All of the amazing and brilliant population density maps presented here are the work of @researchremora. You can find more maps on their X/twitter here, Instagram here and Threads here.
The World According to Google Street View
The map above shows Google’s official Street View coverage as of 15 October 2024. The United States, Western Europe, Japan and India among others are all really covered.
7 Maps Showing How The World Is Actually Getting Better
It feels like there is a lot of doom and gloom in the world today, from global warming to crime to economic and integrational inequality to political polarization, etc.
It’s very easy to get wrapped up in this negative view of the world and I’m far from immune to it.
I’m now in my early 40s and have 3 young kids and I regularly worry about the type of world they’ll grow up and live in.
Map of Countries That Claim To Be Democracies
In the map above all countries in green claim to be democracies whereas those in red don’t make the claim.
Only the 7 countries in red don’t make any claims on being democratic.
They are:
No Hurricane or Typhoon Has Ever Crossed The Equator Map
It also revels a very interesting fact. None of them has ever crossed the equator. But why?
Land vs Water Hemispheres of The Earth
The map above shows the largest possible land and water hemispheres of the earth.
The Land hemisphere is still 53% Water and 47% land, but contains 93% of the world’s population.
The Water hemisphere on the other hand is 89% Water and only 11% land with only 7% of the world’s population.
And here’s a classic version of the same map from 1899:
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Do One of The 5 Big Cats Live In Your Country?
The map above looks at which of the world’s 5 big cats can be found in which countries. Here are the 5 big cats and where they can be found.
1402 “World” Map From Korea Based On Earlier Chinese Maps
You can read a 40 page detailed description of the map here.
But if you don’t have time to read the whole thing here’s a brief summary:
Tallest Statue On Each Continent
Map of The Primary Human Language Families
The map above shows where you can find most of the world’s major human language families. Although defining what is and isn’t a language can be quite difficult.
Here is a table with a list of the number world languages from Glottolog 5.0 and an estimated number of speakers from Ethnologue.
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