62% of players find Laos on their first tap of a blank globe, which makes it the 91st hardest country to place of the 166 in the game. It is in South-Eastern Asia, bordered by China, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia, and its capital is Vientiane. It is landlocked, with no coastline at all.
Laos borders 5 countries. Vietnam accounts for the largest share of the land border at 38.5%, down to Myanmar at 5.5%. Those borders are all of it: Laos is landlocked, with no sea access.
| Neighbour | Share of land border | Can players find it? |
|---|---|---|
| Vietnam | 38.5% | 85% find it |
| Thailand | 37.4% | 58% find it |
| Cambodia | 10.2% | 76% find it |
| China | 8.4% | 92% find it |
| Myanmar | 5.5% | 53% find it |
Shares are measured from Natural Earth 1:50m country outlines, so treat them as proportions rather than surveyed distances. The find rates come from our own play data.
62% of players put their first tap on Laos when the game asks for it. The median player hovers for 7 seconds before daring a guess.
First guesses land an average of 560 km to the west of where Laos really is. The world's mental map has it drifting.
Those numbers come from over a quarter of a million real guesses in Borderline, a daily game where everyone gets the same five countries to find on a 3D globe.
Find today's five countriesfree, no signup, ~2 minutesLaos is in South-Eastern Asia, part of Asia. Its capital is Vientiane, and it borders 5 countries: Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, China, Myanmar.
Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, China, Myanmar. Vietnam accounts for the largest share of the land border, about 38.5% of it.
Yes. Laos has no coastline, so every border it has is a land border.
Vientiane.
62% of players put their first tap inside Laos when asked to find it on a blank globe, and the median player waits 7 seconds before committing. Most people get there, but rarely instantly.
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