Map created by reddit user bezzlefordThe map above looks at how willing various European countries are to help out their neighbours in a crisis. The data comes from a 2020 Yougov Survey.

They asked.

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Map created by Maps.InterludeThe map above shows which European countries use blue signs on their Motorways (Highways) and which use Green.

In this case Motorway (or Highway) refers to the fastest type of road in the country. And in many the next level down will be the opposite colour. For example, motorway road signs are blue, while A-road signs are green (or white).

Here’s a list of which countries use which:

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Map created by maps.interludeThe map above shows which countries lack a metro system within their borders. The data comes from Wikipedia which defines a metro system as:

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Map created by reddit user Ibis_WolfieThe map above shows a map of Europe made up of each country’s national animal. Below you can find the full list:

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Map created by reddit user PepperBluesThe map above shows which American fast food chains operate in which European countries. The UK and Spain (possibly because of British expats) are the two big outliers with all 9 chains operating there.

The chains are:

• KFC
• McDonalds
• Subway
• Burger King
• Dominos
• Starbucks
• Pizza Hut
• Taco Bell
• Dunkin’ (aka Dunkin Donuts)

And in case you you haven’t experienced the chains above here’s a little more about them:

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Map created by Maps.Interlude

The above Map shows the number of dentists per 10,000 people in Europe.

Sweden, San Marino and Bulgaria (when are they ever grouped together) are the three standout countries with more than 15 per 10,000 people, whereas Montenegro shockingly has fewer than 1 per 10,000.

Here are the full rankings:

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Most of the time stereotypes are inaccurate, but every once in awhile their not. And the map above is the perfect illustration of this. It shows the number of cycle paths across Europe.

One very clear thing emerges, true to the stereotype the Dutch have a lot of cycle paths.

In fact according to Statista:

As of 2022, it was estimated that there were approximately 23.9 million bicycles in the Netherlands. Meanwhile, the population of the country totaled 17.6 million, meaning there were an average of 1.4 bikes per person in the country. The number of bicycles in the country has been on an upward trend for the past years.

I love when maps like this are clearly not population density maps and can tell us something interesting about cultural differences in Eruope.

Map created by Nerdy.MapsThe map above shows the percentage of people who live in the wider metro area and/or agglomeration of the country’s capital city.

Unsurprisingly, the numbers are highest in many of Europe’s smallest countries such as Malta (82%) and Luxembourg (82%) and exclude micro-states like the Vatican or San Marino where it would be 100%.

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Map created by Näytä DataThe map above shows how alcoholic drink preferences in Europe are not static. Between 1990 and 2015 several countries switched their preferred alcoholic beverage, most notably Russia and Eastern Europe moving from spirits to beer.

Although they were not alone Spain went from wine to beer and Sweden did the reverse going from beer to wine.

Here’s a bit more on the map:

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Map created by amazing__mapsThe map above shows where some of Europe’s biggest supermarket chains operate. The big lesson is that everyone seems to want to be in Poland.

I wonder why?

Here’s a brief overview of each of the supermarket chains featured in the image:

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