Making Sense Of The World, One Map At A Time
The map above looks at the how the 50 Poorest Counties in the United States (as measured by median household income) voted in the 2020 Presidential Election.
Interestingly, the split is roughly even between the Democrats (Blue) and Republicans (Red).
And if you’re wondering how poor these counties are here’s the data:
The map above was created by BusinessFinancing.co.uk and shows the oldest companies in each UK region.
* Note the data for Northern Ireland is wrong, reader Stephen pointed out: “The News Letter in Belfast however predates this [Derry Journal] as it was founded in 1737 and is still in operation today. (Among its many achievements, The News Letter was the first newspaper in the world to publish the American Declaration Of Independence!)”
Below you can find data for the oldest city in 58 different UK cities.
The map above was created by BusinessFinancing.co.uk and shows the oldest company still in business today in almost every country on earth.
They also have smaller versions for each continent which you can see below:
The map above shows the depth of Russia’ Lake Baikal compared to the Great Lakes.
It is the world’s deepest lake and at with a maximum depth of 1,642 m (5,387 ft) or 4 times deeper than Lake Superior.
Here are some more facts about it:
The lakes cover 244,106 km2 (94,250 square miles).
That’s the roughly the same as the land area of:
The map above, created by OnDeck, shows which countries are the most entrepreneurial in the world.
They did this by using LinkedIn’s data to discover the locations at home and all over the world that count the highest proportions of business founders per 10,000 workers.
Key Facts:
The map above is an interesting way to re-imagine the world, using river basins as the borders for countries. From the author:
The map above shows which European countries consume the most wine per capita and which consume the least.
No surprise France is number 1 with 54 litres of wine per person per year, followed by Portugal (50L) and somewhat surprisingly Slovenia (44L).
At the other extreme you have Turkey (1L), Ukraine (3L) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (4L) consuming the least.
The map above shows just how big the German Economy is relative to it’s neighbours. The red and yellow regions above each have 2024 GDP of roughly $4.6 Trillion USD (according to the IMF).
However, the region in yellow has around 157 million people compared to Germany’s 84.6 million.
Here’s a breakdown by country:
The Ivy League is a group of eight private colleges and universities in the north-eastern United States, known for their high academic standards, selective admissions, and rich histories.
While the term originally referred to the athletic conference formed in 1954, it has come to symbolize a certain level of prestige and excellence in higher education.