Making Sense Of The World, One Map At A Time
The video above shows the rise and now fall of Japan’s population by prefecture between 1920 and 2020. Japan’s population today is still 125% higher than it was a century ago, but as is well known has started to decline in recent years.
The maps and video are all the work of Wikimedia users Monaneko and Pekachu.
Here are the numbers:
Here’s more on their methodology:
It’s based on data collected by tech site Comparitech.
Here were their criteria
Here’s how they defined a ban:
For more please see the following:
There are 9 zones which cover:
However, only the United States (both via NASA and private businesses), Russia and China currently have the ability to send people into space.
And here’s another interesting fact:
People trained for spaceflight are called astronauts (American or other), cosmonauts (Russian), or taikonauts (Chinese); and non-professionals are referred to as spaceflight participants or spacefarers.
Below is the full list of when each country had their first citizen sent into space. You can also see a List of space travelers by nationality here.
Here are the figures:
Titled the Culinary Map of Europe According to Greece, it’s a funny look at how the Greeks look at the rest of Europe’s food choices.
But before continuing, keep in mind this map is satire.
