{"id":606,"date":"2026-05-29T10:19:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T10:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/flags.page\/en\/glossary\/ratio\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T10:19:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T10:19:22","slug":"ratio","status":"publish","type":"term","link":"https:\/\/flags.page\/it\/glossary\/ratio\/","title":{"rendered":"Ratio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The **ratio** of a flag is the proportion of its hoist (height) to its fly (length), expressed as two numbers separated by a colon, such as 2:3 or 1:2. Ratio is one of the most basic specifications of a flag and is often fixed by law. National ratios vary widely: the Swiss and Vatican flags are square (1:1), the United States is 10:19, and many Commonwealth countries follow the British 1:2.<\/p>\n<p>**Example**: The flag of Nepal is unique among national flags in being non-rectangular; its specification gives the precise geometry rather than a simple ratio.<\/p>\n<p>**See also**: [proportions](\/glossary\/proportions\/), [ratio-codification](\/glossary\/ratio-codification\/), [construction-sheet](\/glossary\/construction-sheet\/), [hoist](\/glossary\/hoist\/)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-606","term","type-term","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/term\/606","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/term"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/term"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/flags.page\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=606"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}