
According to the UN there were 81 cities in the world with a population exceeding 5 million people in 2018.
Of those 16 can be found in Europe as the map above shows. Here is the list by country:
Making Sense Of The World, One Map At A Time
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According to the UN there were 81 cities in the world with a population exceeding 5 million people in 2018.
Of those 16 can be found in Europe as the map above shows. Here is the list by country:
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The map above shows Apple’s Look Around coverage (aka Apple Maps Street View) as of April 2025.
One thing that I immediately find odd is the lack of coverage in the United States (where the iPhone remains the top selling smartphone) compared to Europe, where Android phones are often much more common.
The other is the relative lack of converge compared to Google’s Street view (see map below):
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However, what it really reminds me of is a shopping mall map, including all the island countries as those small kiosks you find selling sun glasses and iPhone cases.
More about the map itself below:
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It was included in an excellent article by Nick Danforth in the Atlantic a decade ago titled: The Middle East That Might Have Been.
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In 2024 there were only two states 5 states where all counties voted for one presidential candidate. The map above compares the two biggest.
In Massachusetts all counties went to Harris and in Oklahoma all counties went to Trump.
Harris, also won all counties in Hawaii and Rhode Island (4 electoral college votes each) and Trump won all counties in West Virginia (also 4 electoral college votes).
Still I thought it might be interesting to see how these two states compared. Here’s the table:
| Massachusetts | Oklahoma | |
|---|---|---|
| Electoral vote | 11 | 7 |
| Harris Vote % | 61.22% | 31.90% |
| Trump Vote % | 36.02% | 66.16% |
| Harris Votes | 2,126,518 | 499,599 |
| Trump Votes | 1,251,303 | 1,036,213 |
| State Population | 7.1 million (16th) | 4.1 million (28th) |
| Share of People With a High School Diploma or higher | 96.1% (1st) | 88.71% (41st) |
| Share of People With an Advanced Degree | 28.27% (2nd) | 9.62% (48th) |
| Life Expectancy | 79.6 years (2nd) | 72.7 years (44th) |
| GDP per Capita | $110,561 (3rd) | $64,719 (44th) |
| Obesity Rate | 27.4% (4th) | 38.7% (47th) |
| Top State Income Tax Rate | 9% | 4.75% |
| Sales Tax Rate | 6.25% | 4.50% |
| Average State Property Taxes | 1.11% | 0.82% |
| Average House Price | $749,900 | $245,900 |
What do you think is missing?
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It is home to more than a quarter of Californians and includes 88 incorporated cities and many unincorporated areas within a total area of 4,083 square miles (10,570 km2).
This means it has more people than all but the 10 most populous. More than:
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