Most confusable flags

The flags that turn up more than once

24 flags appear in more than one of the 30 closest pairs. That makes each of them hard to tell apart from several others, not just from one — though it does not follow that those others resemble each other.

• ChinaIn 4 of the closest pairs — with Morocco, Türkiye, Vietnam, Kyrgyzstan.
• MoroccoIn 3 of the closest pairs — with China, Türkiye, Vietnam.
• TunisiaIn 3 of the closest pairs — with Switzerland, Türkiye, Tonga.
• TürkiyeIn 3 of the closest pairs — with Tunisia, China, Morocco.
• VietnamIn 3 of the closest pairs — with China, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco.
• AndorraIn 2 of the closest pairs — with Chad, Romania.
• SwitzerlandIn 2 of the closest pairs — with Tunisia, Tonga.
• Czech RepublicIn 2 of the closest pairs — with Russia, Slovakia.
• EgyptIn 2 of the closest pairs — with Iraq, Yemen.
• CroatiaIn 2 of the closest pairs — with Paraguay, Netherlands.
• IndonesiaIn 2 of the closest pairs — with Monaco, Singapore.
• IraqIn 2 of the closest pairs — with Egypt, Yemen.
• KyrgyzstanIn 2 of the closest pairs — with Vietnam, China.
• MonacoIn 2 of the closest pairs — with Indonesia, Singapore.
• NetherlandsIn 2 of the closest pairs — with Paraguay, Croatia.
• ParaguayIn 2 of the closest pairs — with Netherlands, Croatia.
• RomaniaIn 2 of the closest pairs — with Chad, Andorra.
• RussiaIn 2 of the closest pairs — with Slovakia, Czech Republic.
• SingaporeIn 2 of the closest pairs — with Indonesia, Monaco.
• SlovakiaIn 2 of the closest pairs — with Russia, Czech Republic.
• SenegalIn 2 of the closest pairs — with Mali, Benin.
• ChadIn 2 of the closest pairs — with Romania, Andorra.
• TongaIn 2 of the closest pairs — with Tunisia, Switzerland.
• YemenIn 2 of the closest pairs — with Egypt, Iraq.

The 30 closest pairs

The highest-scoring pairs of all 18,915 comparisons, in order. The number is the index, 0–100.

1. 1Indonesia&Monacothe same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions99
2. 2Egypt&Iraqthe same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions98
3. 3Netherlands&Paraguaythe same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions98
4. 4Egypt&Yementhe same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions97
5. 5Indonesia&Singaporethe same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions97
6. 6Iraq&Yementhe same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions97
7. 7Monaco&Singaporethe same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions97
8. 8Chad&Romaniathe same vertical band layout; near-identical colour proportions96
9. 9China&Morocconear-identical colour proportions96
10. 10Mali&Senegalthe same vertical band layout; near-identical colour proportions96
11. 11Switzerland&Tunisianear-identical colour proportions96
12. 12Tunisia&Türkiyenear-identical colour proportions96
13. 13Australia&New Zealandnear-identical colour proportions95
14. 14China&Türkiyenear-identical colour proportions95
15. 15China&Vietnamnear-identical colour proportions95
16. 16Croatia&Paraguaythe same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions95
17. 17Andorra&Chadthe same vertical band layout; near-identical colour proportions94
18. 18Croatia&Netherlandsthe same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions94
19. 19Hungary&Tajikistanthe same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions94
20. 20Kyrgyzstan&Vietnamnear-identical colour proportions94
21. 21Morocco&Türkiyenear-identical colour proportions94
22. 22Russia&Slovakiathe same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions94
23. 23Tonga&Tunisianear-identical colour proportions94
24. 24Andorra&Romaniathe same vertical band layout; near-identical colour proportions93
25. 25Benin&Senegalthe same vertical band layout; near-identical colour proportions93
26. 26China&Kyrgyzstannear-identical colour proportions93
27. 27Czech Republic&Russiathe same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions93
28. 28Czech Republic&Slovakiathe same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions93
29. 29Morocco&Vietnamnear-identical colour proportions93
30. 30Switzerland&Tonganear-identical colour proportions93

Every flag’s closest match

All 195 flags, each with the one flag the index puts nearest to it, highest score first. Where the two pick each other, the row is marked mutual: that holds for 94 rows, so 47 pairs are each other’s nearest. In the remaining 101 rows the pull only goes one way — the nearest flag has a nearer one of its own.

