The map above shows which countries are currently meeting their Paris 2016 climate goals (hint it’s none of them).
Instead the map below shows how close various countries are doing to meet their goals:
Most Stressful Train Stations In The World
The map above and the ones below show the most stressful train station in most of the countries of the world. They come from fleetlogging.com.
Here’s how the came up with the results:
The Seven Seas From The Ancient Greek, Arabian & Medieval European Points of View
In modern times, the term seven seas is synonymous with the seven oceans of the world: Arctic, North Atlantic, South Atlantic, North Pacific, South Pacific, Indian, and Southern oceans.
However, that has not always been the case.
The 3 maps below created by reddit user DwizKhalifa show how the term seven seas has been used by different people at different times.
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Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Prevalence Map
Countries from which no data are available are plotted in grey. The figure was elaborated using R software (R Core Team, Vienna, Austria) to represent open access data which have been previously standardized to age and sex.
It comes report entitled: Experimental Models to Study Autism Spectrum Disorders: hiPSCs, Rodents and Zebrafish by Alba Pensado-López, Sara Veiga-Rúa, Ángel Carracedo, Catarina Allegue and Laura Sánchez.
Here’s a brief summary of it, but you can read the whole thing for free online here.
Where Men & Women Are Most & Least Likely To be Friends
All the maps featured here come from the article: Cross-Gender Social Ties Around the World By Michael Bailey, Drew Johnston, Theresa Kuchler, Ayush Kumar, Johannes Stroebel and its annex.
Here’s a summary of the data used:
Map Showing Only Domestic Flights Within Countries
The map above only shows domestic flight routes within countries.
Large rich countries like the United States and China have loads whereas smaller countries have few to none.
But perhaps most striking is how few routes there are in Africa.
Top 10 Countries With The Most Islands
The map above shows the top 10 countries with the most islands. Sweden claims to have the most islands at 267,570 but only 984 of them are inhabited.
The data comes from WorldPopulationReview.com and you can see the list below:
Is The Majority Of Your Country Born In The 20th or 21st Century?
The map above looks at whether or not the majority of your country’s population is born in the 20th or 21st centuries as of January 1st, 2025.
The data is based on Median age data from the CIA Worldfact book.
Currently 56 countries & territories have a majority of people born this century, while 173 still have more people born in the 20th century.
You can see the full data, and when a country can expect to become majority born in the 21st century below:
The Entire History of the World Every Year In Just 60 Seconds
The video above is Ollie Bye’s amazing tour de force video of The History of the World: Every Year.
As he describes it: “Since 200,000 BCE, humanity has spread around globe and enacted huge change upon the planet. This video shows every year of that story, right from the beginning.”
I had fun playing around with it and sped it up by 18x it’s normal speed so you can watch the whole thing in 60 seconds (see below).
However, if you actually want to see anything you’re better off watching the full version above.
Medical Related Bankruptcies by Country
The map above shows the share of bankruptcies in each country that can be traced back to either direct medical costs and/or the costs related to lost income from health related problems.
Here’s more about the sources of the stats for each country:
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