Draft:List of similar national flags

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{{AFC comment|1=WP:OR and fails WP:NLIST. Needs to cite and source secondary sources who group these flags specifically. Sources are needed to justify these groups of flags without original research. EmeraldRange (talk/contribs) 14:21, 22 March 2025 (UTC)}}

{{AFC comment|1=Also, not entirely convinced this is something even appropriate for a mainspace article. ~Liance^talk 22:37, 18 March 2025 (UTC)}}

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This is a gallery of national flags that are similar or identical in appearance.

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style="width:100px" \| Flags	style="width:100px" \| Countries/Regions	style="width:600px" \| Distinguishing features
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File:Flag of Andorra.svg File:Flag of Chad.svg File:Flag of Moldova.svg File:Flag of Romania.svg	Andorra, Chad, Moldova, Romania	The flags of Andorra and Moldova use lighter colours and feature their respective national coats of arms in the center.{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Andorra \| title=Flag of Andorra \| Meaning, Colors & History \| Britannica }}{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Moldova \| title=Flag of Moldova \| History, Design & Meaning \| Britannica }} Moldova's coat of arms is supported by an eagle,https://web.archive.org/web/20221120153730/http://lex.justice.md/viewdoc.php?action=view&view=doc&id=347647&lang=1 while Andorra's lacks supporters. Moldova's flag is the longest of the four by far, having a width:length ratio of 1:2.https://web.archive.org/web/20200920235436/http://lex.justice.md/viewdoc.php?action=view&view=doc&id=336791&lang=1 The Romanian flag uses slightly lighter colours than that of Chad.{{fact}}
File:Flag of Argentina.svg File:Flag of El Salvador.svg File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg	Argentina, El Salvador, Nicaragua	The flag of Argentina has pale sky blue stripes and a golden Sol de Mayo in the center.{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Argentina \| title=Flag of Argentina \| History, Design & Colors \| Britannica }} The flags of El Salvador and Nicaragua feature their respective national coats of arms in the center.{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-El-Salvador \| title=Flag of El Salvador \| Emblem, Meaning & Colors \| Britannica }}{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Nicaragua \| title=Flag of Nicaragua \| Meaning, Colors & Symbol \| Britannica }} The Salvadorian coat of arms is surrounded by laurel wreaths,{{cite web \| url=https://www.un.int/elsalvador/staff \| title=Mission Staff \| elsalvador Permanent Mission to the United Nations }} and that country's flag uses a darker blue for the stripes.{{fact}}
File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg File:Flag of New Zealand.svg	Australia, New Zealand	New Zealand's flag has red stars edged in white as opposed to Australia's solid white stars. Every star on New Zealand's flag has five points. Australia's flag includes the large seven-pointed Commonwealth star in the lower hoist underneath the Union Jack.{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Australia \| title=Flag of Australia \| History, Meaning & Design \| Britannica }}{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-New-Zealand \| title=Flag of New Zealand \| History, Meaning & Design \| Britannica }}
File:Flag of Austria.svg File:Flag of Latvia.svg	Austria, Latvia	The Latvian flag has a thinner central stripe and uses a deeper, more muted shade of red.{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Latvia \| title=Flag of Latvia \| History, Design & Meaning \| Britannica }}{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Austria \| title=Flag of Austria \| Colors, Meaning & History \| Britannica }}
File:Flag of Bahrain.svg File:Flag of Qatar.svg	Bahrain, Qatar	The flag of Bahrain has five white spikes{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Bahrain \| title=Flag of Bahrain \| Meaning, History & Design \| Britannica }} compared to Qatar's nine. The latter flag is of a deeper maroon colour and is much longer.{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Qatar \| title=Flag of Qatar \| Colors, History & Meaning \| Britannica }}
