4 million |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 110,997 km² | 6.4 million |
| 17 | Iceland | 103,000 km² | 392,404 |
| 18 | Hungary | 93,030 km² | 9.5 million |
| 19 | Portugal | 92,230 km² | 10.8 million |
| 20 | Serbia | 88,490 km² | 6.5 million |
| 21 | Croatia | 88,070 km² | 3.9 million |
| 22 | Austria | 83,879 km² | 9.2 million |
| 23 | Czechia | 78,871 km² | 10.9 million |
| 24 | Ireland | 70,280 km² | 5.5 million |
| 25 | Lithuania | 65,290 km² | 2.9 million |
| 26 | Latvia | 64,590 km² | 1.8 million |
| 27 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51,210 km² | 3.1 million |
| 28 | Slovakia | 49,030 km² | 5.4 million |
| 29 | Estonia | 45,340 km² | 1.4 million |
| 30 | Denmark | 42,920 km² | 6 million |
| 31 | Netherlands | 41,540 km² | 18.1 million |
| 32 | Switzerland | 41,291 km² | 9.1 million |
| 33 | Moldova | 33,850 km² | 2.4 million |
| 34 | Belgium | 30,689 km² | 11.9 million |
| 35 | Albania | 28,750 km² | 2.3 million |
| 36 | North Macedonia | 25,710 km² | 1.8 million |
| 37 | Slovenia | 20,480 km² | 2.1 million |
| 38 | Montenegro | 13,888 km² | 623,129 |
| 39 | Cyprus | 9,250 km² | 1.4 million |
| 40 | Luxembourg | 2,590 km² | 686,970 |
| 41 | Andorra | 468 km² | 82,904 |
| 42 | Malta | 315 km² | 579,704 |
| 43 | Liechtenstein | 160 km² | 41,024 |
| 44 | Monaco | 75 km² | 38,341 |
| 45 | San Marino | 61 km² | 34,109 |
Questions about this quiz
How many countries does this quiz cover?
45 countries. A round asks ten of them; choose a longer round in the setup under New.
Which country of this selection has the largest area?
Russia, with 17,125,190 km² according to the World Bank (2023).
Which country of this selection has the most people?
Russia, with 144 million people according to the World Bank (2025).