Map created by Maps.InterludeThe map shows the small Mongolian Diaspora in the world. Mongolia is the world’s 18th largest country, yet only has 3.5 million people. This means it has one of the lowest population densities on earth.

Nevertheless, many Mongolians have left Mongolia to search for opportunities elsewhere and here’s where they go:

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Map created by Maps.InterludeThe map above shows the Irish Diaspora in the world, which includes Irish people living overseas and the far larger group who can claim Irish ancestry.

It’s one of the most interesting groups in the world as 50-80 million people worldwide claim some sort of Irish ancestry.

Yet the island of Ireland (Republic + Northern Ireland) only has a population of around 7 million, meaning there is around a 10:1 ratio of Irish living outside of Ireland as on it.

Here are the estimated numbers by country:

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Map created by WikimiedaThe map above shows what the world looked like in 200 BC. Here’s what the various colours represent:

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Map created by reddit user Music672621Here are the rankings of the 10 subdivisions based on land area, along with their respective sizes in both square kilometers and square miles:

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Map found on redditI can’t find many details about this map online. However, it’s interesting for a few reasons:

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Map created by reddit user beingthehuntThis map shows human settlements that are unique for being the northernmost locations with a specific population size, where there is no more populous settlement further north.

Here is a summary of the cities and settlements listed on the map, with their populations:

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Map created Map: Alexa Lardieri Source: WHOThe map above shows the number of age standardized rates of all types of cancer per 100,000 people under 50 by country. The Data comes from the World Health Organization (WHO) and can be seen below:

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Map created by cmglee, Philippe RivièreThe Dymaxion (aka Fuller) map above shows a map of the world with the 30 largest countries by area highlighted and ranked.

Now as to why China and the US are each ranked as 3/4:

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Map created by M Tracy HunterThe map above shows the share of each country’s population that identify as Muslim. The data is from the Pew Research Center, but dates back to December 2012.

Below are the current numbers in both share of the population and absolute numbers:

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