Countries on the Equator

11 countries have land territory that lies on the equator. How many can you name?

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First submitted	November 14, 2011
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Average score	72.7%
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Country

Brazil

Colombia

Democratic Republic
of the Congo

Ecuador

Country

Gabon

Indonesia

Kenya

Republic of the Congo

Country

São Tomé and Príncipe

Somalia

Uganda

Level 49

Mar 10, 2012

Nauru. 31'38" short. Not enough wobble in the orbit. And Zaire. Yes, I was stuck on stupid. :P

Level 22

Mar 12, 2014

zaire is dr congo

Level 37

May 11, 2020

DR Congo was Zaire

Level 82

Oct 8, 2016

They have equator on the flag though, with the star marking Nauru's position just south of it.

Level 20

Apr 13, 2012

8/11

Level 16

Apr 19, 2012

Missed Kenya and Colombia :)

+10

Level 82

Jan 13, 2013

Guessed every other island near the equator and missed Sao Tome. >_< and note to Equatorial Guinea: who do you think you're fooling! Poser!

Level 67

Nov 2, 2013

Apparently Equat. Guinea is fooling many quiz takers here. lmao

Level 69

Jul 5, 2014

Such a misleading name!

Level 35

Jan 18, 2013

Does it have to go through LAND to qualify? If not, then Maldives and Kiribati should be added.

Level 92

Mar 25, 2013

From the instructions: "11 countries have land territory that lies on the equator."

Yep, looks like it has to go through land!

Level 59

Jan 16, 2014

Damn Equatorial Guinea

Level 45

Feb 10, 2014

Take a drink every time you or someone else guesses Equatorial Guinea

Level 55

Nov 17, 2015

We'd all be drunk by now if we did this.

Level 62

Aug 4, 2020

we'd be dead

Level 49

Nov 15, 2023

Idk, I have a pretty high tolerance. It's only like 100 thousand shots, I'd barely even be drunk after that.

Level 46

Mar 21, 2021

I knew that the equator didn't pass through Equatorial Guinea before I started this quiz, and yet I guessed it anyway just in case I was wrong. *chugs bottle of big boy vodka*

Level 67

Jul 5, 2014

Missed Ecuador. *facepalm*

Level 55

Nov 17, 2015

So did I. Dios mio.

Level 53

Feb 20, 2017

hahahahahaah

Level 37

May 11, 2020

*smirks* Oh, you noticed

Level 62

Jul 5, 2014

Yes ... just as a couple other players pointed out ... you have left out 2 countries that are indeed located right on the equator (BOTH smaller island nations) ---> the Maldives and Kiribati ... So do you read your messages? And can you please evolve this quiz to a more complete level? thanks we all appreciate it !!

+10

Level 75

Jul 5, 2014

Look at the description of the quiz just below the title. That is why.

Level 38

Jul 8, 2014

I agree. If The Maldives and Kiribati are not on here then Sao Tome and Principe should not be, all of them are island countries.

+12

Level 29

May 22, 2015

The issue wasn't that they are island countries but whether the equator passes through a part of their territory on the terra firma

Level 53

Mar 29, 2022

the equator doesnt go through their land. If it goes through claimed ocean hat doesnt count

Level 29

Jul 5, 2014

Maldives and Kiribati should be in as well

Level 60

Jan 18, 2022

Please read the comment section or the description prior to complaining.

Level 37

Aug 13, 2014

Why does "DR Congo" bring up Republic of the Congo?

Level 27

Feb 25, 2015

Because the word "Congo" triggers both Democratic Republic of the Congo and Republic of Congo--a good tip to remember if you're doing the big "Countries of the World" quiz! :)

Level 54

Jan 8, 2016

Who is Dr. Congo?

Level 68

Nov 23, 2020

No, he's just "The Doctor". I don't think we learn his name.

Level 26

Nov 5, 2021

Why is Dr Congo?

Level 27

Feb 25, 2015

Missed Sao Tome & Principe. And add me to the list of people who typed in "Equatorial Guinea" only to discover it's not on the equator! I said "Seriously?" (Actually, I think I said one or two other words, too, but I won't repeat them here or the moderator might delete it.)

Level 55

Aug 5, 2015

I typed equitorial guinea, and ecuador first. I missed Gabon Somalia, and Sao tome.

Level 26

Apr 2, 2016

done with 3.45 to spare

Level 45

Apr 13, 2016

Took me a while to get São Tomé e Príncipe.

Level 75

Mar 21, 2021

dont bother capitalising and using accents youll get it quicker

Level 68

Aug 22, 2016

How did I get Sao Tome but not Ecuador

Level 75

Sep 9, 2016

Can't believe I missed both Congos. I must have typed every other country in Africa but those.

Level 41

Sep 9, 2016

Phew just remembered republic of the congo 9 secs left

Level 55

Sep 9, 2016

Wow. A year later, and apparently I still don't really know where the equator is. Seriously. At least there's enough time to get most of the rest of them by guessing.

Level 53

Sep 9, 2016

I forgot Brazil *facepalm*

Level 71

Sep 10, 2016

kiribati and maldives have islands both above and below the equator

Level 84

Sep 12, 2016

Yes, but no land directly ON the equator.

Level 60

Jan 18, 2022

I'm pretty sure they're just sharing the fact.

Level 82

Sep 11, 2016

For the record, most of Equatorial Guinea is north of the Equator, but some of it is south of the Equator (the island of Annobón). However the quiz specifies land, and no part of Equatorial Guinea's land lies on the Equator. Someone may be able to confirm this, but I don't believe any part of Equatorial Guinea's oceanic territory lies on the Equator either, as São Tomé almost entirely separates Annobón from the rest of the country.