File:Flag of Belize.svg File:Flag of Laos.svg	Belize, Laos	The flag of Belize features the Belizean coat of arms on a blue Spanish fess,{{cite web \| url=https://belize.com/belize-flag/ \| title=Flag of Belize \| Colors, Meaning and History }}{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Belize \| title=Flag of Belize \| Colors, Meaning & History \| Britannica }} while the Lao flag features a plain white roundel on a thinner (but still proportionally wide) blue stripe.{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Laos \| title=Flag of Laos \| Meaning, Colors & Symbolism \| Britannica }}
File:Flag of Bolivia.svg File:Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg File:Flag of Ghana.svg	Bolivia (Civil), Bolivia (State), Ghana	The civil flag of Bolivia is a simple triband flag with no charges or symbols. When flown by the government, the same flag is charged with the national coat of arms.{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Bolivia \| title=Flag of Bolivia \| Colors, Symbols, Design \| Britannica }} The flag of Ghana instead features a black star.{{cite web \| url=https://www.ghanamissionun.org/ghana-flag/ \| title=Ghana Flag & Coat of Arms }}
File:Flag of Colombia.svg File:Flag of Ecuador.svg	Colombia, Ecuador	The flag of Ecuador is charged with the coat of arms of Ecuador in the center.https://web.archive.org/web/20110720000636/http://www.presidencia.gov.ec/pdf/Simbolos-Patrios.pdf Colombia's flag is unadorned.{{cite web \| url=https://www.colombiainfo.org/en-us/colombia/flagandarms.aspx \| title=Flag and Arms of Colombia }}{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Colombia \| title=Flag of Colombia \| Colors, Meaning & Facts \| Britannica }}
File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg File:Flag of Thailand.svg	Costa Rica, Thailand	Costa Rica's flag is blue with a central red stripe,https://www.tse.go.cr/pdf/normativa/Ley-10178-Ley_que_regula_uso_Pabellon-Bandera-Escudo-Nac.pdf whereas Thailand's flag is red with a central blue stripe.https://web.archive.org/web/20070930153806/http://www.ratchakitcha.soc.go.th/DATA/PDF/2522/A/067/1.PDF#page=2
File: Flag of Denmark.svg File:Flag of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.svg File:Flag of Switzerland.svg	Denmark, Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Switzerland	The flag of Switzerland is square and charged with a plain Greek cross.{{cite web \| url=https://www.fedlex.admin.ch/eli/cc/2015/613/de#app2ahref0 \| title=Fedlex }} The flags of Denmark and the Sovereign Military Order of Malta feature thinner crosses that extend all the way to the edges of their respective flags,{{cite web \| url=https://www.retsinformation.dk/eli/retsinfo/1748/11100 \| title=Forordning om Coffardi-Skibes og Commis-Farernes samt de octrojerede Compagniers Skibes Flag og Giøs, samt Vimpeler og Fløie. (* 1) \| date=1748 }}{{cite web \| url=https://www.orderofmalta.int/government/flags-emblems/ \| title=Flags & Emblems }} although Denmark's is shifted toward the hoist.{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Denmark \| title=Flag of Denmark \| Meaning, Colors & History \| Britannica }}
File:Flag of Egypt.svg File:Flag of Iraq.svg File:Flag of Yemen.svg	Egypt, Iraq, Yemen	The flag of Egypt is charged with that country's coat of arms.{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Egypt \| title=Flag of Egypt \| History, Colors, Symbols \| Britannica }} The flag of Iraq is inscribed with the Takbir in green Kufic script.{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Iraq \| title=Flag of Iraq \| History, Meaning & Design \| Britannica }} The Yemeni flag is unadorned.{{cite web \| url=https://www.flaginstitute.org/wp/flag-facts/flag-of-yemen/ \| title=Flag of Yemen \| date=18 May 2015 }}
File:Flag of Greece.svg File:Flag of Uruguay.svg	Greece, Uruguay	The canton of the flag of Greece is blue with a white cross,{{cite web \| url=http://www.presidency.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3&Itemid=6&lang=en \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110410212637/http://www.presidency.gr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3&Itemid=6&lang=en \| archive-date=10 April 2011 \| title=Σημαία }} while that of Uruguay is white with a gold Sol de Mayo{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/hispanic_heritage/article-9093983 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111201215950/https://www.britannica.com/hispanic_heritage/article-9093983 \| archive-date=1 December 2011 \| title=Guide to Hispanic Heritage }}{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Uruguay \| title=Flag of Uruguay \| Meaning, Colors & Symbolism \| Britannica }}. On Uruguay's flag, the outermost stripes are white, as opposed to blue on Greece's.
