in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king

Alternative forms

 * in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
 * in the valley of the blind, the one-eyed man is king
 * in the city of the blind, the one-eyed man is king]
 * in the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king

Etymology
, popularized by Desiderius Erasmus’ Adagia (1500). For further origin compare 🇨🇬, found in the (4th or 5th century CE). This may be Erasmus’ direct source, but at least some traditional link between both forms seems likely.

Proverb

 * 1) Even someone with limited abilities or opportunities is dominant over, and considered special by, those who have even fewer abilities and opportunities; the value of any ability depends on its prevalence.

Translations

 * Arabic: الأعور في أرض العميان ملك
 * Armenian: կույրերի երկրում միաչքանին արքա է
 * Bengali: অন্ধের রাজ্যে কানা লোকই রাজা
 * Catalan: al pais del cecs, el tort és el rei
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 蜀中無大將，廖化作先鋒, 山中無老虎，猴子稱大王
 * Czech: ,
 * Danish: i de blindes land er den enøjede mand konge
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: : inter blinduloj, reĝas strabuloj
 * Finnish: sokeiden maassa yksisilmäinen on kuningas
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek: στη χώρα των τυφλών, ο μονόφθαλμος είναι βασιλιάς, στους τυφλούς, βασιλεύει ο μονόφθαλμος
 * Hebrew: בממלכת העיוורים שתום העין הוא מלך
 * Hindi: अंधों में काना राजा
 * Hungarian: vakok között félszemű a király
 * Indonesian: di negeri orang buta, seorang bermata satu adalah raja, di tanah orang buta, seorang bermata satu adalah raja
 * Italian: nella terra dei ciechi beato chi ha un occhio
 * Japanese:, 鳥なき島の蝙蝠, 片目でも盲目国では王様
 * Korean: 무호동중이작호(無虎洞中狸作虎), 눈 먼 자들의 나라에서는 애꾸눈이 왕이다.
 * Latin: in regione caecorum rex est luscus
 * Malayalam: മൂക്കില്ലാ രാജ്യത്ത് മുറിമൂക്കൻ രാജാവ്
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: i de blindes land er den énøyde konge
 * Persian: در شهرِ کوران، یک‌چشم پادشاست, خرس در کوه بوعلی سینا است
 * Polish: w kraju ślepców jednooki jest królem
 * Portuguese: na terra dos cegos quem tem um olho é rei, em terra de cegos quem tem um olho é rei
 * Romanian: în țara orbilor și chiorul e împărat
 * Russian: в стране слепых одноглазый — коро́ль
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: у земљи слепих, ћорави су краљеви
 * Roman: u zemlji slepih, ćoravi su kraljevi
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: i de blindas land är den enögde kung
 * Tabasaran: курарин гьюкуматдиъ саб ул айир ву паччагь
 * Tagalog: sa lupa ng mga bulag, ang naghahari ay pisak, sa bayang walang marunong, ang naghahari ay ulol
 * Telugu: గుడ్డిలో మెల్ల, గుడ్డి కన్నా మెల్ల మేలు
 * Thai: ในดินแดนของคนตาบอด คนที่มีตาข้างเดียวคือราชา
 * Turkish: körler ülkesinde tek gözü olan kral olur
 * Ukrainian: в країні сліпих одноокий — король
 * Urdu: اندھوں میں کانا راجا
 * Vietnamese: thằng chột làm vua xứ mù