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Densest Countries Bordering Each Other

Try to name the countries with the highest population density that border each other.
Based on population as of 2 July 2023
Methodology: Each country is ranked 1-196 based on population density
An average rank between bordering countries was calculated, these are the lowest averages overall
Quiz by Stewart
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Last updated: July 4, 2023
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First submittedMay 13, 2019
Times taken56,945
Average score75.0%
Rating4.88
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Avg
Countries
12.5
Bangladesh
India
14.5
Burundi
Rwanda
17
Israel
Lebanon
22
Belgium
Netherlands
25.5
India
Pakistan
27.5
Italy
Vatican City
30
Belgium
Luxembourg
30.5
North Korea
South Korea
32
Germany
Netherlands
32
Italy
San Marino
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Countries
32
Rwanda
Uganda
33.5
Dominican Republic
Haiti
34
Belgium
Germany
34
India
Nepal
39.5
China
India
40
Germany
Luxembourg
42
El Salvador
Guatemala
42.5
France
Monaco
42.5
Liechtenstein
Switzerland
43.5
Lebanon
Syria
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Level 71
Jun 3, 2019
How does Sri Lanka border India?
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Level 68
Jun 3, 2019
The "Countries by Borders" quiz considers the sandy border that appears at low tide.
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Level 85
Mar 17, 2020
And there's oodles of controversy about that consideration in the comments for that quiz.
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Level ∞
Mar 17, 2020
My mistake. This should have been edited out and now has been. The official position of JetPunk is that Sri Lanka and India do not border each other.
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Level 68
Mar 17, 2020
Didn't realise this was the official position on this. Will keep in mind for the future, thanks.
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Level 66
Mar 17, 2020
There is no position to be had, sri lanka has not been connected to india for centuries, not since the 15th century. There is no matter of opinion in this case as in some other cases.

There are bits and pieces left, but no real connection, no matter the tide.

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Level 90
Mar 17, 2020
India and Sri Lanka don't share a "land border" but they do share a "marine border" because of their proximity.
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Level 92
Mar 19, 2020
@Sifhraven, there is a little bit of ambiguity. The claim is not that the island of Sri Lanka borders India, but that the country, which includes many small islands, does. The border between the countries supposedly crosses one of the islands in Adam's Bridge between Sri Lanka and Pamban Island in India, creating a land bridge between the countries somewhat analagous to the border between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain on Middle Island. The ambiguity comes in because that border is not well defined. Some claim it is at Dhanushkodi on Pamban Island, some claim it's so far down the tip of that island that it's only above water at low tide, and some claim it's on one of the other islets between there and Mannar Island.
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Level 56
Apr 6, 2020
@plattitude except there is no ambiguity. While looking on the internet and using 'some claim' repeatedly is all well and good, here in Sri Lanka and over in India the two governments state that there is no land border.
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Level 92
Mar 2, 2021
I do not believe there is a land border, primarily because there currently is agreement between the two governments. However, I also know that governments are universally consistent, logical, and reasonable entities that will not change their positions on things like borders and control of territory...

I think QM's position on the issue is the correct one, but I don't think there's anything wrong with understanding other points of view.

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Level 87
Jan 29, 2022
We must calmly accept Jetpunk's definitive rulings on these matters (e.g. Russia owning Crimea). If we counted sea boundaries, there would be LOTS more adjacent countries than are counted here. As another example, Jetpunk declares there is no land boundary between Saudi Arabia and Bahrain, although I have walked from the McDonalds on the Saudi side to the one on the Bahraini side (the Saudi one closes during prayer periods).
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Level 92
May 5, 2022
Yeah, Bahrain/Saudi Arabia is I think the only JetPunk standard I disagree with. Netherlands only borders France on an island, and that one is counted. I'm in no way advocating for the inclusion of Sri Lanka/India or any sea border.
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Level 65
Jan 11, 2024
Saint Martin isn't artificial
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Level 56
Apr 7, 2020
Every single country I missed has been guessed by 85% or more of takers. Can't believe how stupid I am.
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Level 65
Jan 11, 2024
You missed India??? Did you only guess Europe or something?
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Level 63
Apr 8, 2020
I honestly thought that Vietnam would be on this quiz!
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Level 65
Jan 19, 2021
100% second try. First time I missed one. Good quiz Stewart.
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Level 58
Mar 15, 2021
missed germany *facepalm*
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Level 78
Jan 25, 2022
Singapore doesn't make the list?
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Level 68
Jan 25, 2022
Singapore has no land borders :)
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Level 78
Jan 26, 2022
So I'm feeling rather stupid right now
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Level 44
Mar 30, 2022
Yes, just like India and Sri Lanka, Singapore shares a sandy border with Indonesia - it's just below the ocean.
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Level 47
Mar 30, 2022
Malaysia* :)
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Level 77
Jan 27, 2022
I wonder if the results would be much different if the populations of the two countries were added together and then divided by the total land area. That would be a nightmare to calculate, I assume.
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Level 68
Jan 27, 2022
That sounds like a fun challenge! I'll take a look and see what happens
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Level 68
Jan 29, 2022
Okay, so running the numbers on this was very interesting! Here's the top 5 bordering countries by combined population density:

Pop. DensityCountries
515.8IsraelLebanon
478.0BurundiRwanda
456.5BangladeshIndia
421.6BhutanIndia
416.7NepalIndia

I also decided to turn this into a quiz! Thanks for the idea :) Bordering Countries with the Greatest Combined Population Density

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Level 77
Aug 8, 2023
Aw neat! I inspired something. I’m a muse! I’m taking that quiz now. Edit: oh, apparently I did that already. Well, time to take a second look!
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Level 48
Feb 5, 2022
Nice quiz! What about Bahrain and Saudi Arabia? Aren't they connected by the King Fahd Causeway?
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Level 68
Feb 5, 2022
JetPunk doesn't consider this border. Even so, Bahrain is 3rd and Saudi Arabia is all the way down in 176th, so their average is 90.5!

Saudi is a big area country with not many people.

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Level 51
Apr 2, 2022
Perhaps some more time!
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Level 67
Jul 5, 2023
Missed DR, Haiti, and then Nepal which I thought I tried but I guess not
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Level 84
Aug 9, 2023
Out of curiosity, what's the average with Israel and Syria?
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Level 61
Aug 9, 2023
at two different occasions on this quiz i tried islands

and no those islands were not haiti and dr

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Level 60
Aug 11, 2023
Indonesia and Papua New Guinea? Or UK and Ireland? ;)
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Level 56
Sep 24, 2023
I think this methodology doesn't make sense. The average rank of the countries' density is not the same as their combined density. I think it should be calculated like (combined land area)/(combined population). This would make things like Italy and Vatican City not appear; because if Vatican city became part of Italy Italy's density actually would hardly change at all.