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The World According to Americans (Who Really Know Their Geography)

Last Updated: March 23, 2026 Leave a Comment

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The World According to Americans (Who Really Know Their Geography)

Credit XKCD
The map above by XKCD is a play on the idea that idea that American’s don’t know their geography.

The full title reads: THE WORLD According to a Group of AMERICANS who turned out to be unexpectedly good at geography, derailing our attempt to illustrate their country’s attitude toward the rest of the world.

The secret text reads:

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Filed Under: World Maps

Human Expansion Timeline Map (With Estimated Total Human Population) In Just 60 Seconds

Last Updated: October 6, 2025 Leave a Comment

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The human expansion timeline map above was created by the amazing mapsinanutshell.

From an estimated population of just 10,000 people 250,000 years ago to 8 billion people today.

Here’s a very brief timeline:

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Filed Under: History

How Long Each Territory Was Part of The Roman Empire (Western and/or Eastern)

Last Updated: July 17, 2025 1 Comment

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How Long Each Territory Was Part of The Roman Empire Western and/or Eastern

Map created by VitalyAlexandreevich
The map above shows how long various territories were part of the Roman Empire, which includes both the classic Roman Empire and the Eastern Roman Empire (aka the Byzantine Empire).

From the author:

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Filed Under: Europe

Countries With a Higher Or Lower GDP Per Capita Vs Washington DC

Last Updated: June 9, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Countries With a Higher Or Lower GDP Per Capita Vs Washington DC

While researching my previous post on Is Your Country Richer or Poorer Than Mississippi?, I came across an interesting finding.

Washington DC with a population of 702,250 people and total GDP $185 billion (higher than 15 other states) has by far the highest nominal GDP per capita of any state or district in the United States at $263,220 in 2024.

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Filed Under: United States, World Maps

Is Your Country Richer or Poorer Than Mississippi?

Last Updated: June 9, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Is Your Country Richer or Poorer Than Mississippi?

The map shows which countries (and Canadian provinces) have a higher GDP per capita in nominal terms than Mississippi, the poorest US state with a GDP per capita of $53,061 in 2024.

Here is a full list of countries that made the cut:

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Filed Under: World Maps

Italian GRDP Per Capita By Italian Region In USD

Last Updated: June 9, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Italian GRDP Per Capita By Italian Region In USD

The map above shows the gross regional domestic product (GRDP) per capita of Italian regions in nominal USD values for 2022.

South Tyrol was the richest region at $60,150 USD per capita (about the same as South Carolina) and Calabria was the lowest at $21,400 (about the same as Poland).

Here is the full list in EUR and USD

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Filed Under: Italy

Suicide Rate Per Italian Region

Last Updated: June 9, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Suicide Rate Per Italian Region

Map created by reddit user JoeFalchetto
The map above shows the average suicide rate by Italian region between 2018 and 2020 per 100,000 people based on data from Istat.it.

Now, unusual for maps about Italy it’s actually the South that does better than the North with rates that are far lower.

Below you can see the numbers for 2022 the latest year data is available. Note that the numbers below have not been adjusted by population size and represent the total number suicides.

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Percentage of European Adults Over 15 Who Smoke

Last Updated: June 6, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Percentage of European Adults Over 15 Who Smoke

Credit amazing__maps
The map above was created by the Amazing Maps team and shows smoking rates for those 15 and over across Europe.

And the one thing that really jumps out at me is France really living up to its stenotype.

You can see how this compares to other countries in the world in the table below:

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Filed Under: Europe

European Countries With A Population Less Than The Moscow Metropolitan Area

Last Updated: June 6, 2025 Leave a Comment

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European Countries With A Population Less Than The Moscow Metropolitan Area

If you asked the average person what the biggest city in Europe was, most people would probably guess Paris or London.

But they’d be wrong.

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Filed Under: Russia

The Most Downloaded Apps By European Country In 2024

Last Updated: June 5, 2025 Leave a Comment

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The Most Downloaded Apps By European Country In 2024

Map created by Maps.Interlude
The map above shows the most downloaded app by country in Europe in 2024.

For a huge majority, Chinese shopping app Temu was the “winner”. The original map author doesn’t list a source, but there are several different websites that track these things which you can see below.

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Filed Under: Europe

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