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The Blue Dot (Monaco) Has Almost 3X The GDP of The Area in Red (Greenland)

Last Updated: January 7, 2025 Leave a Comment

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The Area In Blue (Monaco) Has Almost 3X The GDP of The Area in Red (Greenland)

On the map above the tiny blue dot is Monaco which is a tiny 2.08 km2 (0.80 sq mi) but has a population of 38,367 and a total nominal GDP of $8.784 billion USD.

And the big red area is Greenland, which is a much larger 2,166,086 km2 (836,330 sq mi) with 56,583 people but a nominal GDP of just $3.08 billion USD.

So in summary, Greenland is 1,041,387.5x the size of Monaco, has 47% more people, yet has a total GDP that’s just 35% the size.

The map was made using https://www.thetruesize.com/

I think this makes it the most extreme size imbalance between GDPs in the world unless you can think of any other ones.

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Map of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 1866 vs 2024

Last Updated: January 22, 2025 Leave a Comment

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Map of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in 1866 vs 2024

Maps created by reddit user f6jt_waleed
The two maps above show just how much Riyadh, Saudi Arabia has grown between 1866 and 2024.

In 1866 the “city” was just 5,000 to 6,000 people compared to London which had around 3 million people at that time.

Today Riyadh officially has 7 million residents compared to London’s 8.9 million.

A very short history of the city:

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Filed Under: Middle East

Simplified Star Wars Galaxy Map

Last Updated: December 27, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Simplified Star Wars Galaxy Map

Map created by stoneward13
The map above is a simplified map of the Star Wars Galaxy, showing major systems and hyperplanes while avoiding more minor systems.

This the second version of the map. The first version:

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Which City Is Each European Country Most Ashamed Of

Last Updated: December 18, 2024 1 Comment

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Which City Is Each European Country Most Ashamed Of

Map created by Atlasova
The map above is funny look at which city each country is most ashamed or embarrassed about.

Here’s the breakdown of the “most ashamed of” cities by country in Europe according to the image, along with general reasons why they might carry a negative reputation:

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Filed Under: Europe

20 Similarities & Differences Between The Countries Of The Former Yugoslavia

Last Updated: February 11, 2026 6 Comments

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The number of animals on the flags of the countries of the former Yugoslavia

The 20 maps here are work of reddit user PepperBlues show the various similarities and differences between the countries of the former Yugoslavia in 2023, 32 years after the country began to breakup.

And in case you’re too familiar with your Balkan geography these maps should help:

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America’s Drunkest & Driest Counties Based On Excessive Drinking

Last Updated: September 11, 2025 9 Comments

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America's Drunkest and Driest Counties

Map created by IntoxiStates.com, click for interactive version

The map above shows the drunkest and driest US counties based on the share of excessive drinkers.

The drunkest is Gallatin, MT where 26.8% of people are excessive drinkers.

And the driest is Utah, UT where only 9.04% of people are excessive drinkers.

From the website:

This website provides an interactive map of excessive drinking by county, based on CDC definitions.

The map leverages data from the latest annual datasets of the CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (CHR&R) program.

Here are the full listing by state and county:

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Filed Under: United States

Reimagining The United States As Having Only 1 To 20 States With New Names

Last Updated: December 18, 2024 Leave a Comment

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The US with Only 1 State

All of these maps come from reddit user happygrizzly and reimagine the United States if only had X number of states between 1 and 20.

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Simplified Map Of The 4 Basic Climates in the USA Hot & Wet

Last Updated: December 18, 2024 9 Comments

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Simplified Map Of The 4 Basic Climates in the USA Hot & Wet

Map created by reddit user happygrizzly

The map above is a very simplified map of the 4 main climates of the United States.

They are:

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African Countries Never Colonized By Europeans

Last Updated: December 18, 2024 Leave a Comment

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African Countries Never Colonized By Europeans

Map created by Maps.Interlude
The very simple map above shows a very interesting historical fact, only two countries in Africa were never colonised by Europeans, Liberia and Ethiopia.

Why?

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Filed Under: Africa

Indian Diaspora in the Middle East By Country

Last Updated: December 18, 2024 Leave a Comment

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Indian Diaspora in the Middle East By Country

The map above shows the number of Indians living in each country in the Middle east from a high of 3,425,144 in the UAE to a low of just 20 estimated to be living in Palestine.

Here are the numbers by country:

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Filed Under: Middle East

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