File:Flag of Guinea.svg File:Flag of Mali.svg	Guinea, Mali	On the flag of Guinea, the red stripe is on the hoist (left) end of the flag.{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Guinea \| title=Flag of Guinea \| Colors, Symbols, Design \| Britannica }} Mali's flag features the same colours in the opposite order.{{cite web \| url=https://www.un.int/mali/ \| title=Mali Permanent Mission to the United Nations }}
File:Flag of Haiti.svg File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg	Haiti, Liechtenstein	The Haitian flag is charged with the national coat of arms in the center,{{cite web \| url=https://www.haiti.org/flag-and-coat-of-arms/ \| title=Flag and Coat of Arms }} whereas the flag of Liechtenstein features a golden crown in the upper hoist (left) corner.{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Liechtenstein \| title=Flag of Liechtenstein \| Symbolism, Design, Colors \| Britannica }}
File:Flag of India.svg File:Flag of Niger.svg	India, Niger	The Indian flag features a blue Ashoka Chakra,{{cite web \| url=https://knowindia.india.gov.in/national-identity-elements/national-flag.php \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715024706/https://knowindia.india.gov.in/national-identity-elements/national-flag.php \| archive-date=15 July 2022 \| title=National Identity Elements - National Flag - Know India: National Portal of India }} compared to the simple orange circle on the flag of Niger.{{cite web \| url=https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Niger_2017#s16 \| title=Niger 2010 (Rev. 2017) Constitution - Constitute }} The latter flag uses a brighter shade of green and is sometimes shorter in length.{{ref\|a}} Colours and proportions of Indian flag specified: https://archive.org/details/gov.in.is.1.1968/page/n5/mode/2up
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg File:Flag of Monaco.svg File:Flag of Poland.svg	Indonesia, Monaco, Poland	The red stripe on the Polish flag is on the bottom.{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Poland \| title=Flag of Poland \| History, Colors & Symbolism \| Britannica }} The Monegasque flag uses a darker red than Indonesia's,{{citation needed}} and is of a shorter length.{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Monaco \| title=Flag of Monaco \| Meaning, Colors, History & Look-Alike \| Britannica }}{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Indonesia \| title=Flag of Indonesia \| Meaning, History & Colors \| Britannica }}
File:Flag of Ireland.svg File:Flag of Ivory Coast.svg	Ireland, Ivory Coast	The Irish flag is longerIrish flag has a height:length ratio of 1:2: https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/adc448-the-national-flag/Ivorian flag has a height:length ratio of 2:3: https://britannica.org/topic/flag-of-Cote-dIvoire and has the green stripe to the hoist (left).{{cite web \| url=https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/adc448-the-national-flag/ \| title=The National Flag \| date=November 2018 }}
File:Flag of Italy.svg File:Flag of Mexico.svg	Italy, Mexico	Mexico's flag is longer, uses darker colours and contains the Mexican coat of arms in the center.{{cite web \| url=https://www.mexicanist.com/l/mexican-and-italian-flag/ \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722035856/https://www.mexicanist.com/l/mexican-and-italian-flag/ \| archive-date=22 July 2022 \| title=Mexican and Italian flag: Differences and similarities \| work=Mexicanist \| date=28 January 2022 }}
File:Flag of Jordan.svg File:Flag of Palestine.svg	Jordan, Palestine	The red triangle on the flag of Jordan features a small white seven-pointed star in its center.{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Jordan \| title=Flag of Jordan \| Meaning, Symbolism & History \| Britannica }} The triangle on the Palestinian flag is shorter in length.{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Palestine-Liberation-Organization \| title=Flag of Palestine Liberation Organization \| Symbolism, History, Design \| Britannica }}
