Making Sense Of The World, One Map At A Time
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.
Here’s what it says:
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.
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.
Here’s more on their methodology:
It’s based on data collected by tech site Comparitech.
Here were their criteria
There are 9 zones which cover:
However, only the United States (both via NASA and private businesses), Russia and China currently have the ability to send people into space.
And here’s another interesting fact:
People trained for spaceflight are called astronauts (American or other), cosmonauts (Russian), or taikonauts (Chinese); and non-professionals are referred to as spaceflight participants or spacefarers.
Below is the full list of when each country had their first citizen sent into space. You can also see a List of space travelers by nationality here.
From the map authors:
