Here are just a few fun maps showing how each US region voted in Presidential elections from 1948 to 2024.
Countries With A Larger Military Than The UK In 1900 vs 2026

The map above supposedly comes from the IISS (The International Institute for Strategic Studies) and shows which countries in 1900 (using modern borders) had more active miliary personnel than the United Kingdom in 1900 compared to today.
Getting data for the numbers in 1900 is actually difficult (can’t find them published online), but Data Is Beautiful has estimates that vary slightly from the map which you can see below:
Why Does Canada’s Capital City of Ottawa Have a Street Named After President Donald Trump?

Although it’s hard to believe given President Trump’s stance towards Canada in his second term, Ottawa really does have a Trump Avenue.
And unlike a number of other Canadian and other locations containing the word “Trump,” it wad deliberately named after Donald Trump.
Why is there a Trump Avenue in Ottawa?
The Oldest Family Business in Every Country (That’s Still In Business)

These maps come from PayrollPrices.com and show the oldest family business in every country that is still in business.
Presidential Election Results Maps by County From 1992-2024 For All 50 States
The 50 maps below sow the country level results in each state for every single Presidential Election from 1992 to 2024.
Alabama Presidential Election Results by County
The U.S. Department of State’s Travel Advisory Map Is Something…
You have Sweden and much of Western Europe as being in yellow (Level 2: Exercise increased caution) the same as South Africa.
However, just looking at homicides Sweden’s rate is 1/6th that of US, while South Africa’s is 46x times higher than Sweden and 7X higher than the United States.
You can see the latest rankings for all countries here.
But here are the categories used for making the map:
Brilliant Maps vs Terrible Maps

The map above is just a fun look at the Google Trends for Brilliant Maps compared to Terrible Maps over the past 12 months.
Congrats to Michael Howe at Terrible Maps for winning the US, my home country of Canada, Australia and the biggest map prize of all New Zealand.
My only consolation is that I “won” 3 out of the 4 countries I’ve ever lived in.
Here is the relative share by country:
| Country | brilliant maps: (8/12/25 - 8/12/26) | terrible maps: (8/12/25 - 8/12/26) |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 0% | 100% |
| Australia | 38% | 62% |
| Belgium | 100% | 0% |
| Brazil | 100% | 0% |
| Canada | 41% | 59% |
| Chile | 0% | 100% |
| Czechia | 0% | 100% |
| Egypt | 0% | 100% |
| France | 49% | 51% |
| Germany | 55% | 45% |
| India | 51% | 49% |
| Indonesia | 100% | 0% |
| Iraq | 100% | 0% |
| Italy | 57% | 43% |
| Japan | 100% | 0% |
| Mauritius | 100% | 0% |
| Mexico | 51% | 49% |
| Netherlands | 56% | 44% |
| New Zealand | 0% | 100% |
| Poland | 30% | 70% |
| Romania | 100% | 0% |
| South Korea | 100% | 0% |
| Spain | 56% | 44% |
| Turkey | 100% | 0% |
| United Kingdom | 57% | 43% |
| United States | 42% | 58% |
| Vietnam | 100% | 0% |
Although the fact that there is no data for most of the world is probably the most interesting stat of all.
Map Of Spain’s North African Territories With An Explanation For Each Of Them

More about each of them below:
How Did Poland Get Left Off The Windows XP Map?

The map above shows an odd fact, it includes New Zealand (frequently left off maps) BUT removes Poland for some bizarre reason.
Here’s the story from redditor Derisiak:
You Can Only Eat One Style Of BBQ For The Rest Of Your Life, Which Do You Pick?

The Main Types of American BBQ Explained. The main thing to know is that American barbecue isn’t one single style, it changes dramatically depending on where you are.
Here are five of the most famous traditions:
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