Making Sense Of The World, One Map At A Time
What would the world look like if every empire were the only land on Earth? In these maps, everything an empire controlled is shown as satellite imagery and everything else has been flooded.
For the 13 country maps we’ve included all the land each country ever controlled, even if it didn’t hold it all at the same time.
Britain’s map shows the original Thirteen Colonies and India, although it never ruled both at once.
The video above builds up the world based on countries’ ages from the oldest to the youngest. Below you can find the full list with the rational:
Here is the full list:
Look at the map above and see if you can figure out which square each of the following 51 cities are in.
This is the world version of our Can You Find These 26 US Cities? post. Many of these cities sit close to a grid line, so look carefully.
The 50 maps below show the best results for Democrats, Republicans & Third-Party Candidates between 1900 and 2024.
Which one surprises you the most?
The maps below show the most common non-English languages (or non-Welsh in Wales) spoken at home across local authorities in England and Wales.
The data comes from the 2021 UK Census.
At the bottom you’ll find a list of the top 3 foreign languages by local authority.
The 11 maps below show the evolution of Prussia using NASA’s Blue Marble Satellite Map.
I hope you enjoy!
Nguyen (Nguyễn) is the most common surname in Vietnam, shared by an estimated 38–40% of the population.
The name has also spread around the world through Vietnamese migration, becoming particularly common in countries such as Australia, France, Norway, the Czech Republic and the United States.
However, one of the most surprising places where Nguyen tops the list is…
The data comes primarily from the Washington Post’s Police Shootings Database.
They recorded that: “10,429 people have been shot and killed by police from 2015 to 2024.”
Below you can see the rate by county, followed by a full list of names and locations: