Regions of Europe Who’s Flag Is The Severed Head of A Moorish Leader
The flag of Corsica (Corsican: A bandera testa mora or simply A Bandera) shows a black Moor’s head in profile wearing a white bandana (or headband) tied above the eyes, set against a plain white background.
Although it looks like a severed head, its exact origin is uncertain and surrounded by several competing legends.
Why?
Poland’s Fertility Rate Has Fallen To Just 1.10 But What Does That Mean?
The map above shows a rather socking fact: Poland’s fertility rate has fallen to just 1.10 children per woman in 2025 one of the lowest levels in Europe.
Some more key facts (according to the map author):
Europe’s Declining Robbery Rates
The map above shows a rather suprising fact, despite what the media tells you, robbery rates in most European countries (expect Iceland) have dramatically fallen between 2003 and 2024.
From the original map author:
NOTE: for some countries the closest year was take as no data was available for example Germany had data take at 2023 instead of 2024 because it has unavailable the reason is listed below:
If a country does not submit a year’s data, submits data that are not comparable with the UN definition, or the data fail validation, UNODC leaves the entry blank rather than estimating it.
Here are the rates for European countries in 2003 and again below in 2023/24
| Country | Robbery Rate per 100,000 People In 2003 |
|---|---|
| France | 206.3 |
| United Kingdom (England and Wales) | 196.2 |
| Portugal | 189.1 |
| Lithuania | 144.0 |
| Estonia | 137.5 |
| Poland | 135.3 |
| United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | 128.3 |
| Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 126.5 |
| Latvia | 109.3 |
| Belarus | 105.1 |
| Sweden | 95.7 |
| United Kingdom (Scotland) | 82.1 |
| Ukraine | 75.5 |
| Germany | 72.8 |
| Italy | 72.3 |
| Bulgaria | 63.2 |
| Switzerland | 59.2 |
| Denmark | 59.0 |
| Czechia | 53.7 |
| Malta | 47.8 |
| Ireland | 42.9 |
| Finland | 39.2 |
| Slovakia | 35.7 |
| Hungary | 32.5 |
| Norway | 31.5 |
| Croatia | 28.7 |
| Greece | 21.2 |
| Slovenia | 17.5 |
| Iceland | 13.5 |
| Romania | 12.9 |
| Liechtenstein | 11.7 |
| Montenegro | 8.0 |
| Monaco | 6.2 |
2023/24
| Country | Robbery Rate per 100,000 People In 2023/24 |
|---|---|
| Spain | 131.4 |
| United Kingdom (England and Wales) | 123.3 |
| Belgium | 120.4 |
| Portugal | 90.2 |
| Luxembourg | 86.2 |
| France | 85.5 |
| Germany | 53.1 |
| Italy | 48.3 |
| Finland | 46.1 |
| Sweden | 44.9 |
| United Kingdom (Scotland) | 35.0 |
| Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 34.7 |
| Malta | 33.0 |
| Austria | 32.7 |
| Ireland | 31.1 |
| Greece | 28.8 |
| United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) | 28.6 |
| Iceland | 26.1 |
| Norway | 25.0 |
| Switzerland | 23.7 |
| Denmark | 22.3 |
| Croatia | 19.5 |
| Liechtenstein | 17.6 |
| Latvia | 17.1 |
| North Macedonia | 16.1 |
| Romania | 15.1 |
| Slovenia | 14.1 |
| Bulgaria | 13.5 |
| Czechia | 13.3 |
| Lithuania | 11.8 |
| Republic of Moldova | 11.6 |
| Poland | 11.0 |
| Serbia | 9.6 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8.4 |
| Estonia | 7.4 |
| Hungary | 5.5 |
| Montenegro | 5.0 |
| Albania | 3.2 |
| Holy See | 0.0 |
What do you think?
None of The Countries That Bordered Romania Before World War 2, Border It Today
The map above shows a slightly odd fact that needs some explanation.
In 1938, Just before World War 2, Romania was bordered by the following countries:
24 Ways Redditors Would Divide Europe
The following maps were all created by reddit user DM_me_fun_stuff_pls who explains:
After my last post on the Regions of Europe, a week ago, I have gotten over 200 responses on my survey on it, thank you for that! So here are the results of the survey.
Notes on the Survey and Map: Each category is normalized to the most voted country in each category. So 100% does not mean every single respondent chose this country but that it was the most chosen (although most of the times it was close).
It would probably be great and interesting to go into a lower level of subdivisions for some of these Regions, but honestly I don’t know how I would go about doing a survey for that, that is not a complete chore to respond to…
What Easter Is Called Across Europe
Here is a full list:
Comparisons of Europe’s 5 Biggest Countries
The maps below compare Europe’s 5 biggest countries (outside of Russia). They were created by the wonderful geo.universe who you should 100% go and follow.
Now for the maps:
13 Shocking European Gender Stereotype Maps
The following maps all come from data taken from Special Eurobarometer 545 Gender Stereotypes published in early 2024.
And it should be noted the surveys included both men and women in roughly equal number.
The full methodology can be found here.
I’ve published the maps below along with the underlying data so you can make your own conclusions:
European Countries With An Extensive “Right to Roam”
The Right to Roam is a legal principle that allows the public to access and walk across certain private land or countryside without needing the landowner’s permission, as long as they follow specific rules.
More about it below:
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