File:Flag of Liberia.svg File:Flag of Malaysia.svg File:Flag of the United States.svg	Liberia, Malaysia, United States	Liberia's flag has 11 stripes, as opposed to Malaysia's 14 and the United States' 13. Liberia's canton is square and contains a single white star, while Malaysia's extends half the length of the flag and contains a gold crescent and a 14-pointed star, and the United States' contains 50 small white stars.{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Liberia \| title=Flag of Liberia \| History, Design & Colors \| Britannica }}{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Malaysia \| title=Flag of Malaysia \| Meaning, Colors & History \| Britannica }}https://web.archive.org/web/20090506040024/http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/CDOC-105sdoc13/pdf/CDOC-105sdoc13.pdf
File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg	Luxembourg, The Netherlands	Luxembourg uses significantly paler and brighter colours than the Netherlands.Luxembourgish flag colour scheme (in French): https://web.archive.org/web/20190624073253/http://legilux.public.lu/eli/etat/leg/rgd/1993/07/27/n2/joDutch flag colour scheme (in Dutch): https://puc.overheid.nl/mp-bundels/doc/PUC_41859_10/1/#7185c358-2968-4439-a34a-297f8a2565a3
File:Flag of Micronesia.svg File:Flag of Somalia.svg	Micronesia (Federated States of), Somalia	Somalia's flag has one star as opposed to Micronesia's four. The Somalian flag is a brighter shade of blue.{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Somalia \| title=Flag of Somalia \| Meaning, Colors & Symbolism \| Britannica }}{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Micronesia \| title=Flag of Micronesia \| Symbols, Colors, Design \| Britannica }}
File:Flag of Morocco.svg File:Flag of Vietnam.svg	Morocco, Viet Nam	The Moroccan flag displays a hollow green pentagram on a dark red field,{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Morocco \| title=Flag of Morocco \| Meaning, History & Symbolism \| Britannica }} as opposed to Viet Nam's solid gold star on bright red.{{cite web \| url=https://vietnam.gov.vn/national-flag-emblem-anthem-declaration-of-independence-68960 \| title=National Flag }}
File:Flag of Samoa.svg File:Flag of Taiwan.svg	Samoa, Taiwan (ROC)	Samoa's flag has the Southern Cross in its canton, whereas the flag of Taiwan has a sun. Samoa's flag is the longer of the two.{{cite web \| url=http://www.paclii.org/ws/legis/consol_act_2019/ofanaosa1994308/ \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812043306/http://www.paclii.org/ws/legis/consol_act_2019/ofanaosa1994308/ \| archive-date=12 August 2021 \| title=Official Flag and National Anthem of Samoa Act 1994 }}{{cite web \| url=https://english.president.gov.tw/Page/96 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110191928/https://english.president.gov.tw/Page/96 \| archive-date=10 November 2020 \| title=National flag-National symbols-ROC introduction｜Office of the President Republic of China(Taiwan) }}{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Taiwan \| title=Flag of Taiwan \| History, Design, Symbolism \| Britannica }}
File:Flag of Slovakia.svg File:Flag of Slovenia.svg	Slovakia, Slovenia	The Slovakian flag displays the coat of arms of Slovakia centered along the flag's horizontal axis. Slovenia's flag also features that country's coat of arms, but much smaller and centered on the convergence of the upper and middle stripes. The Slovenian flag is noticeably longer than the Slovakian.{{cite web \| url=https://www.vlada.gov.sk/slovensko/statna-vlajka/ \| title=Štátna vlajka \| Úrad vlády Slovenskej republiky }}{{cite web \| url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Slovenia \| title=Flag of Slovenia \| Meaning, Colors & Design \| Britannica }}

Notes

:1.{{note|a}}The proportions and colours of the Nigerien flag are not standardized. However, the height:length ratio of the flag is typically thought to be either 6:7{{cite web | url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Niger | title=Flag of Niger | Colors, Symbols, Meaning | Britannica }}{{cite web | url=http://www.worldflags101.com/n/niger-flag.aspx | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231163024/http://www.worldflags101.com/n/niger-flag.aspx | archive-date=31 December 2010 | title=Niger Flag - World Flags 101 - Nigerian Flags }} or 2:3{{cite web | url=https://www.un.int/niger/fr | title=Niger Permanent Mission to the United Nations }}{{cite web | url=https://www.state.gov/countries-areas/niger | title=Niger }}. Either way, the flag is usually shown to have a medium to light green bottom stripe.

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