Map created by reddit user Alarmed_Wish3294The map above shows the share of Europeans in each country who want the rich to be taxed more than they currently are based on a wide variety of local surveys.

In comparison for the US Pew states: “About six-in-ten (58%) say tax rates on household income over $400,000 should be raised.”

Here’s the list of European countries from lowest to highest.

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Map created using Google MapsThe map above shows a rather random geographic fact, the most eastern point of Greece is further East than Turkey’s largest city of Istanbul.

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The video above shows the shocking siege of Vienna in 1683 where a vastly outnumbered Austrian garrison held off the Ottoman Turks (with a little help of some last minute Polish cavalry).

And here’s another version of it:

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Map created by VitalyAlexandreevichThe map above shows how long various territories were part of the Roman Empire, which includes both the classic Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire (aka the Byzantine Empire).

From the author:

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Credit amazing__mapsThe map above was created by the Amazing Maps team and shows smoking rates for those 15 and over across Europe.

And the one thing that really jumps out at me is France really living up to its stenotype.

You can see how this compares to other countries in the world in the table below:

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Map created by Maps.InterludeThe map above shows the most downloaded app by country in Europe in 2024.

For a huge majority, Chinese shopping app Temu was the “winner”. The original map author doesn’t list a source, but there are several different websites that track these things which you can see below.

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Map created by Maps.InterludeThe map above supposedly shows the most popular holiday destinations for people from each European country.

But what does the data actually say?

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Map created using FlightRadar24The map above shows the flight route of B2950 (BRU950) from Kaliningrad (KGD) to Minsk (MSQ).

Normally the flight would travel a distance of 496 KM (308 miles).

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Map created by forummapping

The map above shows alternative names for each European countries using ChatGPT. From the map’s author:

I asked AI (ChatGPT) to create new names for European countries 🤖 Source: ChatGPT

What do you think of them?

I thought it might be fun to ask ChatGPT to look at the map, match the fictional name to the real country and give a possible explanation here’s the unedited result:

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Map created by geo.universe

The map above really highlights one of the under the radar economic stories of the past decade, the growth of Poland’s economy.

As of early 2025, Poland’s GDP (in nominal terms) according to the IMF is $980 billion, making it the world’s 20th largest (just above Switzerland and below Saudi Arabia).

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