Map created by Maps.InterludeThe map above shows some of the countries Brazil’s 4.4 million strong diaspora community has decided to emigrate to.

In terms of current numbers here are the best estimates by country:

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Map created by Maps.InterludeThe map above shows the distribution of the Japanese diaspora, highlighting the countries with the highest populations of people of Japanese descent outside Japan.

The map and accompanying table provide detailed numbers for each country.

Key information from the map and table includes:

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Map created by Mr.EditsthenaddanunderscoretoseeifthenameisnottakenThe map above of the American diaspora in the world (includes people with American citizenship or children of Americans) shows where Americans chose to emigrate to when they leave the United States.

How many Americans live abroad?

Overall, it is estimated around 9.4 million Americans live outside the United States. Here are the best current estimates by destination country:

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Map created by Our World In DataThis map shows the legal recognition of a third gender alongside “man” and “woman” across various countries as of 2024.

The map is color-coded to indicate the status of third gender recognition in different regions:

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Map created by MAPS.INTERLUDEThe map above shows the number of people who can claim to be the descendants of Italian immigrants around the world, both in terms of absolute numbers and as a share of the population.

Here are the numbers by country:

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Map created by @IndianChartsThe map above shows the accent of English that the “text-to-speech” audio feature of Google Translate uses for each country as of 1 October 2023.

The map is color-coded to represent different accents, with a legend provided for interpretation.

Here is the breakdown of the color coding:

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This map shows the legal status of changing one’s gender marker in official national documents around the world as of 2024.

The map is color-coded to indicate the different legal requirements and statuses in various countries:

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The map above shows where airlines are most likely to lose your luggage.

The data comes from Luggage Losers by @levelsio, and is calculated in the following way:

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The map above shows the two countries that have lost wars to actual birds (losing wars to Turkey doesn’t count). To learn more about each see below:

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Map created by the OER ProjectThe map above is a thematic map showing the historical spread of Islam across different regions and time periods. And if you can’t read the legend they are:

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