Play God on EarthTHE EARTHPEDIA · A STUDY
Every country vs the whole world: who survives?
We took the real map of today and declared war on one country at a time, with every other nation on Earth against it. Then we let 300 years run. No scripting, no nudging: the same engine you play at playgod.earth. We did it for all 133 countries.
133countries put against the world
77survived 300 years
56were wiped off the map
The ones that got bigger
Being at war with everyone is not always fatal. These countries ended the 300 years holding more of the world than they started with.
| Country | Start | After 300 years | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 0.5% | 1.9% | ×3.8 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.2% | 4.2% | ×3.5 |
| Ivory Coast | 0.2% | 0.7% | ×3.5 |
| Germany | 0.3% | 1% | ×3.3 |
| Greece | 0.1% | 0.3% | ×3.0 |
| Mozambique | 0.4% | 1.1% | ×2.8 |
| Ethiopia | 0.6% | 1.6% | ×2.7 |
| Mali | 0.7% | 1.8% | ×2.6 |
| Turkey | 0.5% | 1.2% | ×2.4 |
| Norway | 0.6% | 1.4% | ×2.3 |
| Algeria | 1.4% | 3.2% | ×2.3 |
| Chad | 0.7% | 1.4% | ×2.0 |
Share of all land on Earth. Germany, at war with every nation on the planet, ended up 3.3 times bigger.
The biggest survivors
| Country | Start | After 300 years |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | 17% | 17% |
| People's Republic of China | 6.2% | 8.9% |
| Canada | 11.1% | 8.3% (just) |
| United States of America | 7.6% | 7.6% |
| Brazil | 4.6% | 7.2% |
| Australia | 4.5% | 4.5% |
| Greenland | 4.4% | 4.4% |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.2% | 4.2% |
| Algeria | 1.4% | 3.2% |
| Argentina | 1.8% | 2.9% |
Russia held its 17%. China grew from 6.2% to 8.9%. The United States held 7.6%, about where it started. Canada survived, just, losing 2.8% of the world.
The ones that fell fastest
| Country | Gone by | Taken by |
|---|---|---|
| Western Sahara | 2036 (10 years) | Morocco |
| Malawi | 2037 (11 years) | Mozambique |
| Switzerland | 2038 (12 years) | Italy |
| Nepal | 2040 (14 years) | India |
| Togo | 2040 (14 years) | Benin |
| Tajikistan | 2041 (15 years) | People's Republic of China |
| Bangladesh | 2042 (16 years) | India |
| Jordan | 2042 (16 years) | Israel |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2042 (16 years) | People's Republic of China |
| Georgia | 2043 (17 years) | Russia |
| Slovakia | 2043 (17 years) | Hungary |
| Uruguay | 2043 (17 years) | Brazil |
| Laos | 2044 (18 years) | Vietnam |
| Bulgaria | 2046 (20 years) | Serbia |
| Eritrea | 2047 (21 years) | Ethiopia |
Switzerland lasted 12 years before Italy took it.
Who did the conquering
When a country fell, a neighbour usually got there first. The most frequent conquerors:
- People's Republic of China took 5 countries
- Brazil took 4 countries
- India took 3 countries
- France took 2 countries
- Mauritania took 2 countries
- Nigeria took 2 countries
Every country, A to Z
| Country | Result |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | survived, 0.4% → 0% (just) |
| Algeria | survived, 1.4% → 3.2% |
| Angola | survived, 0.7% → 1.4% |
| Argentina | survived, 1.8% → 2.9% |
| Australia | survived, 4.5% → 4.5% |
| Austria | survived, 0.1% → 0.2% |
| Azerbaijan | fell in 2048 to Georgia |
| Bangladesh | fell in 2042 to India |
| Belarus | survived, 0.2% → 0% (just) |
| Benin | fell in 2049 to Nigeria |
| Bolivia | fell in 2310 to Brazil |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | survived, 0% → 0% |
| Botswana | fell in 2066 to Zimbabwe |
| Brazil | survived, 4.6% → 7.2% |
| Bulgaria | fell in 2046 to Serbia |
| Burkina Faso | fell in 2056 to Nigeria |
| Cambodia | fell in 2050 to Vietnam |
| Cameroon | survived, 0.2% → 0% (just) |
| Canada | survived, 11.1% → 8.3% (just) |
| Central African Republic | survived, 0.3% → 0% (just) |
| Chad | survived, 0.7% → 1.4% |
| Chile | fell in 2111 to Argentina |
| Colombia | survived, 0.6% → 0.2% (just) |
| Croatia | fell in 2061 to Austria |
| Cuba | survived, 0.1% → 0.1% |
| Czech Republic | fell in 2048 to Poland |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | survived, 1.2% → 4.2% |
| Denmark | fell in 2063 to Germany |
| Ecuador | fell in 2105 to Colombia |
| Egypt | survived, 0.6% → 0.9% |
| Eritrea | fell in 2047 to Ethiopia |
| Estonia | fell in 2058 to Latvia |
| Ethiopia | survived, 0.6% → 1.6% |
| Finland | fell in 2192 to Russia |
| France | survived, 0.5% → 0.9% |
| Gabon | fell in 2212 to Cameroon |
| Georgia | fell in 2043 to Russia |
