Geography · Quible

Higher or Lower? Countries, cities and numbers

Higher or Lower? is the comparison game in Quible, a geography quiz for iPhone. Two places side by side, one question: which has more residents, more area, a longer river? Tap the bigger one. There are 120 rounds, each with the real numbers shown after your tap, and 15 seconds to decide.

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Higher or Lower?

At a glance

rounds in the game
120
rounds per session
10
seconds per round
15
No lives
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Straight from the app, same wording. Quib keeps score.

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Which city has more residents?

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How does Higher or Lower? work in Quible?

Quib puts two things next to each other, for example France and Germany, and asks which has more residents. You tap one. Then both numbers appear: 68.4 million against 83.5 million. A session has 10 rounds of 15 seconds each.

Most rounds are about population and area; others compare cities, islands, rivers and mountains. It is the quickest way in Quible to find out how wrong your picture of the world is.

Why are some rounds harder than they look?

Because the numbers are close on purpose. Countries of similar size, cities with similar populations, islands you would swear are bigger. The explanation after each round gives the context, for example that Germany has the most people in the EU while France has the most area.

If you like this kind of game, Stat Duel does the same with numbers beyond geography (Olympic medals, films, science), and Closest Wins asks you to type the number instead of comparing.

What the rounds are about

Rounds per topic. One round can have more than one topic.

  • Europe57
  • Population28
  • Cities18
  • Islands16
  • Capitals13
  • Alps and rivers10
  • Northern Europe7
  • Neighbors6

Where it shows up in Quible

  • Path chapter 2: Europe
  • Path chapter 5: Head for Numbers
  • Duel: playable with 2 to 4 players on one iPhone
  • Energy: a finished round costs one; Quible Plus makes it unlimited

The example rounds with answers

  1. 🏙️ Which city has more residents?

    Vienna · Berlin

    Answer: Berlin. Berlin is the most populous city in the EU, Vienna comes in fifth.

  2. 🌊 Which river is longer?

    Seine · Thames

    Answer: Seine. The Seine is more than twice as long as the Thames.

  3. 🏝️ Which is bigger by area?

    Iceland · Cuba

    Answer: Cuba. Cuba is the biggest island in the Caribbean. Iceland loses by 7,000 km².

  4. 👥 Which country has more residents?

    Latvia · Slovenia

    Answer: Slovenia. Slovenia has a quarter million more residents than Latvia, on a third of the land.

  5. ✈️ Which straight-line distance is longer?

    Berlin to Beijing · Berlin to New York

    Answer: Berlin to Beijing. Beijing is a thousand kilometers farther from Berlin than New York.

What people also ask

Where do the numbers come from?
From public statistics such as national statistics offices and encyclopaedias, checked when the round was written. Populations change; if a number is outdated, write to support@playquible.com and it gets fixed in the next update.
How many rounds does Higher or Lower? have?
120 rounds, played 10 at a time.
Can two people play it together?
Yes. It is one of the eight duel games for 2 to 4 players on one iPhone (part of Quible Plus).

Related questions

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Two places, one number. Tap the bigger one and see how far off your gut was.

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