Can you name the world's biggest economies?

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World's Biggest Economies Quiz

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Created by: davidr -
Published: November 27th, 2008
Category: Geography
Plays: 221,259

Tags: Country Quizzes, World Quizzes, biggest, economy, gdp, rank

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	Massagraf:	Nov 27th, 2008 at 06:41 GMT	4 points
	I LOVE THIS QUIZ! 24/25, only hadn't #19 :( #20 Hell yeah :D

	chillicothe20:	Nov 27th, 2008 at 07:18 GMT	4 points
	Coutries?

	chillicothe20:	Nov 27th, 2008 at 07:22 GMT	3 points
	I missed only #19 too. Surprised Mexico is higher than Canada.

	Bethannie:	Nov 27th, 2008 at 09:03 GMT	-2 points
	I got number 19!!! - unfortunately missed out on 14, 15,16 and 18! still, pleased with 21/25. I live in UK and am amazed how high it is!

	moorese:	Nov 27th, 2008 at 09:43 GMT	12 points
	25/25 hell yeah! Great quiz. I love the ones that are hard to get and to know them all straight off, but are guessable with a little imagination and deep thinking. I think that is exactly the makings of a great quiz, and love the site. Thanks Sporcle and davidr.

	[Deleted]:	Nov 27th, 2008 at 09:43 GMT	2 points
	I only missed number 24. Good quiz.

	bbf2:	Nov 27th, 2008 at 10:50 GMT	10 points
	ah man, I typed "The Netherlands" and didn't get credit for it!

	Fro:	Nov 27th, 2008 at 11:18 GMT	2 points
	Got them all...number 19 was my last one and a surprise.

	Phil_Rose:	Nov 27th, 2008 at 12:01 GMT	3 points
	20/25...missed a few small countries that were obvious after I saw them. Never would have guessed #25 though.

	Kamara853:	Nov 27th, 2008 at 12:14 GMT	3 points
	Me too...I put in "the nethlerlands" dangit! And I didn't realize Indonesia would have been above Saudi Arabia...

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	ChanandlerBong:	Nov 27th, 2008 at 12:38 GMT	0 points
	Only missed #19. Great quiz!

	Cartophiliac:	Nov 27th, 2008 at 13:17 GMT	11 points
	Kwitcher whining about Holland

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	Massagraf:	Nov 27th, 2008 at 13:26 GMT	25 points
	I live in the Netherlands and I'm very offended if people say I'm from Holland, like you say to a Scott he's English. I'm Limburgs and I'm proud of it :)

	Jay_D:	Nov 27th, 2008 at 13:27 GMT	-4 points
	24/25 - missed #20

	Hal_10000:	Nov 27th, 2008 at 13:56 GMT	26 points
	These country quizzes rock. Most populous countries, wealthiest countries, etc. I love them because if you have a good knowledge of geography and history, you can guess your way through them. I wonder if the history is clear enough to do "oldest countries".

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	rahv:	Nov 27th, 2008 at 14:22 GMT	21 points
	I would imagine a lot of nations are in this list simply because a lot of people live there. I'd be interested in a "gdp per capita" quiz and I very much doubt that china or indonesia would be in the top30.

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	C_W_Browne:	Nov 27th, 2008 at 15:43 GMT	1 point
	20 right. Not bad quiz. big up #6!

	Alex:	Nov 27th, 2008 at 17:38 GMT	12 points
	I think you ought to make "The Netherlands" an acceptable answer as well. A lot of people refer to it as that (including someone who commented above me) and it would have gotten me all 25. :(

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Nov 27th, 2008 at 17:48 GMT

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I got 23. Missed South Korea (x_x) and Poland (wth?). Was certain Singapore would be there, but then realised it is tiny. xD

	ZacharyTaylor:	Nov 27th, 2008 at 18:32 GMT	-1 points
	well singapore is close, it around 45

	Robert_Lo:	Nov 27th, 2008 at 18:34 GMT	1 point
	No. 24 was probably the last country I thought would be up there...I was certain countries like Sweden or Finland would be above them. I'm actually surprised Hong Kong isn't up on the list, although I guess it's counted as part of China. For its size, Taiwan sure is impressive for cracking the Top 25 list.

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	MissInformed:	Nov 27th, 2008 at 20:47 GMT	1 point
	I actually got #19, it was #18 that I missed. Great quiz though!

	SillyStokey92:	Nov 27th, 2008 at 23:07 GMT	2 points
	23/25. Not bad, since I completely guessed. Was about to type Argentina when my time ran out. Missed it and Turkey.

	nhrafan:	Nov 28th, 2008 at 03:08 GMT	1 point
	how stupid of me to forget thailand. i even tried cambodia (even though i knew it wouldn't be there). if only i went a little further west. still, 24 aint bad

	gp2387:	Nov 28th, 2008 at 03:36 GMT	-1 points
	24/25 - Missed Thailand. Don't think I would've got that with 10 minutes. Great quiz!

	Tom:	Nov 28th, 2008 at 04:15 GMT	-1 points
	21 out of 25. Great quiz.

	davidr:	Nov 28th, 2008 at 05:25 GMT	1 point
	@Robert Lo: Hong Kong is part of China, yes. If it were an independent country, it would be in 39th place. (41st in the table linked from the top of the page but that includes entries for the world and the EU, too.)

	davidr:	Nov 28th, 2008 at 05:29 GMT	3 points
	@Kamara853 and chillicothe20: Remember that GDP includes all economic activity within the country. Mexico and Indonesia have much higher populations than Canada and Saudi Arabia so, even though those people aren't so rich, they're buying more stuff between them.

	Jimmy Bojangles:	Nov 28th, 2008 at 05:34 GMT	1 point
	Great quiz! I got everything on the first try but it took me a while to get the last 3. Forgot that Taiwan qualified as a country (even though I consider it one) =X. Didn't expect Poland or Thailand either. I notice that South Africa is 25th on more than one of these quizzes.. o_O

	davidr:	Nov 28th, 2008 at 05:40 GMT	6 points
	Glad you all enjoyed the quiz. It had never occurred to me that people would want to type out `The Netherlands' instead of just `Netherlands' so I never thought to add it as an alternative. I see it's been added now.

	davidr:	Nov 28th, 2008 at 05:43 GMT	2 points
	@ared: Per-capita GDP is on its way. China and Indonesia are 132nd and 158th in the CIA's list. That list includes many things that aren't countries and that have higher per-capita GDPs than either of those two countries. I lack the enthusiasm to go through and count them all but I guess neither China nor Indonesia is in the top hundred.

	beckleyman:	Nov 28th, 2008 at 09:06 GMT	1 point
	woo-got all of them. guessed my way through most of them. if you have a fair amount of electronics in your home, found that just about every country they have on them were on this quiz. good quiz

	komischeskind:	Nov 28th, 2008 at 09:27 GMT	-1 points
	Missed only Taiwan on first try, though it was more guesswork than knowledge :)

	Hannah:	Nov 28th, 2008 at 10:23 GMT	1 point
	23/25 on first try :) great quiz