Every national flag and its closest match by the computed similarity index

Flag	Closest match, and why	Index
Indonesia	Monacomutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	99
Monaco	Indonesiamutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	99
Egypt	Iraqmutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	98
Iraq	Egyptmutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	98
Netherlands	Paraguaymutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	98
Paraguay	Netherlandsmutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	98
Singapore	Indonesiathe same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	97
Yemen	Egyptthe same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	97
Chad	Romaniamutual — the same vertical band layout; near-identical colour proportions	96
China	Moroccomutual — near-identical colour proportions	96
Mali	Senegalmutual — the same vertical band layout; near-identical colour proportions	96
Morocco	Chinamutual — near-identical colour proportions	96
Romania	Chadmutual — the same vertical band layout; near-identical colour proportions	96
Senegal	Malimutual — the same vertical band layout; near-identical colour proportions	96
Switzerland	Tunisiamutual — near-identical colour proportions	96
Tunisia	Switzerlandmutual — near-identical colour proportions	96
Türkiye	Tunisianear-identical colour proportions	96
Australia	New Zealandmutual — near-identical colour proportions	95
Croatia	Paraguaythe same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	95
New Zealand	Australiamutual — near-identical colour proportions	95
Vietnam	Chinanear-identical colour proportions	95
Andorra	Chadthe same vertical band layout; near-identical colour proportions	94
Hungary	Tajikistanmutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	94
Kyrgyzstan	Vietnamnear-identical colour proportions	94
Russia	Slovakiamutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	94
Slovakia	Russiamutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	94
Tajikistan	Hungarymutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	94
Tonga	Tunisianear-identical colour proportions	94
Benin	Senegalthe same vertical band layout; near-identical colour proportions	93
Czech Republic	Russiathe same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	93
Germany	Ugandamutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	91
Guinea	Malithe same vertical band layout; near-identical colour proportions	91
Malaysia	United States of Americamutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	91
State of Palestine	Sudanmutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	91
Sudan	State of Palestinemutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	91
Uganda	Germanymutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	91
United States of America	Malaysiamutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	91
Albania	Kyrgyzstannear-identical colour proportions	90
Bolivia	Ghanamutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	90
Canada	Maltamutual — the same vertical band layout; near-identical colour proportions	90
Denmark	Switzerlandnear-identical colour proportions	90
Ghana	Boliviamutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	90
Italy	Mexicomutual — the same vertical band layout; near-identical colour proportions	90
Jordan	State of Palestinethe same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	90
Malta	Canadamutual — the same vertical band layout; near-identical colour proportions	90
Mexico	Italymutual — the same vertical band layout; near-identical colour proportions	90
Peru	Canadathe same vertical band layout; near-identical colour proportions	90
Poland	Indonesiathe same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	90
Chile	Czech Republicthe same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	89
Liberia	Malaysiathe same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	89
Lithuania	Ghanathe same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	89
Malawi	Vanuatumutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	89
Serbia	Malaysiathe same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	89
Vanuatu	Malawimutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	89
Dominican Republic	Philippinesmutual — near-identical colour proportions	88
Iran	Hungarythe same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	88
Kenya	Jordanthe same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	88
Laos	Liechtensteinmutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	88
Liechtenstein	Laosmutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	88
Madagascar	Italythe same vertical band layout; near-identical colour proportions	88
Philippines	Dominican Republicmutual — near-identical colour proportions	88
Timor-Leste	Trinidad and Tobagomutual — the same vertical band layout; near-identical colour proportions	88
Trinidad and Tobago	Timor-Lestemutual — the same vertical band layout; near-identical colour proportions	88
Austria	Lebanonmutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	87
Colombia	Venezuelamutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	87
Equatorial Guinea	Iranthe same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	87
