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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The map above shows how big the biggest stadium is by capacity by country. Below we look at some of the stats around these stadiums.

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The Empresa de China or China enterprise, was Spain’s totally bonkers plan to conquer China in 1588. Needless to say it didn’t work out, but here’s what the plan involved.

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Map created by SurfsharkThe map above comes from VPN provider Surfshark. It looks at which countries have some form of restrictions on VPN use specifically and not general internet censorship.

Here’s more on their methodology:

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Map created by comparitechThe map above shows which countries censor the internet the most and which ones have the fewest controls.

It’s based on data collected by tech site Comparitech.

Here were their criteria

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