Brilliant Maps

Making Sense Of The World, One Map At A Time

  • BOOK!
  • Newsletter
  • Board Games
  • Posters
  • Scratch Maps

The Shade of Red Each Country Has On Its Flag

January 3, 2015 Leave a Comment

Shade of red on each country's flag

Map by reddit user xyuksr

The map above simply shows the shade of red that appears on each country’s flag, assuming of course it has red on it. The data comes from here, which shows that 148 out of 192 countries (77%) have some red in their flags.

The reddest flags are:

Flag of the People's Republic of China

China (97.63% red), flag source

Flag of Morocco

Morocco (97.62% red), flag source

Flag of Turkey

Turkey (93.9% red), flag source

A few more random facts for you:

  • If the Soviet Union were still around today, its flag would be the reddest at 98%.
  • On average, red takes up around 30% of the space on flags that have red as a colour.
  • While the red in Australia’s flag comes from the United Kingdom’s Union Jack, they use a brighter shade of red in their version.

Want to learn more about flags? Then have a look at:

  • Flags of the World
  • Complete Flags of the World
  • U.S. Nylon US Flag 3X5 ft- Embroidered Stars

How do you feel about red flags? Let us know in the comment section below:

Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: flags

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.


World Atlas · Settlers of Catan · Risk · Game of Thrones · Coloring Books · Globes
Monopoly · Star Wars · Game of Life · Pandemic · Ticket To Ride · Drinks Cabinets
Copyright © 2023 · Privacy Policy · Fair Use, Attribution & Copyright · Contact Us
Follow Us: E-mail · Twitter · Facebook · Pinterest · Flipboard