POPULATION SPLIT

A different perspective.

A country’s shape is familiar. The way its people are spread across it is full of surprises.

Population Split turns that simple observation into a game. You draw one line, aiming to put half the population on each side. Then you reveal your split and see where your intuition took you.

Simple rules. Real geography.

Every map uses gridded residential population estimates from the European Commission’s Global Human Settlement Layer. That means towns, cities and rural communities all count. After your guess, a density layer and a balanced comparison line help you understand the result.

Built for curious minds

Play five fresh map windows each day, explore countries and subdivisions in unlimited free play, or send a friend the same maps. The game works in a browser, with no account required.

Population Split is an independent project. It is not affiliated with the European Commission, Natural Earth, or other geography games. The data providers do not endorse this game.