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The World’s Population In 1900 Looked Very Different Than Today

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 17 Comments

World Population 1900

Map created by reddit user Teadranks

Reddit user Teadranks is back with another amazing cartogram, a type of distorted map around one variable, in this case world population in 1900. To see how much it’s changed you can jump to the 2015 cartogram post, or scroll below.

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: population

Which City Has The World’s Worst Air Pollution? Hint, It’s In China

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 4 Comments

china air quality

Map from aqicn.org, click for interactive version

As the map above shows, China is home to many of the world’s most polluted cities. The map was created by AQICN, a Chinese website that tracks global air pollution stats.

Ulf Troeng, who told me about the map, clarifies that:

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: environment

Most Popular Migrant Destinations By Country

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 23 Comments

Most Popular Migrant Destinations By Country

Map by reddit user DMan9797, click for higher resolution

The UN estimates that there were 232 million people living outside their country of birth in 2013, roughly 3.2% of the world’s population. To put this in perspective, if migrants formed one country, it would be the world’s 5th most populous.

The map above uses the UN’s Trends in International migrant stock: By destination and origin report to look at the most popular destination for migrants FROM each country.

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: immigration, population

The 4037 Cities In The World With Over 100,000 People

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 7 Comments

100,000 person cities

Map created by Fingolas, Interactive version

The map above shows the 4,037 cities in the world that have over 100,000 people living in them. It was created by reddit user Fingolas, who explains how the map was created:

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: cities, population

Where People Trust Religion More Than Science

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 9 Comments

religion over science

Map created by reddit user a_a_t

Are science and religion doomed to conflict with each other? Looking at the map above, it seems that for the time being, in many countries, science and religion remain at odds.

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: religion

How To Write The Date In Different Countries

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 7 Comments

Date Format

Map from wikimedia

You’d think something as common and important as writing dates would be standardized by now. And in fact it is, ISO 8601 sets the international standard for writing dates as YYYY-MM-DD.

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: date

Countries Named After People

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 20 Comments

countries named after people

Map by reddit user BlackJackKetchum

Ever fantasized about running your own country? How about naming one after yourself? As the map above shows, a select group of individuals have achieved a degree of immortality due to countries being named after them.

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: names

4 Maps That Put China’s & India’s Populations Into Perspective

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 Leave a Comment

China's population compared

Map comparing China’s population to other major countries by reddit user TeaDranks

TeaDranks, creator of the widely popular World Population Cartogram, is back again with 4 new population inspired maps.

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: population

Football vs Soccer

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 23 Comments

soccer vs football

Map showing use of ‘football’ vs ‘soccer’, creatd by reddit user reddripper

Depending on where you live, football and soccer can refer to completely different games. For example, in America football refers to American football whereas in the UK it refers to association football, which in America would be called soccer.

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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: language, sport

Top 100 International Tourist Destination Cities By Country

Last Updated: March 3, 2023 26 Comments

Top 100 tourist cities by country

Number of Top 100 international tourist destination cities in each country. Created with mapchart.net

Which city is the most popular international tourist destination? Surprisingly, it’s not Paris, London or New York.
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Filed Under: World Maps Tagged With: tourism

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