Flags that look alike

30 pairs of national flags that people mix up, compared side by side. Each pair shows how to tell the two apart and their color codes. Some share a history, and some ended up alike by chance.

• Indonesia vs Monaco The design is the same, so the colors alone will not settle it.
• Indonesia vs Poland Indonesia has red on top.
• Chad vs Romania Chad uses a darker, indigo blue.
• Australia vs New Zealand Australia has white stars; New Zealand has red stars edged in white.
• Ireland vs Côte d'Ivoire Ireland has green next to the flagpole.
• Italy vs Ireland Italy ends in red.
• Italy vs Mexico Mexico has an eagle eating a snake on the white band.
• Netherlands vs Luxembourg The Netherlands uses a dark blue.
• Russia vs Slovenia Slovenia has a small shield in the upper corner near the flagpole.
• Slovakia vs Slovenia Slovakia has a large shield with a white double cross, across all three bands.
• Norway vs Iceland Norway has a red field and a blue cross.
• Senegal vs Mali Senegal has a green star on the yellow band.
• Mali vs Guinea Mali has green next to the flagpole.
• Senegal vs Cameroon Senegal has a yellow middle band with a green star.
• Haiti vs Liechtenstein Haiti has its coat of arms on a white panel in the center.
• Cuba vs Puerto Rico Cuba has blue stripes and a red triangle.
• Colombia vs Ecuador Ecuador has a coat of arms in the center.
• Colombia vs Venezuela Venezuela has equal bands and an arc of white stars on the blue.
• Egypt vs Iraq Egypt has a gold eagle.
• Egypt vs Yemen Egypt has a gold eagle on the white band.
• Jordan vs State of Palestine Jordan has a small white star in the triangle.
• United Arab Emirates vs Kuwait The United Arab Emirates has a red vertical band at the flagpole and black at the bottom.
• United States of America vs Liberia The United States has 50 stars and 13 stripes.
• United States of America vs Malaysia The United States has white stars and 13 stripes.
• Japan vs Bangladesh Japan has a white field.
• Türkiye vs Tunisia Turkiye draws a white crescent and star directly on the red.
• Austria vs Latvia Austria uses a brighter red and an equal white band.
• India vs Niger India has a navy blue wheel with spokes.
• Greece vs Uruguay Greece has a white cross on blue in the corner.
• Honduras vs Nicaragua Honduras has five blue stars.