Higher or Lower Games
21 higher-or-lower games. Each round shows two items and the first one’s value; decide whether the second is higher or lower. Values stay fixed for the whole run, and one wrong answer ends it (except in Daily Higher or Lower, where all ten rounds are played).
The values come from these sources, each credited on its game’s page: World Bank; CTBUH / The Skyscraper Center; National mapping, park and tourism agencies; UNESCO; Art Institute of Chicago; CoinGecko; Wikimedia Analytics; a cited source for each object in Scale of the Universe; NASA, NASA JPL, ESA/Hubble, ESO and peer-reviewed papers for the planet and star sizes; NOAA Fisheries, zoos and museums for the animal sizes.
Every game is free, needs no account and has no timer, and each one explains its rules and sources below the board.
All 21 higher or lower games
Scale of the Universe
From tiny particles to galaxies. Which is larger?
Country Population
Which country has the larger population?
Country Size
Which country covers more ground?
Forest Cover
Which country has more of its land under forest?
Urban Population
Where do more people live in cities?
Building Heights
Which building is taller?
Mountain Heights
Which mountain is higher?
Daily Higher or Lower
Ten higher-or-lower rounds from today’s category. Score out of 10.
Which Painting Is Older?
Two paintings. Which one came first?
Life Expectancy
Where do people live longer?
Fertility Rate
Which country has more births per woman?
Internet Users
Where are more people online?
GDP per Person
Which country produces more per person?
Country GDP
Which economy is larger overall?
Health Spending
Which country spends more per person on health?
CO₂ per Person
Which country emits more carbon dioxide per resident?
Planet Size Comparison
Planets, moons and asteroids. Which is bigger?
Star Size Comparison
From a neutron star to red supergiants. Which is bigger?
Animal Size Comparison
From a golden frog to the blue whale. Which is bigger?
Crypto Market Cap
Which cryptocurrency has the larger market cap?
Wikipedia Popularity
Who had more Wikipedia views last month?