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Flags That Look Alike
The 56 pairs of flags people mix up most, grouped by the design they share. Each pair has its own page with the two flags side by side and the details that tell them apart.
Play the Lookalike flags quiz →Chad, Romania, Moldova and Andorra
All four are vertical tricolours of blue, yellow and red.
Romania vs ChadChad's blue is a darker indigo; Romania's is a lighter cobalt blue.
Moldova vs ChadMoldova has its coat of arms, an eagle holding a cross in its beak, in the yellow band; Chad's flag is plain.
Andorra vs ChadAndorra has a coat of arms in the centre of the yellow band; Chad's flag is plain.- Moldova vs RomaniaMoldova has its coat of arms, an eagle holding a cross, in the yellow band; Romania's flag is plain.
- Andorra vs RomaniaAndorra has a coat of arms in the centre of the yellow band; Romania's flag is plain.
- Andorra vs MoldovaMoldova's emblem is an eagle holding a cross; Andorra's is a quartered shield with two cows in one quarter.
Indonesia, Monaco and Poland
All three are split into two horizontal halves of red and white.
Netherlands and Luxembourg
Both are horizontal tricolours of red, white and blue.
Russia, Slovenia and Slovakia
All three are horizontal tricolours of white, blue and red.
Russia vs SloveniaSlovenia adds a small shield in the upper hoist; Russia's flag is plain.
Russia vs SlovakiaSlovakia adds a large red shield with a white double cross on three blue hills, set towards the hoist.- Slovenia vs SlovakiaSlovakia's shield is red with a white double cross and covers all three bands.
Serbia and Croatia
Both are pan-Slavic red, white and blue bands with a crowned coat of arms.
Ireland and Ivory Coast
Both are vertical tricolours of green, white and orange.
Italy and Mexico
Both are vertical tricolours of green, white and red.
Mali, Senegal, Guinea and Cameroon
All four are pan-African vertical tricolours of green, yellow and red.
Mali vs SenegalSenegal adds a green five-pointed star in the centre of its yellow band; Mali's flag is plain.
Guinea vs MaliGuinea reverses Mali's order: red, yellow, green from the hoist, where Mali runs green, yellow, red.
Cameroon vs MaliCameroon's centre band is red; Mali's is yellow. Cameroon runs green, red, yellow from the hoist.- Guinea vs SenegalGuinea runs red, yellow, green from the hoist; Senegal runs green, yellow, red.
- Cameroon vs SenegalCameroon's centre band is red with a yellow star; Senegal's is yellow with a green star.
- Cameroon vs GuineaCameroon runs green, red, yellow from the hoist; Guinea runs red, yellow, green.
Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Sweden and Finland
All five are Nordic crosses, with the upright set towards the hoist.
Denmark vs NorwayNorway's white cross has a narrower blue cross inside it; Denmark's cross is plain white.
Denmark vs IcelandDenmark has a red field with a plain white cross; Iceland has a blue field.
Denmark vs SwedenDenmark is a white cross on red; Sweden is a yellow cross on blue.
Denmark vs FinlandDenmark is a white cross on red; Finland is a blue cross on white.- Iceland vs NorwayThe colours are swapped: Iceland is a blue field with a red cross, Norway a red field with a blue cross.
- Norway vs SwedenNorway has a red field with a white-edged blue cross; Sweden has a blue field with a yellow cross.
- Finland vs NorwayFinland's field is white; Norway's is red.
- Iceland vs SwedenBoth have blue fields, so look at the cross.
- Finland vs IcelandFinland is a blue cross on a white field; Iceland is a red cross edged in white on a blue field.
- Finland vs SwedenFinland is a blue cross on white; Sweden is a yellow cross on blue.
Australia and New Zealand
Both are blue ensigns with the Union Jack and the Southern Cross.
United States, Liberia and Malaysia
All three are red and white stripes with a starred blue canton.
Liberia vs United StatesLiberia's canton holds a single large white star; the US canton holds 50.
Malaysia vs United StatesMalaysia's canton has a yellow crescent and 14-pointed star; the US canton has 50 white stars.- Liberia vs MalaysiaLiberia's canton has one white star; Malaysia's has a yellow crescent and a yellow star.
Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela
All three are yellow, blue and red horizontal bands from Gran Colombia.
Colombia vs EcuadorEcuador has its coat of arms in the centre, topped by a condor; Colombia's flag is plain.
Colombia vs VenezuelaVenezuela's three bands are equal; Colombia's yellow band fills the top half.- Ecuador vs VenezuelaEcuador's yellow band fills the top half; Venezuela's three bands are equal.
Egypt, Iraq, Syria and Yemen
All four are pan-Arab horizontal tricolours with a white middle band over black.
Egypt vs IraqEgypt has a gold eagle in its white band; Iraq has a line of green Arabic script.
Egypt vs SyriaSyria's top band is green; Egypt's is red.
Egypt vs YemenEgypt has a gold eagle in the centre of the white band; Yemen's flag is plain.- Iraq vs SyriaSyria's top band is green; Iraq's is red.
- Iraq vs YemenIraq has green Arabic script, Allahu akbar, across its white band; Yemen's flag is plain.
- Syria vs YemenSyria's top band is green; Yemen's is red.
Qatar and Bahrain
Both are white at the hoist, joined to red or maroon by a serrated edge.
Jordan and Palestine
Both are black, white and green bands with a red triangle at the hoist.
Argentina and Uruguay
Both are blue and white with a golden Sun of May.
Greece and Uruguay
Both are nine blue and white stripes with a canton.
Belgium and Germany
Both are tricolours of black, gold and red.
El Salvador, Nicaragua and Honduras
All three are Central American bands of blue, white and blue.
Nicaragua vs El SalvadorBoth centre a triangle; only El Salvador's is framed by a laurel wreath and blue and white flags.
Honduras vs El SalvadorHonduras has five blue stars in its white band; El Salvador has a coat of arms in a laurel wreath.- Honduras vs NicaraguaHonduras has five blue stars in its white band; Nicaragua has a triangle in a ring of gold lettering.
India and Niger
Both are orange, white and green bands with a round emblem in the centre.
Costa Rica and Thailand
Both are five bands of red, white and blue with a double-width centre band.
Cuba and Puerto Rico
Both are five stripes with a white star in a triangle at the hoist.
