Making Sense Of The World, One Map At A Time
The London Underground was the world’s first underground passenger railway and opened in 1863, when India was still firmly under British Imperial rule.
In contrast, the Delhi Metro opened in 2002, but in that time has rapidly grown and in many surpassed London’s network.
Here are some comparisons below:
Full list below:
The video above shows a comparison of air traffic over the Iberian Peninsula on April 1, 2019, 2020, 2021, and February 1, 2022.
Here is the total number of flights on that day for each year:
From the map’s author:
Further explanation below:
The video above is another mapsinanutshell originals showing the Battle of Waterloo minute by minute with troop numbers and casualties using Google Earth.
From the author: