Making Sense Of The World, One Map At A Time
The map above shows the percentage of single mother run households with children there are in each state. It ranges from a low of 9% in Utah to a high of 24% in Mississippi and 29% in Washington DC.
The data comes from the 2022 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from US Census Bureau.
Here is the full data by state:
The map above shows which countries have more or less people than Uttar Pradesh, India’s most populous state with an estimated population of 235 million in 2023.
Currently, only 5 other countries have a great population they are:
They include:
Why are there so many?
The map above shows the route of Hadrian’s Wall in Northern England including important towns, cites & forts along the route.
Here’s a brief overview of the wall and its historical importance:
The map meme above is poking a bit of fun at the enduring popularity of the Mercator projection, even though it has many issues.
These posts explain a few of them:
The map above shows which countries are mentioned in Canada’s national anthem, O Canada.
Unlike Hungary or Poland, Canada’s national anthem just focuses on Canada.
Although interestingly, it’s one of the few national anthems in two different languages, English and French that is not a direct translation of one another.
There is also a bilingual version.
The lyrics are below if you’re interested:
The map above shows European countries with a smaller land area than that used for all roads and parking in the United States.
According to to Per Mile the US has an estimated 800 million parking spaces (for a total population of 335 million), or over 500 million parking space than registered vehicles.
In total, 22.8 million parking tickets (7.6x the population of the City proper) were issued for a total of over $1 billion CAD dollars in fines.