Ethiopia	Lithuaniathe same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	87
Georgia	Japanmutual — near-identical colour proportions	87
Greece	Nicaraguamutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	87
Haiti	Liechtensteinthe same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	87
Iceland	Australianear-identical colour proportions	87
Japan	Georgiamutual — near-identical colour proportions	87
Lebanon	Austriamutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	87
Nicaragua	Greecemutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	87
South Korea	Japanthe same colours in similar amounts	87
Togo	Ghanathe same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	87
United Kingdom	Dominican Republicnear-identical colour proportions	87
Venezuela	Colombiamutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	87
Costa Rica	Sloveniamutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	86
Cuba	Croatiathe same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	86
Kiribati	North Koreamutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	86
Nigeria	Pakistanmutual — the same vertical band layout; near-identical colour proportions	86
North Korea	Kiribatimutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	86
Norway	Denmarkthe same colours in similar amounts	86
Pakistan	Nigeriamutual — the same vertical band layout; near-identical colour proportions	86
Samoa	Norwaynear-identical colour proportions	86
Slovenia	Costa Ricamutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	86
Bahrain	Peruthe same vertical band layout; near-identical colour proportions	85
Cambodia	Laosthe same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	85
Cyprus	Japanthe same colours in similar amounts	85
Burkina Faso	Togothe same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	84
Libya	Kenyathe same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	84
Moldova	Andorrathe same vertical band layout; near-identical colour proportions	84
Barbados	Bosnia and Herzegovinamutual — the same vertical band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	83
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Barbadosmutual — the same vertical band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	83
Burundi	Nigermutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	83
Gabon	Rwandamutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	83
Niger	Burundimutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	83
North Macedonia	Kyrgyzstanthe same colours in similar amounts	83
Rwanda	Gabonmutual — the same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	83
Ecuador	Colombiathe same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	82
Gambia	Mauritiusmutual — the same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	82
Mauritius	Gambiamutual — the same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	82
Montenegro	North Macedonianear-identical colour proportions	82
Mozambique	Togothe same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	82
Oman	Surinamethe same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	82
South Africa	Gambiathe same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	82
Suriname	Iranthe same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	82
Syria	State of Palestinethe same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	82
Bulgaria	North Koreathe same horizontal band layout; near-identical colour proportions	81
Dominica	Guyanamutual — near-identical colour proportions	81
Guyana	Dominicamutual — near-identical colour proportions	81
Maldives	Moroccothe same colours in similar amounts	81
Mauritania	Burkina Fasothe same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	81
Somalia	Tuvalumutual — the same colours in similar amounts	81
Tuvalu	Somaliamutual — the same colours in similar amounts	81
Algeria	Nigeriathe same vertical band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	80
Botswana	Hondurasmutual — the same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	80
Grenada	North Macedoniathe same colours in similar amounts	80
Honduras	Botswanamutual — the same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	80
Ireland	Italythe same vertical band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	80
Ukraine	Rwandathe same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	80
Angola	Libyathe same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	79
Belgium	Romaniathe same vertical band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	79
Eritrea	United Arab Emiratesmutual — the same colours in similar amounts	79
France	Italythe same vertical band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	79
Guinea-Bissau	Guyanathe same colours in similar amounts	79
Luxembourg	Netherlandsthe same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	79
Portugal	Senegalthe same vertical band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	79
South Sudan	Kenyathe same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	79
Turkmenistan	Zambiamutual — the same vertical band layout; near-identical colour proportions	79
United Arab Emirates	Eritreamutual — the same colours in similar amounts	79
