Map created by phaj19

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.

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Map created by everythingaboutmaps

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:

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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:

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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.

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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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Map created by maven.mapping and the.world.in.mapsThe map above shows which countries which the British have not (yet?) invaded at some point in their history.

It is based claim of historian Stuart Laycock from his book All the Countries We’ve Ever Invaded: And the Few We Never Got Round To, who states that: “Out of 193 countries that are currently UN member states, we’ve invaded or fought conflicts in the territory of 171.”

This means that only 22 countries have never been invaded by Britain, which Statista lists as:

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Map created by World In MapsThe map above shows the 10 countries in the world with the largest population of Jewish people.

And surprisingly the US actually has a higher total number of Jews than Israel does (although much smaller share of the population).

From the map author:

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The map above shows which countries have population where are least 90% of the population can speak English as either a first language or as an additional language.

The big caveat is that it’s based on self-reported levels of English ability so is likely not 100% accurate. For example I find it difficult to believe that a greater share of people in Sudan can speak English than in Canada.

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Map created by David Horsey, found on Geographicus Rare Antique MapsCreated by David Horsey in 1987, this clever satirical map depicts the Cold War as a Wild West standoff, pitting U.S. President Ronald Reagan (1911–2004) against Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev (1931–2022).

Here’s what it says:

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The Upside Down Globe above, known as The World Turned Upside Down, can be found on the London School of Economics and Political Science’s main campus just north of Aldwych in London.

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