LIVEThe race to 197
ONLY ONE CAN WIN.
Two mates, 197 countries, and absolutely no intention of letting the other one win.
229 days since a new country
Dead level · 109 to the finish line
Dense’s countries
88
44.7% of the world
Rat’s countries
88
44.7% of the world
Common ground
60
Countries both have visited
World covered
58.9%
116 countries between them
All the journeys
216
Visits, including return trips
Level since
15 Oct 2026
Nothing between them
01 / The battleground
Whose world is it anyway?
Unfolding the world…
Dense only 28Rat only 28Both 60Neither 81
Every country tells a story. Select one to see who got there first.
02 / The long game
Twenty years of one-upmanship.
Dense minus Rat over time. Currently tied. Above zero: Dense; below zero: Rat. Hover, tap or use arrow keys for each visit.
03 / Field notes