Zambia	Turkmenistanmutual — the same vertical band layout; near-identical colour proportions	79
Zimbabwe	Guyanathe same colours in similar amounts	79
Antigua and Barbuda	Papua New Guineamutual — the same colours in similar amounts	78
Cabo Verde	Naurumutual — the same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	78
India	Hungarythe same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	78
Nauru	Cabo Verdemutual — the same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	78
Papua New Guinea	Antigua and Barbudamutual — the same colours in similar amounts	78
Bangladesh	Guyanathe same colours in similar amounts	77
Belarus	Omanthe same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	77
Central African Republic	Comorosmutual — the same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	77
Comoros	Central African Republicmutual — the same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	77
Jamaica	Tanzaniamutual — the same colours in similar amounts	77
Myanmar	Venezuelathe same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	77
Panama	Georgiathe same colours in similar amounts	77
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Papua New Guineathe same colours in similar amounts	77
Seychelles	Dominican Republicthe same colours in similar amounts	77
Tanzania	Jamaicamutual — the same colours in similar amounts	77
Armenia	Laosthe same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	76
Azerbaijan	Surinamethe same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	76
Bahamas	Palaumutual — the same colours in similar amounts	76
Israel	Uruguaymutual — the same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	76
Kuwait	United Arab Emiratesthe same colours in similar amounts	76
Lesotho	Gambiathe same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	76
Namibia	Eritreathe same colours in similar amounts	76
Palau	Bahamasmutual — the same colours in similar amounts	76
Republic of the Congo	Malithe same vertical band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	76
Sweden	Icelandthe same colours in similar amounts	76
Uruguay	Israelmutual — the same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	76
Brazil	Dominicathe same colours in similar amounts; both carry a central emblem	75
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Nicaraguathe same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	75
El Salvador	Sierra Leonemutual — the same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	75
Saudi Arabia	Mauritaniathe same horizontal band layout	75
Sierra Leone	El Salvadormutual — the same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	75
Uzbekistan	Nicaraguathe same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	75
Belize	Icelandthe same colours in similar amounts	74
Cameroon	Beninthe same vertical band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	74
Côte d'Ivoire	Irelandthe same vertical band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	74
Finland	South Koreathe same colours in similar amounts	74
Mongolia	Timor-Lestethe same vertical band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	74
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Guineathe same vertical band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	74
Estonia	Thailandmutual — the same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	73
Fiji	Saint Luciamutual — the same colours in similar amounts	73
Guatemala	Nicaraguanear-identical colour proportions	73
Saint Lucia	Fijimutual — the same colours in similar amounts	73
Sao Tome and Principe	Myanmarthe same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	73
Thailand	Estoniamutual — the same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	73
Bhutan	North Macedoniathe same colours in similar amounts	72
Brunei Darussalam	Ugandathe same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	72
San Marino	Hondurasthe same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	72
Eswatini	Democratic Republic of the Congothe same horizontal band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	71
Kazakhstan	Palaunear-identical colour proportions	71
Solomon Islands	South Sudanthe same horizontal band layout; similar colours in a different arrangement	71
Latvia	Qatarmutual — near-identical colour proportions	69
Qatar	Latviamutual — near-identical colour proportions	69
Spain	Latviathe same horizontal band layout; similar colours in a different arrangement	69
Afghanistan	Mexicothe same vertical band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	68
Nepal	Canadathe same vertical band layout; the same colours in similar amounts	68
Holy See	Algeriathe same vertical band layout; similar colours in a different arrangement	63
Marshall Islands	North Koreathe same horizontal band layout; similar colours in a different arrangement	63
Argentina	Saint Luciathe same colours in similar amounts	62
Sri Lanka	Qatarthe same vertical band layout; similar colours in a different arrangement	62
Djibouti	Federated States of Micronesiamutual — a similar overall colour and layout	61
Federated States of Micronesia	Djiboutimutual — a similar overall colour and layout	61