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What If the Mongol Empire Reunited….?

Last Updated: May 12, 2025 11 Comments

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Mongol Empire Reunited

Map created by reddit user Trapper777_

The Mongol Empire was the largest contiguous land based empire in history. So what would a modern Mongol state look like today if it hadn’t disappeared?

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Filed Under: Fictional, History Tagged With: Mongol

Flags Of The Most Popular Migrant Destination By Country

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 8 Comments

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Flags of the most popular migrant destination country

Map by Devinn Jani found via reddit

The map above shows the flag of the country people who move abroad are most likely to move to. So for example, Australians are most likely to move to the United Kingdom (and vice versa), Canadians are most likely to move to the United States, Mainland Chinese to Hong Kong, etc.

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: immigration, population

The 99 Countries Americans Can Visit Visa-Free (2015)

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 6 Comments

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Visa requirements for United States citizens

Map by Camoka4 via Wikimedia

The map above shows the 99 countries American passport holders can travel to visa-free. What this means in practice is that you don’t need prior permission to enter any of the countries listed. However, be aware that virtually all countries impose time limits on how long Americans can stay, generally anywhere between 14 and 90 days.

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Filed Under: United States, World Maps Tagged With: travel

Light Pollution Around The World

Last Updated: September 23, 2025 2 Comments

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World light pollution

Map created by David Lorenz, Light Pollution Atlas 2006
While the map above is now a few years out of date (data from 2006) it shows the amount of light pollution around the world. Not surprisingly, densely populated areas tend to have far more light pollution than sparsely populated ones.

Moreover, wealthy areas tend to have more than poorer ones, which can be clearly seen in some of the more detailed maps below.

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: environment

The Map That Shows Why Microsoft Is Killing Off Internet Explorer (2015)

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 4 Comments

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Countries by most_used web browser in July_2014

Map by Gogensi via Wikimedia

News this week that Microsoft is killing off the Internet Explorer brand and one look at the map above will show you why.

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: internet

The Largest Source Of Imports By Country

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 5 Comments

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The Largest Source Of Imports By Country

Map by reddit user Amiantedeluxe

Who imports the most from whom? The map above shows the flag of the country that is the largest source of imports for each other country. For example, the United States imports more good from China than any other.

China is also the biggest source of imports from countries as diverse as Russia, Australia, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Madagascar, Sudan and North & South Korea among others.

Amiantedeluxe used statistics from The Observatory of Economic Complexity, statistiques-mondiales.com and Wikipedia to make the map.

So what country does China import the most from?

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: trade

Who Are The World’s Speed Demons? The Highest Speed Limits Around The World

Last Updated: October 18, 2024 19 Comments

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The Highest Speed Limits Around The World

Map created by Wikipedia user Amateria1121
As the map above shows, Germany’s famous Autobahns are some of the only roads in the world without a speed limit. However, there are two other places where drivers can drive as quickly as they’d like.

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: cars

The World’s Population In 1900 Looked Very Different Than Today

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 18 Comments

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World Population 1900

Map created by reddit user Teadranks

Reddit user Teadranks is back with another amazing cartogram, a type of distorted map around one variable, in this case world population in 1900. To see how much it’s changed you can jump to the 2015 cartogram post, or scroll below.

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: population

Which City Has The World’s Worst Air Pollution? Hint, It’s In China

Last Updated: December 12, 2023 4 Comments

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china air quality

Map from aqicn.org, click for interactive version

As the map above shows, China is home to many of the world’s most polluted cities. The map was created by AQICN, a Chinese website that tracks global air pollution stats.

Ulf Troeng, who told me about the map, clarifies that:

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: environment

2nd Largest Nationality Living In Each European Country (2015)

Last Updated: July 24, 2024 264 Comments

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Europe by 2nd largest nationality

Map by reddit user JimWillFixIt69
The map above shows the flag of the 2nd largest nationality, by country of birth, living in each European country. Thus, it may include citizens and those who have moved temporarily for work. Nevertheless, there are many surprises, such as:

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Filed Under: Europe Tagged With: nationality

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