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Most Guessed African Countries on JetPunk

Name the ten countries that have been guessed most frequently on the Countries of Africa Quiz.
As of 3 February 2023
Keep in mind that people's guesses will be informed by a map
Quiz by catlover2496
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Last updated: February 2, 2023
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First submittedMarch 19, 2017
Times taken75,492
Average score80.0%
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Guessed
Country
97%
Egypt
97%
South Africa
94%
Madagascar
93%
Niger
92%
Algeria
Guessed
Country
92%
D.R. Congo
92%
Morocco
92%
Nigeria
91%
Sudan
90%
Rep. of the Congo
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Level 92
Apr 17, 2017
I would assume that Niger makes the list only because one stumbles upon it while trying to type in Nigeria on any given quiz. It's probably not among the most well known African countries in its own right.
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Level 62
Apr 17, 2017
I'm surprised by several of the answers. I would have thought that Kenya and Ethiopia would be more of a house-hold name than Morocco, Niger and Nigeria. Kenya and Ethiopia are both big in Olympic running and often portrayed on TV (animal planet, discovery channel etc).
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Level 76
Apr 18, 2017
Nigeria is a well known country because it's the most populous country in Africa and there are Nigerians in many European countries. Also, Nigerian email scams are pretty infamous.

I definitely expected to see Kenya up there though.

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Level 8
Nov 5, 2017
Botswana?
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Level 50
Jun 2, 2018
I expected to see Kenya and Ethiopia too. I think lots of people get Niger, because they are trying to type Nigeria.
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Level 68
Aug 18, 2019
Nigeria is well known, Morocco is well known - especially amongst Europeans. I’m surprised Tunisia (another well known tourist destination for Europeans), Kenya and Ethiopia weren’t there and the Congo’s, Algeria and Sudan were. Definitely influenced by jetpunkers rather than regular joes.
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Level 70
Apr 2, 2023
Algeria and Sudan are massive countries on the map so this certainly helps. Same for the D.R. Congo.
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Level 40
Jan 3, 2023
I didn't think about Niger and typed Nigeria but accidentally got Niger in the process
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Level 44
Apr 17, 2017
You're right, French2010. The first time I took the Countries of Africa Quiz I missed Nigeria because I didn't know Niger existed and I thought it was just a type-in.
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Level 65
May 23, 2017
When guessing African countries, I always use Nigeria exactly because you get two answers. Not stumbling but deliberate.
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Level 63
Aug 18, 2019
How do you type Nigeria without it just giving you Niger, and then having to start over to type Nigeria? Maybe type "nigeia" and then go back and put the "r"?
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Level 67
Aug 18, 2019
Mr. Swilkes, you are a genius!
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Level 57
Jun 1, 2021
It works for UK and Ukraine as well.
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Level 73
Jul 2, 2021
Haha I'd thought of that but never tried it. Could also be useful for dominic'n republic (but 'dr' + 'dominica' is quicker).
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Level 88
Jul 1, 2018
Yes, it will automatically be accepted as you type Nigeria, just as the United Kingdom (UK) will go down for anyone seeking Ukraine first, Guinea before Guinea-Bissau, USA before Usamabinladenistan.
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Level 71
Aug 3, 2018
The last one XDDD
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Level 69
Apr 15, 2020
Don't forget CAR before Cardtkeiyareia, FSM before Fsmania and PNG before a .png file.
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Level 35
Apr 4, 2023
Dominican Republic before Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Level 43
Jun 23, 2019
Definitely
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Level 68
Aug 7, 2022
Same for the two Congos!
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Level 72
Feb 10, 2023
Pushed it to 100 likes!
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Level 71
Apr 17, 2017
I like the slight edge that D.R. Congo has over Rep. Congo just by virtue of some of us typing "DRC" instead of getting both at once.
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Level 19
Sep 15, 2017
I had two left, I thought 'Congo and Chad' and typed Congo first...Both came up (ROC and DRC)
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Level 85
Apr 18, 2017
Yeah, surprised Kenya didn't make the list. As you can see from my user map, it's the only African country I've been to.
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Level 44
Apr 18, 2017
Kenya is 88%.
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Level 65
Apr 19, 2017
Sudan over Kenya? Wow!
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Level 65
Jun 6, 2019
I wondered too why sudan made the list. I would ve thought of ethiopia or somalia. (with items about famine and the conditions there, I think besides egypt, for the piramids, they were the only african countries I had heard of when I was little. Ow and south africa.). And sort of expected lesotho too, since who doesnt type lesotho right after africa. ( but yea you should be aware of its existence) I thought rwanda perhaps would be on there aswell, since it had a lot of news exposure years back.

but yea, this is not the average public, but quiztakers. So that does change things a bit. (like niger being on here and both congos, that is obviously the result of quizmechanics)

