Higher or Lower
Ten rounds, two cities each. Pick the one with the larger population. The pairs get closer together as you go, so the last few are genuinely hard.
Which city has the larger population?
Your streak and results are stored only in this browser, for Winnipeg. Nothing is sent to us, there is no account, and clearing your browser data clears your streak.
Winnipeg in this puzzle
749,607 residents at the 2021 Census, ranked 6 among the 200 Canadian municipalities of 20,000 or more people that the population game draws on.
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, from 705,244 to 749,607 residents.
How to play
- Two Canadian cities are shown with their provinces.
- Choose the one you think has the larger population.
- Every option is a real 2021 Census count, so the answer is never a trick.
- The gap narrows each round — early rounds are warm-ups, the last are near-ties.
- Ten rounds make the day. Your streak counts consecutive days played.
What this puzzle is built from
2021 Census of Population, Statistics Canada, table 98-10-0002. Two hundred Canadian municipalities with 20,000 or more residents, each with the population count Statistics Canada published for it.
Privacy
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Official sources
- Statistics Canada — 2021 Census of Population
- Statistics Canada — population estimates by census subdivision
- Environment Canada — Canadian Climate Normals
- Environment Canada — Air Quality Health Index
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