Map found on redditThe map above shows the first 10 countries to send one of its citizens into space. In total, 9 came from communist countries allied to the Soviet Union and so were all cosmonauts plus the United States with the lone astronaut.

More about them:

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The map above shows the share of world GDP for each continent in the world based on nominal exchange rates.

In total, World GDP was $117.165 Trillion $ USD. (Or $208 Trillion in PPP)

Below you can see data in PPP $ and maps and data based on UN Subregions.

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The map above shows the top 10 oil producing countries in 1939. Three big things stand out to me:

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Map created by reddit user Known_Bobcat_1522The map compares support for remaining a Monarchy (red) with becoming a Republic (blue) across the Commonwealth Realms where King Charles is the Head of State based on latest polling.

Support for remaining a Monarchy was strongest in:

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Map created by reddit user Loud_Health_8288

The map above shows the most streamed English speaking artists in each country where Spotify publishes data in 2025. And fun fact 3 of the 7 are from my home province of Ontario!

Also for the UK, no British artists made the top 10, all were either Canadian or American.

Here is the most popular song based on YouTube views for each artist:

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The map above shows the odds of a random baby being born on each continent in 2026. The data comes from Our World In Data, and is actually based on the share of birth in 2023.

Here are the total number of births and share by continent:

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The maps shown here all show the biggest and/or most popular brands from countries around the world based either on where they are founded or headquartered today.

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The map above shows how the richest, middle and poorest income countries have changed from 1950 until today.

And to be clear, the maps are not showing what was regarded as the First, Second & Third Worlds during the Cold War but instead split countries purely based on income.

Data, maps and explanation below:

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Ok maybe the UK isn’t necessarily “obsessed,” but their plug-and-socket system is unusually robust, safe, and deeply embedded in the national psyche, which makes it look like an obsession from the outside.

Here’s why they’re so proud of them:

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The map above shows the global change in world population between 1500 and 1600AD. Overall, world population increased by 13 million people (+3%) from 503 million to 516 million people. However, where those people lived radically changed.

The data comes from the HYDE database, which you learn more about from this post.

Here’s why:

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