Rankle #120 answer: number of countries sharing a border (fewest to most)

The answer

Rank by number of countries sharing a border (fewest to most)

1. 1United Kingdom1 country
2. 2France8 countries
3. 3Germany9 countries
4. 4Russia14 countries

Why this order

Ranked fewest to most, United Kingdom (1 country) goes at the top and Russia (14 countries) at the bottom.

The closest call is France (8 countries) against Germany (9 countries), just one apart. That is the swap most likely to cost a point.

The biggest gap is between United Kingdom and France, 7 apart, so that boundary should be the easiest part of the order to get right.

These are the figures the game reveals after you submit. They are rounded; only the order is scored.

Difficulty: hard, judged by how close the tightest pair is.

Similar puzzles: Rankle #7, Rankle #10, Rankle #25.

How it was scored

right slot, one place out, two or more out. The score is how many items sit in the right slot, and only 4/4 is a win. Full rules on the how to play page.