Country rankings
Countries with Nicknames
Countries with Nicknames: compare 50 countries on 1 metric.
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50 countries
Afghanistan | Graveyard of Empires |
Albania | Land of the Eagles |
Armenia | Land of Noah |
Australia | Land of Golden Fleece |
Belarus | The White Rus |
Belgium | Cockpit of Europe |
Bhutan | Land of Thunderbolt| Land of the Thunder Dragon |
Brazil | Land of the Palms, Pindorama |
Burkina Faso | Land of the Upright Men |
Cameroon | The Hinge of Africa |
Canada | The Great White North |
Chile | Land of Poets |
China | The Midlands, The Red Dragon |
Cuba | Sugar Bowl of the World |
Egypt | Gift of the Nile |
Finland | Land of Thousand Lakes |
Guyana | Land of Many Waters |
Iceland | Land of Fire and Ice |
India | The Golden Sparrow| The Subcontinent |
Indonesia | The Emerald of the Equator |
Iraq | Land Between Two Rivers |
Ireland | The Emerald Isle |
Italy | The Boot |
Japan | Land of the Rising Sun |
Laos | Land of a Million Elephants |
Lebanon | Switzerland of the Middle East |
Madagascar | The Red Island |
Malaysia | Golden Peninsula |
Mongolia | Land of Blue Sky |
Myanmar | Land of the Golden Pagoda |
Namibia | The Gem of Africa |
New Zealand | Land of the Long White Cloud |
North Korea | Hermit Kingdom |
Norway | Land of the Midnight Sun |
Peru | Land of the Incas |
Philippines | Pearl of the Orient Seas |
Rwanda | Land of Thousand Hills |
Singapore | Land of Ship Builders |
South Africa | Rainbow Nation |
South Korea | Land of Morning Calm |
Spain | Land of Cervantes, The Bull Skin |
Sri Lanka | India's Teardrop |
Switzerland | Playground of Europe| Land of Milk and Honey |
Thailand | Land of Smiles| Land of White Elephants |
Uganda | Pearl of Africa |
Ukraine | The Bread Basket of Europe |
United Kingdom | The Land of Hope and Glory |
United States | Land of Opportunity, The States+1 |
Venezuela | Land of Grace |
Vietnam | Land of Blue Dragon |
Quick answers
- Where does this countries with nicknames data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: List of Nicknames of Countries in the World - Pendulum Edu; Do You Know the Meaning of the Nickname of Your Country? - Seasia.

















































