Sources and credits
Every piece of GeoCake data comes from a public, verifiable source. Thanks to everyone who shares it.
Data
| Source | What we use | License |
|---|---|---|
| World Bank, World Development Indicators | Population, GDP, life expectancy, forests, internet and other numbers (Top 10, GeoFacts, Higher or Lower, CakeGrid) | CC BY 4.0 |
| world-countries (Mohammed Le Doze and contributors) | Area, capitals, official languages, currencies, neighbors, region and English names of each country | ODbL 1.0 |
| CIA World Factbook (last edition; the CIA discontinued it in 2026) | Independence dates, national days (the candle in the logo) and GeoFacts data | Public domain |
| Wikidata | GeoFacts fun facts: World Cups, Olympic Games, anthems, highest points, year of joining the UN, driving side | CC0 |
| Wikipedia | Countries crossed by the Equator (CakeGrid and GeoFacts) | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
World Bank and world-countries data was processed to build the rankings, clues and comparisons (for example, calculating densities and sorting countries). Every game shows the source and year of the data when you finish.
Contains information from world-countries, which is made available under the Open Database License (ODbL).
Flags and maps
| Source | What we use | License |
|---|---|---|
| country-flags (Hampus Nilsson), based on Wikimedia Commons | Flags of every country. The ones on the logo’s candle are recolored with GeoCake’s palette. | Public domain |
| Natural Earth, via world-atlas | Country outlines (CakeFlag hint) | Public domain (world-atlas: ISC) |
Design and code
- Bricolage Grotesque and Figtree typefaces, under the SIL Open Font License.
- Site built with Astro (MIT license).
Disclaimer
The names, borders and list of countries we use are for playing and don’t express any position on the political status of any territory. If you see data that is wrong or out of date, let us know and we’ll fix it.