Making Sense Of The World, One Map At A Time
The two maps above show the estimated population of various European countries in 2100 if they adopt a policy of non-immigration starting this year and conversely what their population will be in 2100 if they keep their current immigration rates.
Looking at the UK its sort of wild that we would overtake Germany to become the most populous country in Europe.
Here is the data by country:
The map above shows the location 14 of the busiest train stations in Europe based on 2019 passenger numbers. However, it should be noted that different countries count passengers differently, for example some may count commuters and long distance travellers and may only count one or another.
In any case you can see the full list of the top 96 stations in Europe with over 30 million annual passengers below:
The map above shows which countries are currently meeting their Paris 2016 climate goals (hint it’s none of them).
Instead the map below shows how close various countries are doing to meet their goals:
Here are some of the changes that occurred to pre-revolutionary Europe:
Theis series of maps was created by Wikimedia user Nederlandse Leeuw and tracks the changes in the number of Monarchies vs Republics in Europe over a period of 300 years.
Here are the maps:
The map above shows a reimagined United States where the borders are based on rivers and mountains rather than arbitrary state lines.
And the author explained that: “If anyone is wondering I had to stitch many rivers together since rivers don’t cut America into 100 pieces.”
And here is some more of the criticism the map received and his response:
The map above and the ones below show the most stressful train station in most of the countries of the world. They come from fleetlogging.com.
Here’s how the came up with the results:
Here’s the actual results for comparison:
You can also see the same thing in this map: How Every US County Voted In 2016, 2020 & 2024.
The map author explained that: