The World Flag Chart

Site Updates


2024

  • February 17: Corrected the flag of Barbuda.
  • January 1: Happy New Year! This year's chart has a new format, with footnotes explaining how and when the different flags are flown. Jargon terms like "civil flag" have been phased out in favour of more specific and precise descriptions, and the site's had a bit of a visual refresh. A lot of things got moved around behind the scenes so please let me know if you find anything out of place!

2023

  • December 23: Updated the flag of Kyrgyzstan. The images might change again once the official construction sheets are released.
  • February 3: Added more info on the now-official flag of Martinique.
  • January 25: Added more info on the Martinique flag competition.
  • January 18: Added info on the Martinique flag competition, and the Unity flag of Saint Martin adopted last year.
  • January 10: Belatedly added the year page for 2023.

2022

  • October 16: Improved historical information about the Anishinabek Nation flag.
  • July 25: Improved historical information on Bahrain, Qatar, the Trucial States, and Iran.
  • July 4: Added pre-1970s information on Wallonia and Flanders.
  • June 16: At long last, added notes to the 1848 flag chart. All 175 annual charts now have historical information on them.
  • June 15: Added notes to the 18491851 charts. Almost done!
  • June 12: Added notes to the 18521858 charts.
  • May 30: Added notes to the 1859 chart.
  • May 24: Added notes to the 1860 and 1861 charts.
  • May 22: Added notes to the 1862 and 1863 charts.
  • May 21: Added notes to the 18641867 charts.
  • May 20: Added notes to the 1868 chart.
  • May 15: Added notes to the 18691871 charts.
  • May 9: Added notes to the 18721877 charts.
  • May 8: Added notes to the 1878 and 1879 charts.
  • May 7: Added notes to the 18801882 charts.
  • April 8: Added notes to the 18831889 charts.
  • January 23: Updated the flag of Honduras in advance of the planned colour change this week.

2021

  • December 10: Added notes to the 18901896 charts.
  • December 4: Added notes to the 18971899 charts.
  • November 30: Created a new page on country codes and the best flags to use with each one. This is a bit of a side project for now, but the page and the larger images on it are both going to be incorporated into a new encyclopedia section sometime next year.
  • November 18: Updated Martinique following annulment of the 2019 flag.
  • August 16: Updated the Afghanistan flag following the Taliban takeover. The situation is still in flux so this might change in the next few days.
  • July 24: Added notes to the 19001905 charts.
  • July 20: Added notes to the 1906 and 1907 charts.
  • July 18: Added notes to the 19081910 charts.
  • July 17: Added notes to the 1911 and 1912 charts.
  • July 14: Added notes to the 19131916 charts.
  • July 11: Added the flag of Barbuda.
  • June 22: Added year navigation arrows to all the different sections on the historical pages. Also added the Taíno and Székely flags.
  • June 13: Added notes to the 1917 chart. Also added the Mohawk Warrior Flag and the post-independence flags of Sabah and Sarawak.
  • June 10: Added Tigray, Nunavut, Innu, Tłı̨chǫ, Seminole, Northern Cheyenne, Guaraní, Acadia, Cornwall, Galicia, Karelia, Altai, Buryatia, and Jewish Autonomous Region flags.
  • June 6: Added the ANC, Buganda, Choctaw, Mi'kmaq, Commonwealth, Francophonie, Lusophone Community, Esperanto, African Union, Olympic, Pride, and Transgender flags.
  • June 4: Added the flags of Abkhazia and South Ossetia.
  • June 2: Added the flags of Mayotte, Saint Barths, and Saint Martin.
  • May 25: Added the Refugee Nation flag.
  • January 31: Rearranged some chart sections and added the Red Cross, Red Crescent, and Red Crystal flags.
  • January 8: Added notes to the 1918 chart.
  • January 6: The entire site, including the historical charts, now sorts flags by geographic region and design rather than alphabetically. The aim is to give a more structured overview of the different kinds of flags of the world, and better illustrate the relationships between different flags. Notes will be gradually added to the pages before 1919 over the coming year.