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Flags That Look Alike
Some flags are near twins. Here are the ones people mix up most, each side by side with the one detail that tells them apart, and a quick test. The swap counts come from the answers in our own flag games.
The flags our players swap most
Times one was picked for the other in our flag games, up to 28 October 2026.
All the lookalikes
- New Zealand vs Australia FlagOur most swapped pair. A big star under the Union Jack means Australia.
- Chad vs Romania FlagThe only difference is the shade of blue.
- Indonesia vs Monaco FlagThe difference is the shape, and Poland's flag is the same colours upside down.
- Netherlands vs Luxembourg FlagLuxembourg's blue is a light sky blue and its flag is longer.
- Senegal vs Mali FlagSenegal has a green star in the middle; Mali does not.
- Ireland vs Ivory Coast FlagGreen at the flagpole is Ireland, orange is Cรดte d'Ivoire.
- Nordic Cross FlagsHere is how to tell the five apart, with a quick test.
- Slovenia vs Slovakia FlagSlovakia's is a big white double cross; Slovenia's is a small Mount Triglav.
- Colombia vs Ecuador FlagEcuador adds its coat of arms with a condor.
- Bulgaria vs Hungary FlagWhite on top is Bulgaria, red on top is Hungary.
- Haiti vs Liechtenstein FlagIn 1936 their Olympic teams found the flags were the same, and Liechtenstein added a crown.
- Qatar vs Bahrain FlagQatar's flag is maroon with nine points; Bahrain's is red with five.
Lookalike Flags Quiz
Ten rounds, a different pair each time. The last rounds show the flags smaller, the way they look on a phone.
Questions people ask
Which two flags look the most alike?
Chad and Romania. Both are blue, yellow and red upright stripes in the same order and shape; only Chad's darker blue tells them apart. Indonesia and Monaco come close: both are red over white, and only the shape differs.
Which flags do people mix up most?
In our flag games, Australia and New Zealand by far (17 swaps so far), then Indonesia and Poland (9) and the Nordic crosses, above all Denmark and Sweden (6).
Which flag was changed because it looked like another?
Liechtenstein's. At the 1936 Olympic Games its flag turned out to be the same as Haiti's, blue over red, so in 1937 Liechtenstein added a gold crown.
How do you tell lookalike flags apart?
Look for the one detail that differs: the shade of a colour (Chad and Romania), the order of the stripes (Ireland and Ivory Coast, Bulgaria and Hungary), an emblem (Senegalโs star, Ecuadorโs coat of arms) or the shape (Indonesia and Monaco). Every page here names that detail.