Can you name every country in the world? Name All the Countries is the classic type-them-all geography game, rebuilt for 2026 with a live world map, a daily challenge and a score you can share. There are 195 countries to recall — most people get stuck somewhere in the 120s. How far can you go?
Just start typing. The moment you type a country’s name — or a nickname like USA, UK or DRC — it lights up on the map and the counter ticks up. No multiple choice, no hints: it is pure recall, and every continent has a progress bar so you can see exactly where your blind spots are.
Play it three ways: take your time in World mode, race the clock in the 15-minute Timed mode, or come back every day for the Daily Continent — one continent, the same for everyone, with a streak to keep alive. When you finish, copy a spoiler-free score card and challenge your friends.
How to play
- Pick a mode at the top: World (name all 195, no timer), Timed (as many as you can in 15 minutes), or Daily (today’s continent).
- Type a country’s name into the box. Common names and nicknames work — America, Britain, Burma, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast all count.
- As soon as a name matches, the country fills in on the map and the box clears for the next one. Spelling is forgiving — accents and punctuation don’t matter.
- Watch the per-continent bars to spot what you’re missing. Stuck? Hit Give up to reveal every country you didn’t name.
- When you’re done, tap Share result to copy your score card, then try to beat it.
Game modes
- World — the completionist run. All 195 countries, no clock. Can you clear the whole map?
- Timed — 15 minutes on the clock. The pressure mode that made this genre famous: type fast and don’t freeze.
- Daily Continent — each day a different continent is in focus (the same one for every player worldwide, set at midnight UTC). Name all of its countries, build a daily streak, and share how you did.
The geography behind it
This game counts 195 countries: the 193 member states of the United Nations plus the two permanent observer states, Vatican City and Palestine. That’s the most widely used answer to “how many countries are there?” — though you’ll see other totals depending on whether places like Taiwan or Kosovo are counted.
They split across five inhabited continents: Africa has the most at 54, followed by Asia (46) and Europe (46), then the Americas (35) and Oceania (14). The countries people forget most often are the small ones — the Gulf and Central Asian states, the Pacific and Caribbean islands, and the cluster of nations in West and Central Africa.
Country data comes from Mappr’s own country dataset; the map is drawn from Natural Earth geometry. Everything runs in your browser — no login, no tracking.
More Mappr geography games
Liked this? Try the rest of the Mappr games: Closest Country (guess the mystery country by proximity), Guess the Country by Shape, Guess the Flag, and the US Geography Quiz. Explore all of our map tools and games.
Frequently asked questions
How many countries are there?
This game uses 195: the 193 UN member states plus Vatican City and Palestine. Other counts exist depending on how disputed and partially recognised territories are treated.
Is the Daily the same for everyone?
Yes. The Daily Continent is chosen from the date in UTC, so every player in the world gets the same continent on the same day — that’s what makes scores worth comparing. It changes at midnight UTC.
What names does it accept?
Common names, official names and the usual nicknames and spelling variants — USA / America, UK / Britain, DRC, Burma / Myanmar, Czechia, Cabo Verde / Cape Verde, Ivory Coast and more. Accents and punctuation are ignored, so you don’t need the é in Côte d’Ivoire.
Is my score saved?
Your bests and your daily streak are saved in your browser with localStorage. There’s no account and nothing leaves your device.
Two countries don’t fill on the map — why?
Tuvalu and Kosovo count toward your total but are too small or too contested to appear as shapes in the base map at this scale, so they won’t visibly fill. Every other country lights up when you name it.