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Level 65
Jun 6, 2019
countries I learned when I was a little older, like 8 years old, was mauritius, cause that was where the dodo came from and cameroon cause that was the name of a soccer club I heard often. And yes kenya cause they run fast and have the masai people
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Level 55
Apr 20, 2017
Congrats on the feature! Great Quiz!
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Level 44
Apr 20, 2017
Thank you!
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Level 61
May 2, 2017
I thought for sure Kenya would be on here!
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Level 68
May 21, 2017
When you type just about every country in Africa but not Madagascar...
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Level 44
May 22, 2017
Yep, I Always forget Madagascar!
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Level 63
May 23, 2017
Though it wouldn't be within the first 10 African countries I'd guess I've seen that it's an often guessed answer in Africa-related quizzes so I always try that one early. Still I would've expected more similar ones like Zambia, Gambia & Namibia.
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Level 52
Sep 23, 2017
Madagascar is in there because of the cartoon films.
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Level 65
Jun 6, 2019
It is there because it is a massive island... (bigger than france, and more than two times as big as new zealand or the UK, to give you some perspective) and is obviously easily differentiated from the rest of africa.
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Level 46
Feb 10, 2018
Madagascar and south Africa......................
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Level 75
May 23, 2017
It's interesting to compare the Countries of Africa answers to the Countries of the World answers. At the moment the numbers on Countries of the World are SA 88% (9% less), Egypt 87% (10% less), Madagascar 75% (17% less), Morocco 69% (22% less), Niger 69% (24% less), Dem Rep Congo 65% (27% less), Congo 64% (27% less), and Sudan 62% (29% less). If this quiz was based on the Countries of the World quiz, then Libya (60%) and Kenya (59%) would bump Nigeria (58%) and Algeria (57%) off these answers.
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Level 44
May 23, 2017
I didn't want to base this quiz on the countries of the world quiz, because those stats probably change a lot more often than this quiz.
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Level 73
May 23, 2017
Surprised Ethiopia didn't make the list
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Level 48
May 23, 2017
I'm sure the animated movies gave Madagascar a big bump.
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Level 75
May 23, 2017
Same way that people know Morocco for Casablanca.
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Level 75
May 23, 2017
Funny that Sudan is on the list but not South Sudan. I always type those together, but apparently not everyone else does. Sudan is at the bottom, though, so maybe S. Sudan is not too far down the list.
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Level 44
May 23, 2017
South Sudan is 85%. I guess since it's new, not many people know it's a country.
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Level 65
May 23, 2017
Pretty soon, someone will make a "Most Guessed African Countries in the Most Guessed African Countries Quiz Quiz."
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Level 68
May 23, 2017
Brilliant!
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Level 56
May 24, 2017
That would be my job: http://www.jetpunk.com/user-quizzes/28534/most-guessed-african-countries-on-most-guessed-african-countries-quiz
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Level 55
Oct 10, 2017
Surprised that Kenya, Tanzania or Ethiopia aren't there
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Level 28
Jun 22, 2018
Can you make more of these quizzes?
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Level 44
Jul 1, 2018
Sure can!
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Level 32
Dec 28, 2018
Madagascar!
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Level 82
Aug 1, 2019
cats are awesome
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Level 55
Apr 19, 2021
^ yes
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Level 48
Aug 1, 2019
For anyone wondering where other African countries are:

11: Libya (90%)

12: Ethiopia (89%)

13: Kenya (89%)

14: Somalia (88%)

15: Chad (87%)

16: Zimbabwe (87%)

17: South Sudan (86%)

18: Tunisia (85%)

19: Mali (83%)

20: Ghana (83%)

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Level 34
Jan 18, 2023
it makes sad to see Tunisia that low, :(
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Level 37
Aug 19, 2019
Anyone who has seen "Out of Africa" (Streep/Redford) would definitely include Kenya. Besides it being a beautiful country!
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Level 53
Jan 24, 2020
Stumbled a bit before typing Madagascar and getting them all. Nice quiz!
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Level 59
Nov 15, 2020
I assume the movie gives that one to most people.
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Level 71
Jun 1, 2020
No Nambia? Donald Trump talks about that country all the time!
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Level 59
Nov 15, 2020
Namibia*
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Level 62
Apr 28, 2021
The impact of an animated movie!
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Level 37
Jul 3, 2021
I cant imagine the amount of people that got accidently typing NIger while typing Nigeria.LOL
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Level 36
Aug 19, 2021
When I type Congo,I get 2 points, why don't you do the same with Sudan?
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Level 36
Aug 19, 2021
I wonder what the top 10 less guessed African countries are?
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Level 50
Dec 4, 2023
My guess includes hard to spell ones like São Tomé and

Côte d´ivoire. Maybe some small ones like Burundi, Gambia or Cabo verde.

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Level 36
Sep 28, 2021
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Level 36
Oct 6, 2021
POV: you accidentally guessed Niger cause they were going for Nigeria
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Level 31
May 27, 2022
honestly, i dont know if this happens to anyone else, but I ALWAYS forget the most obvious ones. Like I got madagascar and sudan, but missed south africa???
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Level 74
Apr 2, 2023
It's only you. You are alone. Nobody else does that. Ever. Not once. Not even me.
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Level 50
Dec 4, 2023
Many people do that, what you talking about?
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Level 67
Apr 2, 2023
I expected Kenya to be on here.
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Level 67
Apr 2, 2023
Me too
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Level 19
Apr 2, 2023
isn't egypt near asia
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Level 69
Apr 2, 2023
It is. So are other African countries.
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Level 61
Apr 2, 2023
Suprised people can spell Madagascar!!
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Level 67
Apr 2, 2023
1:24
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Level 49
Apr 2, 2023
Damn forgot about the 2 Congos
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Level 30
Apr 4, 2023
Honestly expected Ethiopia and Zimbabwe both are in a state of high crisis at the moment and all that stuff.