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How Democratic People Think Their Country Is

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How Democratic People Think Their Government Is

Map created by Democracy Perception Index

The map above shows how democratic they feel their government and country to be.

The data comes from the Democracy Perception Index, and is not an objective measure of democracy but a subjective measure of how democratic they perceive their country as being.

Only about half the world (58%) says their country is democratic. Greece is considered the least democratic by its people (43%) out of all countries labeled as “free” democracies by Freedom House.

Most Democratic:

  1. Israel – 83%
  2. Vietnam – 81%
  3. China – 79%

Least Democratic:

  1. Iran – 25%
  2. Venezuela – 30%
  3. Hungary – 31%

And here’s how important democracy is as being:

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Map Of The Best & Worst Mexican Chains In Each US State

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Map Of The Best Mexican Chain In Each US State

The map above shows the best Mexican chain in each US state and comes from CashNetUSA.

They looked at the following chains:

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Map Of The Best & Worst Chicken Chains In Each US State

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Map Of The Best Chicken Chain In Each US State

The map above shows the best Chicken chain in each US state and comes from CashNetUSA.

They looked at the following chains:

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Map Of The Best & Worst Donut Shops In Each US State

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Map Of The Best Doughnut Chain In Each US State

The map above shows the best Donut chain in each US state and comes from CashNetUSA.

They looked at the following chains:

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Map Of The Best & Worst Pizza Chains In Each US State

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Map Of The Best Pizza Chain In Each US State

The map above shows the best Pizza chain in each US state and comes from CashNetUSA.

They looked at the following chains:

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Map Of The Best & Worst Burger Chains In Each US State

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Map Of The Best Burger Chain In Each US State

The map above shows the best Burger chain in each US state and comes from CashNetUSA.

They looked at the following chains:

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Map Of The Best & Worst Fast Food Restaurants In Each US State

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Map Of The Best Fast Food Restaurants In Each US State

The map above looks at the best food restaurant in each US state and comes from CashNetUSA. It’s based on Google Map reviews from each brands location.

From the map:

It might be closed on Sundays, but that doesn’t stop Chick-Fil-A — aka the “home of the Original Chicken Sandwich” — from being the best fast-food chain in the greatest number of states (34). The capital A stands for “grade A top quality,” and this certainly seems to be true for states, including Arkansas, Louisiana, and Wyoming.

Below you can you find a map of the worst fast food restaurants in each US state, along with a full list and data for major US cities:

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The Oldest University In Every Country In The World

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The Oldest University In Every Country In The World

The map above and the maps below shows the oldest university in each country that is still operating today. It was created by Erudera, the world’s first education search engine backed by Artificial Intelligence.

Here are the top 10 oldest universities in the world by country, the year they were founded and where you can find them:

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Map of Operation Unthinkable: A US, British & German Invasion Of The USSR At The End Of WW2

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Map of Operation Unthinkable: A US, British and German Invasion Of The USSR At The End Of WW2

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The map above shows the general plan for Operation Unthinkable, which would have imposed “the will of the United States and British Empire upon Russia,” with the help of former Nazi POWs right at the end of World War 2.

Operation Unthinkable was actually a set of two related contingency plans developed by the British military in 1945 at the end of World War II.

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GDP Per Capita Of European Regions In 1750 On The Eve Of The Industrial Revolution

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GDP Per Capita Of European Regions In 1750 On The Eve Of The Industrial Revolution

Map created by Philipp Koch

The map above looks at the estimated GDP per capita of various European Regions in 1750, just as the industrial revolution was starting.

On a per capita basis, Northern Italy, The Dutch coast, Southern England and central Spain were among the richest areas.

Now, any estimate of historic GDP involves some guestimating (see: Roman Empire GDP) so here’s how they arrived at this data.

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