On the map above the tiny blue dot is Monaco which is a tiny 2.08 km2 (0.80 sq mi) but has a population of 38,367 and a total nominal GDP of $8.784 billion USD.

And the big red area is Greenland, which is a much larger 2,166,086 km2 (836,330 sq mi) with 56,583 people but a nominal GDP of just $3.08 billion USD.

So in summary, Greenland is 1,041,387.5x the size of Monaco, has 47% more people, yet has a total GDP that’s just 35% the size.

The map was made using https://www.thetruesize.com/

I think this makes it the most extreme size imbalance between GDPs in the world unless you can think of any other ones.

The map above shows the huge difference in taxes placed on unleaded gasoline (aka petrol) between US States, Canadian Provinces and European countries.

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Map created by Hunter

The map above compares the average home size in square feet in each US state with those found in selected European countries. And the difference is quite staggering.

Hawaii is the only state with an average home size smaller than any European country. And Utah homes are 3.5x the size of the typical British one.

Here’s a full list by State and country in both sq feet and sq metres.

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Map created by reddit user SebRLuckThe map above compares the Homicide (Murder) Rate in various European countries to American states in 2020 per 100,000 people.

The data for Europe comes from Eurostat, which the UK stopped contributing to in 2019 (why it’s not included).

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Map by Henrique Galvão in 1934 via Cornell University Library

The map above shows the size of the Portuguese Empire in 1934 compared to Europe in attempt to show that Portugal was not a small (aka unimportant) country.

The title is in French and says: “Portugal N’est Pas un Petit Pays”, Portugal is Not A Small Country.

And although it’s probably the best known version of the map, it’s actually not the original.

From the Cornell Library:

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The map above shows the depth of Russia’ Lake Baikal compared to the Great Lakes.

It is the world’s deepest lake and at with a maximum depth of 1,642 m (5,387 ft) or 4 times deeper than Lake Superior.

Here are some more facts about it:

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Map created by Vivid MapsThe map above shows just how big the North America’s Great Lakes are and how far the St. Lawrence River flows.

The lakes cover 244,106 km² (94,250 square miles).

That’s the roughly the same as the land area of:

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Map created by @_TrainFaceThe map above shows just how successful Chengdu, China has been at growing their metro system over the past 14 years, compared to Toronto, Canada’s woeful performance during the same period.

In 2010, Chengdu had no metro to at all, whereas Toronto’s subway system had 4 lines. Fast forward to 2024 and Chengdu has 13 lines with 373 compared to Toronto’s 3 lines and 70 stations.

Here are the two cities and networks compared:

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Map found via redditThe map shows the percentage of the population that is “absolutely certain” that God exists across different states in the USA and countries in Europe.

The color-coded legend indicates varying degrees of certainty, with darker colors representing higher percentages and lighter colors representing lower percentages.

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