| 56% | AUSTRALIA | 9 | Sydney's country that hosted the Commonwealth Games in 1938, 1962, 1982, 2006, and 2018 |
| 55% | SHOALCREEK | 10 | Country club near Birmingham, Alabama, that hosted the 2018 14-Across (2 wds.) |
| 52% | GREECE | 6 | Country that hosted the 2004 Olympics |
| 52% | USA | 3 | Country that hosts the Grammys: Abbr. |
| 51% | ARGENTINA | 9 | Country that hosts the Mundial de Tango |
| 51% | DOMINICA | 8 | Country that hosts the World Creole Music Festival |
| 50% | RUSSIA | 6 | Host nation of the 2018 24-Across |
| 50% | USSR | 4 | Country that hosted the much-boycotted 1980 Summer Olympics: Abbr. |
| 49% | FINLAND | 7 | Scandinavian country that hosted the 1952 Summer Olympics |
| 49% | PORTUGAL | 8 | European country that owns the Azores islands |
| 49% | POLAND | 6 | European country that uses the zloty currency |
| 48% | URUGUAY | 7 | South American country that hosted the first FIFA World Cup |
| 48% | INDIA | 5 | Delhi's country that hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2010 |
| 48% | QATAR | 5 | Middle Eastern country that hosted the 2022 FIFA World Cup |
| 48% | ALBANIA | 7 | European country that comes first in the alphabet |
| 48% | OSLO | 4 | European city that hosts the Ultima music festival |
| 48% | FRANCE | 6 | Country that won the 2018 FIFA World Cup |
| 47% | JAPAN | 5 | Country that hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics and will host the 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 47% | ENGLAND | 7 | Birmingham's country that hosted the Commonwealth Games in 1934 and 2002 |
| 47% | KOREA | 5 | Country hosting the 2018 Winter Olympics |
| 47% | ISR | 3 | Country that hosts the Maccabiah Games every four years, the next being next year (abbr.) |
| 46% | SCOTLAND | 8 | Glasgow's country that hosted the Commonwealth Games in 1970, 1986, and 2014 |
| 46% | INDIA | 5 | New Delhi's country that was the host nation for the World Environment Day in 2018 |
| 46% | NEW | 3 | ___ Zealand, Auckland's country that hosted the Commonwealth Games in 1950, 1974, and 1990 |
| 46% | CANADA | 6 | Victoria's country that hosted the Commonwealth Games in 1930, 1954, 1978, and 1994 |
| 46% | MALTA | 5 | European country that didn't participate in the Winter Olympics until 2014 |
| 45% | USA | 3 | Country that will host the 2028 Summer Olympics (Abbr.) |
| 44% | WHISKEYGLASSES | 14 | 2018 single by 32-/34-Across that hit #1 on the country charts: 2 wds. |
| 44% | FRANCE | 6 | Country that won the 2018 FIFA World Cup making it their second World Cup title |
| 44% | GALOP | 5 | European country dance form that marked the end of the celebration |