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Spin the wheel to pick a random country

Geography quiz, dream trip or a country for a school report: the 193 member states of the United Nations share this wheel, in alphabetical order, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe. Tap Spin and it stops on one country. Every slice is the same size, so each country has a 1 in 193 chance, about 0.5%. Observer states such as the Vatican and Palestine are not on the list: add them on a new line if your game counts them.

With 193 slices, the names on the wheel get very small. The winner is always shown in full when the wheel stops, and you can cut the list down to a shortlist, or use a wheel for one continent: Europe, Africa, Asia or the Americas.

Games and ideas with a random country

  • Geography quiz. Spin, then name the capital, the continent, a neighbor and the colors of the flag. One point per right answer, then the next player spins.
  • World food night. Cook or order a dish from the country that comes up. Spin once a week and keep a list of everything you tried.
  • Dream trip. Each person spins and plans three days there: what to see, what to eat, how to get there and what it would cost.
  • Class projects. Give each student a country to research and present. Press Remove after each spin so no country is handed out twice.

Your chance of landing on each continent

Continents don't have the same number of countries, so they don't come up equally often. We follow the UN's geographic regions, with Russia in Europe and Turkey in Asia, and we count Cyprus, an EU member, in Europe.

ContinentCountries on the wheelChance per spin
Africa5428%
Asia4623.8%
Europe4422.8%
Americas3518.1%
Oceania147.3%

How it works

  1. Add your entries

    Type names or options in the box, one per line. Your list stays saved in this browser.

  2. Spin the wheel

    Tap the wheel or the Spin button in its center, press Space, or flick the wheel with your finger or mouse.

  3. See the winner

    The wheel slows down and stops on one slice. Spin again, or remove the winner to draw the next one.

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Questions

How many countries are on the wheel?

193, the member states of the United Nations. Places that are not UN members, such as Kosovo, Taiwan, the Vatican, Palestine, or territories like Greenland and Puerto Rico, are not included. You can type any of them into the list.

How do I get a different country every time?

Press Remove in the pop-up after each spin. The country leaves the wheel, so it cannot come up again until you reload the full list.

Is every country equally likely?

Yes. All 193 slices are the same size, and the winner is drawn with your browser's cryptographic random generator before the wheel starts turning. Big countries get no bigger slice than small ones.

Can I make a wheel with only the countries I have visited?

Yes. Delete the lines you don't want, or clear the list and type your own. The list is saved in your browser for this page.

Is this wheel of names free?

Yes. It is free to use, funded by advertising, with no account and no app to install.

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