Here’s how they define the various categories:
High-Speed Rail Lines USA vs Europe
The map above shows the huge disparity between high speed rail service in the United States compared to Europe.
In the United States:
Clan Flag Map of Japan In 1603 At The Dawn Of The Tokugawa Shogunate
More about that period below:
The Densest Neighbourhood In Every European Country
The video above and the maps below show the densest neighbourhood in each European country based on their population in 2018.
In this case neighbourhood is being defined as 1km x 1km square (1 KM2), with the number of people being shown.
The video and maps were created by Alasdair Rae and you can read the full explanation here.
The neighbourhoods ranges from a high of 52,767 people in Barcelona Spain to a low of 2,030 people in Schaan Liechtenstein.
Here they are in order:
Percentage of People Living On An Island In Every European Country
However for some like Denmark at 55% it’s bit less obvious (Copenhagen is built on the islands of Zealand and Amager).
Here’s the list below by country with a little explanation for some countries:
Support For The Death Penalty In Europe
Russia is an interesting case: “Beginning in 1996, Russia halted all executions, rendering the death penalty a dormant provision within the Russian Criminal Code.”
2024 Economist Intelligence Unit Democracy Index Map
The 4 info maps below come from datainrace and show countries based on their 2024 Economist Intelligence Unit Democracy Index scores.
The World According To Ancient China
The map above is a humorous look at how the ancient Chinese viewed the rest of the world.
Obviously, you first have the Chinese Emperor at the centre, with everything else radiating out from there.
The Canada-US Border Is The Longest International Border In The World. Here It Is Over Europe
But as the original map author states: “The line shown here is only about 72% of the US-Canada border, and is shorter than the Russia-Kazakhstan border. The other 28% in Alaska makes the US-Canada border the longest in the world.”
Timeline Map Of 9/11 Shutdown of North American Airspace
This video map above comes from an animated map created by NASA using FAA air traffic control data from September 11, 2001. (You can watch the original below)
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