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Starting with a straightforward and informative table of ranks,
I selected 23 rows and then erased ten of the country names.

Can you guess the ten missing country names?

--- 1 1 1 1 1 1
--- 2 2 2 2 3 4
--- 3 3 3 3 4 3
FRA 4 4 4 5 6 7
GBR 5 6 5 4 5 5
--- 6 5 6 6 8 8
CAN 7 7 10 9 10 11
--- 8 8 7 7 2 2
BRA 9 9 8 15 9 10
MEX 10 15 14 11 15 13
ESP 11 11 9 8 14 14
AUS 12 14 13 13 13 12
--- 14 12 16 12 7 6
--- NA NA 15 16 12 9
SWE 15 17 20 19 23 25
TUR 16 21 23 21 18 16
BEL 17 18 21 18 26 24
CHE 18 16 17 17 19 20
--- 19 10 26 31 29 51
--- 32 20 11 10 11 15
TWN 38 27 19 20 22 22
THA 41 38 28 33 27 32
--- 58 51 44 31 43 23

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Cheers,
James

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James Dow Allen (user4353@newsgrouper.org.invalid) writes:

Can you guess the ten missing country names?

OK, let's give it a try. But it certainly a guess. If I have as many
four in the right place, I would be surprised. If I have all wrong -
that would not be surprising at all.

--- 1 1 1 1 1 1

USA

--- 2 2 2 2 3 4

Japan

--- 3 3 3 3 4 3

Germany

FRA 4 4 4 5 6 7
GBR 5 6 5 4 5 5
--- 6 5 6 6 8 8

Italy

CAN 7 7 10 9 10 11
--- 8 8 7 7 2 2

China

BRA 9 9 8 15 9 10
MEX 10 15 14 11 15 13
ESP 11 11 9 8 14 14
AUS 12 14 13 13 13 12
--- 14 12 16 12 7 6

India

--- NA NA 15 16 12 9

Russia

SWE 15 17 20 19 23 25
TUR 16 21 23 21 18 16
BEL 17 18 21 18 26 24
CHE 18 16 17 17 19 20
--- 19 10 26 31 29 51

Venezuela

--- 32 20 11 10 11 15

South Korea

TWN 38 27 19 20 22 22
THA 41 38 28 33 27 32
--- 58 51 44 31 43 23

Vietnam


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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se> posted:

James Dow Allen (user4353@newsgrouper.org.invalid) writes:

Can you guess the ten missing country names?

OK, let's give it a try. But it certainly a guess. If I have as many
four in the right place, I would be surprised. If I have all wrong -
that would not be surprising at all.

You got eight out of ten correct!
I hope you're duly surprised!!

--- 1 1 1 1 1 1

USA

--- 2 2 2 2 3 4

Japan

--- 3 3 3 3 4 3

Germany

FRA 4 4 4 5 6 7
GBR 5 6 5 4 5 5
--- 6 5 6 6 8 8

Italy

CAN 7 7 10 9 10 11
--- 8 8 7 7 2 2

China

BRA 9 9 8 15 9 10
MEX 10 15 14 11 15 13
ESP 11 11 9 8 14 14
AUS 12 14 13 13 13 12
--- 14 12 16 12 7 6

India

--- NA NA 15 16 12 9

Russia

SWE 15 17 20 19 23 25
TUR 16 21 23 21 18 16
BEL 17 18 21 18 26 24
CHE 18 16 17 17 19 20
--- 19 10 26 31 29 51

Venezuela [Wrong]

--- 32 20 11 10 11 15

South Korea

TWN 38 27 19 20 22 22
THA 41 38 28 33 27 32
--- 58 51 44 31 43 23

Vietnam [Wrong]

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James Dow Allen (user4353@newsgrouper.org.invalid) writes:

Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se> posted:

James Dow Allen (user4353@newsgrouper.org.invalid) writes:

Can you guess the ten missing country names?

OK, let's give it a try. But it certainly a guess. If I have as many
four in the right place, I would be surprised. If I have all wrong -
that would not be surprising at all.

You got eight out of ten correct!
I hope you're duly surprised!!

Definitely more than I expected. My hypothesis is that the table
reflects the GDP in different years, although I could not really
get it to match. As for the two countries I did not get, I'm not
going to make a second guess on which country might have started
as 19, advanced to #10 and now has fallen to position 51. Same for
the end of the list.

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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se> posted:

James Dow Allen (user4353@newsgrouper.org.invalid) writes:

Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se> posted:

James Dow Allen (user4353@newsgrouper.org.invalid) writes:

Can you guess the ten missing country names?

OK, let's give it a try. But it certainly a guess. If I have as many
four in the right place, I would be surprised. If I have all wrong -
that would not be surprising at all.

My hypothesis is that the table
reflects the GDP in different years

Yes. The "NA"s associated with Russia might help to calibrate the dating.

Hints for the final two:

--- 19 10 26 31 29 51

[Venezuela Wrong]

Not so very long ago this country-- in the news recently -- briefly had
the 10th largest economy in the world. Why has it fallen on hard times?

BEL 17 18 21 18 26 24
SWE 15 17 20 19 23 25
--- 58 51 44 31 43 23

[Vietnam Wrong]

Why did this small European country boom in recent decades, now
having a GDP on a par with larger countries like Belgium and Sweden?

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James Dow Allen (user4353@newsgrouper.org.invalid) writes:

Yes. The "NA"s associated with Russia might help to calibrate the dating.

But at the same time confusing. Seeing them on place 9 does not match
my expectations, but maybe the last column is also a bit outdated by now?

--- 19 10 26 31 29 51

[Venezuela Wrong]

Not so very long ago this country-- in the news recently -- briefly had
the 10th largest economy in the world. Why has it fallen on hard times?
...
Why did this small European country boom in recent decades, now
having a GDP on a par with larger countries like Belgium and Sweden?

Your questions seem IR-relevant. To wit, you seem to be asking about
IRan and IReland.

At the bottom of the list, it's more difficult since I don't know
which ones you left out. The inclusion of Taiwan and Thailand looked
like a hint, so that is why I tried Vietnamn.

As for Venezuela and Iran, they share a similar fate. And a GNP which
is largely depenedent on raw materials.

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Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se> posted:

James Dow Allen (user4353@newsgrouper.org.invalid) writes:

. . .

Your questions seem IR-relevant. To wit, you seem to be asking about
IRan and IReland.

At the bottom of the list, it's more difficult since I don't know
which ones you left out. The inclusion of Taiwan and Thailand looked
like a hint, so that is why I tried Vietnamn.

No particular significance. I've spent more of my adult life in
Thailand than in any other country, so I usually include it in lists.

As for Venezuela and Iran, they share a similar fate. And a GNP which
is largely depenedent on raw materials.

Well done, Erland!

Would you all prefer to see more puzzles like this? Or fewer?
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James Dow Allen (user4353@newsgrouper.org.invalid) writes:

Would you all prefer to see more puzzles like this? Or fewer?

I wouldn't mind, but you may have to make them a little easier. :-)

And, of course, if you participate in the other quizzes that are
posted here that would mean a 20% increas of the regular crowd. :-)
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