The Earthpedia · Against the whole world

What if the whole world declared war on Sweden?

Sweden survived, just: 0.2% of the world, down from 0.5%.

2026: every other country on Earth turns on Sweden at the same moment. We let the world run for 300 years and wrote down what happened.

Of 133 countries put through the same fate, Sweden did better than 80 of them.

Its share of the world

1. 2026: 0.5%
2. 2036: 0.5%
3. 2051: 0.4%
4. 2076: 0.3%
5. 2126: 0.3%
6. 2176: 0.3%
7. 2226: 0.3%
8. 2326: 0.2%

Year by year

• 2066: made peace with Fiji.
• 2167: went to war with Russia.
• 2199: Finland attacked.
• 2255: Russia attacked.

What happened

• Its first war of its own came in 2167, against Russia.
• 4 wars in 300 years.

The world in 2326

In 2326, Russia ruled 17.1% of the Earth, ahead of United States of America and Canada. 113 nations were left standing.

"I would call that a win. Quietly." Max, for the record

Run it yourself

Same seed, same history: it unfolds exactly like this, until you touch it. Then it is your world.

Other what-ifs for Sweden

More countries

Is this what would really happen?

No one can know. This is one run of a game engine that simulates every country on the real map: wars by temperament, armies from land and people, civil wars, golden ages. Same seed, same result, every time.

Can I try it myself?

Yes. Press Play this world: the same seed opens in your browser, free, and unfolds the same way until you change something.

Every page is a real run of the Play God on Earth engine (deterministic: same seed, same result). Historical facts are not implied; this is a game.