| Germany | survived, 0.3% → 1% |
| Ghana | survived, 0.1% → 0.2% |
| Greece | survived, 0.1% → 0.3% |
| Greenland | survived, 4.4% → 4.4% |
| Guatemala | fell in 2062 to Mexico |
| Guinea | survived, 0.1% → 0% (just) |
| Guyana | fell in 2048 to Brazil |
| Honduras | survived, 0.1% → 0.1% |
| Hungary | survived, 0.1% → 0.2% |
| Iceland | survived, 0.1% → 0.1% |
| India | survived, 1.8% → 2.7% |
| Indonesia | survived, 1% → 1.3% |
| Iran | survived, 1% → 1.9% |
| Iraq | fell in 2065 to Saudi Arabia |
| Ireland | fell in 2052 to United Kingdom |
| Italy | survived, 0.2% → 0.4% |
| Ivory Coast | survived, 0.2% → 0.7% |
| Japan | survived, 0.3% → 0.3% |
| Jordan | fell in 2042 to Israel |
| Kazakhstan | survived, 2.1% → 1.3% (just) |
| Kenya | survived, 0.3% → 0.5% |
| Kyrgyzstan | fell in 2042 to People's Republic of China |
| Laos | fell in 2044 to Vietnam |
| Latvia | survived, 0.1% → 0% (just) |
| Liberia | fell in 2112 to Ivory Coast |
| Libya | survived, 1% → 1.3% |
| Lithuania | fell in 2054 to Latvia |
| Madagascar | survived, 0.3% → 0.3% |
| Malawi | fell in 2037 to Mozambique |
| Malaysia | survived, 0.2% → 0.1% (just) |
| Mali | survived, 0.7% → 1.8% |
| Mauritania | survived, 0.6% → 1.1% |
| Mexico | survived, 1.1% → 0.5% (just) |
| Mongolia | fell in 2138 to People's Republic of China |
| Morocco | fell in 2258 to Mauritania |
| Mozambique | survived, 0.4% → 1.1% |
| Myanmar | fell in 2300 to Thailand |
| Namibia | survived, 0.5% → 0% (just) |
| Nepal | fell in 2040 to India |
| Netherlands | fell in 2087 to France |
| New Zealand | survived, 0.2% → 0.2% |
| Nicaragua | survived, 0.1% → 0.1% |
| Niger | survived, 0.7% → 0.3% (just) |
| Nigeria | survived, 0.5% → 1.9% |
| North Korea | fell in 2055 to People's Republic of China |
| Norway | survived, 0.6% → 1.4% |
| Oman | survived, 0.2% → 0% (just) |
| Pakistan | fell in 2315 to India |
| Panama | survived, 0% → 0% |
| Papua New Guinea | survived, 0.2% → 0% (just) |
| Paraguay | fell in 2052 to Brazil |
| People's Republic of China | survived, 6.2% → 8.9% |
| Peru | survived, 0.7% → 0.1% (just) |
| Philippines | survived, 0.2% → 0.2% |
| Poland | survived, 0.3% → 0.4% |
| Portugal | fell in 2047 to Spain |
| Republic of the Congo | fell in 2165 to Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Romania | survived, 0.2% → 0.4% |
| Russia | survived, 17% → 17% |
| Saudi Arabia | survived, 1.1% → 1.9% |
| Senegal | fell in 2248 to Mauritania |
| Serbia | survived, 0.1% → 0% (just) |
| Sierra Leone | fell in 2150 to Ivory Coast |
| Slovakia | fell in 2043 to Hungary |
| Somalia | survived, 0.3% → 0.1% (just) |
| Somaliland | fell in 2055 to Ethiopia |
| South Africa | survived, 0.7% → 1.4% |
| South Korea | fell in 2313 to People's Republic of China |
| South Sudan | fell in 2065 to Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Spain | survived, 0.4% → 0.4% |
| Sri Lanka | survived, 0% → 0% |
| Sudan | survived, 1% → 1.8% |
| Suriname | fell in 2050 to France |
| Sweden | survived, 0.5% → 0.2% (just) |
| Switzerland | fell in 2038 to Italy |
| Syria | survived, 0.1% → 0% (just) |
| Tajikistan | fell in 2041 to People's Republic of China |
| Tanzania | survived, 0.5% → 0.7% |
| Thailand | survived, 0.3% → 0.5% |
| Togo | fell in 2040 to Benin |
| Tunisia | fell in 2124 to Algeria |
| Turkey | survived, 0.5% → 1.2% |
| Turkmenistan | fell in 2065 to Kazakhstan |
| Uganda | fell in 2059 to Kenya |
| Ukraine | survived, 0.5% → 0.6% |
| United Arab Emirates | fell in 2063 to Oman |
| United Kingdom | survived, 0.2% → 0.3% |
| United States of America | survived, 7.6% → 7.6% |
| Uruguay | fell in 2043 to Brazil |
| Uzbekistan | survived, 0.3% → 0% (just) |
| Venezuela | survived, 0.5% → 0.1% (just) |
| Vietnam | survived, 0.2% → 0.4% |
| Western Sahara | fell in 2036 to Morocco |
| Yemen | survived, 0.2% → 0% (just) |
| Zambia | fell in 2210 to Angola |
| Zimbabwe | fell in 2061 to Botswana |
How this was made
Each row is one run of Play God on Earth's simulation, starting from today's real borders and cities. The chosen country is put at war with every other nation at once; then 300 years play out on their own. Nations attack, ally, split and make peace by the same rules in every run. One run per country, so treat each result as one possible history, not a prediction. Every run replays exactly the same way from its link, and you can open any of them and change what happens.
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