Level 53

Mar 29, 2022

equatorial guinea has a small island that's in he middle of the equator.

Level 19

Sep 12, 2016

missed 3

Level 25

Jan 19, 2017

100%...just! Whew! Good quiz...would like to see more like it!

Level 53

Feb 20, 2017

Funny how Brazil is better remebered than Ecuador... I mean, sure, it's easily recognizable as a big equatorial country, but the equator crosses in the very upper tip of the land. More than 90% of his lands lies under the equator...

Level 71

Feb 20, 2017

I think many people like myself know that the Equator runs just about into the mouth of the Amazon River and remember that when a quiz such as this calls for it.

Level 82

Mar 27, 2017

10% of a huge country is still a lot, more than the whole Ecuador in fact.

Level 28

Oct 17, 2018

It's covers a relatively long north to south range so if you're really not sure where the equator actually is relative to countries (like me) then it's a pretty safe guess along with Chile for further south and India for further north.

Level 68

Sep 26, 2017

I sucked at this, but 1 point for 7/11 countries???

Level 37

Sep 26, 2017

Colombia and Brazil, but not Venezuela or Guyana. Really?????????

Level 82

Sep 26, 2017

really

Level 45

Dec 27, 2017

Got 100% but you missed the Kiribati and Maldives, so you should fix that. Other the that nice quiz!

Level 62

May 6, 2018

You didn't read what was printed in bold and underlined at the top, so you should fix that. Other than that, nice comment.

Level 24

May 30, 2018

Yes Dijko I also noticed Kiribati is missing.

Level 53

Mar 29, 2022

cus its not on equator

Level 73

May 30, 2018

my first guess was EQUATORIAL guinea, why the f is it called equatorial if its not even on the equator

Level 53

Mar 29, 2022

the mainland used to be on the equator until it was moved down

Level 56

May 30, 2018

aargh! it isn't rui muni any more - I really do know that!

Level 33

May 30, 2018

Does "land" territory mean Kiribati and Maldives are not counted?

Level 60

Jan 18, 2022

Yes. While the equator passes through Kiribati's / Maldives' territory, it doesn't pass through any land territory (islands or other landmasses) under the possession of the countries.

Level 70

Oct 17, 2018

Got them all, mostly helped by the random bit of knowledge stuck in my head that 7 of the 11 were in Africa, so I didn't keep guessing island nations once I had figured out the 4 non-African ones.

Level 30

Oct 17, 2018

I forgot Brazil but got 8 :/ idk how

Level 34

Oct 19, 2018

this is really inaccurate. just look at google maps fand you'll see why

Level 59

Aug 4, 2020

I just looked at Google Maps and I didn't see why. This quiz is perfectly accurate.

Level 52

Dec 14, 2018

Equatorial Guinea is a LIE!

Level 66

Feb 10, 2019

Oh Peru. How close you are. Only 3.3km too far.

Level 80

Jul 3, 2019

With Sao Tome being so small I'm surprised the equator goes through it.

Level 46

Aug 4, 2020

Equatorial Guinea, biggest misleading since Iceland and Greenland!

Level 60

Aug 4, 2020

What about United States of America?

Level 59

Aug 4, 2020

What's misleading about it?

Level 67

Aug 4, 2020

*United* States. Gonna be a civil war in four months.

Level 53

Mar 29, 2022

yep there was a civil war here on november 2 years ago."99%"

Level 60

Aug 4, 2020

Try the map version here

Level 74

Aug 4, 2020

The equator in Sao Tome runs through a hotel called Pestana Equador on the island of Ilhéu das Rolas and now I want to go there!

Level 35

Aug 5, 2020

How do the DRC and Republic of Congo have different percentages correct when typing Congo fills in both answers? Did JetPunk not always work that way?

Level 74

Aug 5, 2020

some people just type in drc

Level 59

Aug 5, 2020

yeah I put drc, even though statistically it is better to put congo I just prefer drc.

Level 38

Sep 23, 2020

you should do Equatorial countries by capitals! It would be a good quiz...

Level 57

Nov 7, 2020

Equatorial Guinea should change their name from the Republic of Equatorial Guinea to the So-Called Republic of Equatorial Guinea

Level 54

Nov 20, 2020

I was about to comment that lol

Level 46

Dec 27, 2020

Missed gabon and sao tome

Level 39

Mar 5, 2021

i missed sooooooo tome and eQUATOIAL guinea

Level 60

Jan 18, 2022

That takes skill, missing a country that's not even on the quiz...

Level 38

Mar 10, 2021

Equitorial Guinea is a liar

Level 67

Jan 11, 2022

I know right!

Level 67

Jan 11, 2022

Missed Somalia and Sao Tome

Level 53

Mar 29, 2022

Actually Equatorial Guinea does border the equator, its not on mainland africa but its a island.

Level 53

Mar 29, 2022

Done in 19 seconds aka 3:48 seconds left.

Level 58

Jul 6, 2022

Got all but one. I was pretty sure that the missing country was one of the small island countries, but which?

B.t.w.: Peru misses the equator by less then 5km... so close...

Level 75

Jul 6, 2022

The full name is Guinea Casi Ecuatorial

Level 41

Oct 5, 2022

not kiribati???

Level 76

Mar 22, 2023

ah yes equatorial guinea is definitely equatorial if it doesn't even touch the equator -_-

Level 47

May 22, 2023

Just missed Kenya.

Level 44

Jul 12, 2023

The only one I missed was Somalia... and it's one of the more obvious ones too!

Level 36

Nov 14, 2023

Thank god this quiz had this much time. I needed two minutes to guess random island nations i thought were close to the equator after getting all the others.

Got Sao Tome eventually though...

Level 34

Apr 16, 2024

equatorial guinea is not on here confused screaming

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