Making Sense Of The World, One Map At A Time
In 2019, the US had 220,044km (136,729 miles) of train tracks which is around 40% more than China’s 159,000km and more than double Russia’s 105,000km.
However, this is down from the historic peak in 1917 of 428,180km (266,058 miles). Also, only 1,847km of the United States’ train lines are electrified which is around 1.5% of China’s 119,000km.
The map above shows how long it takes US diplomats to learn how to speak various European languages.
Here are the categories and an explanation:
And although Chile is the lowest, its 3X the rate of Canada and 92X the rate of the UK.
But for comparison, the gun death rate in the US is 46.68 per million!
The data for this map comes from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation and is from 2021 for all ages and both sexes.
You can see the data for each cause below:
The map above shows the number of gun deaths per million people in each US and Mexican state and other countries in North and Central America, excluding suicides.
Cuba and Canada are at the bottom of the list, whereas several Mexican states are at the top.
For the US as a whole it was 44.8, but the UK the rate is 0.19.
The data for this map comes from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation and is from 2021 for all ages and both sexes.
You can see the data for each cause below:
The UK with its tight gun control laws, is by far the lowest at just 0.19 per million, whereas in Albania you’re 130X more likely to be killed by gun.
But for comparison, the gun death rate in the US is 46.68 per million!
The data for this map comes from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation and is from 2021 for all ages and both sexes.
You can see the data for each cause below:
The video above shows one of England’s greatest military victories at the Battle Of Agincourt on the 25th of October 1415.
The English forces were outnumbered at least 2:1, yet still managed to crush the French primarily because of the use of longbows.
Here’s a summary of the battle:
The map above shows the average price for a cup of coffee in every US state.
They collected prices for various coffee types (Americano, espresso, cappuccino, mocha, latte and macchiato) from 21,965 menus listed on Menu With Price.
They covered the full spectrum of coffee spots, from local independent cafes to artisan cafes to chains such as Starbucks, Tim Hortons, Dunkin Donuts, Caribou Coffee, Dutch Bros and many more.
This map visualizes the percentage of stressed tweets mentioning IKEA in various countries, indicating the level of stress associated with assembling IKEA furniture.
The data was analyzed using an academic tool called TensiStrength, which measures the stress level in geotagged tweets.
The map highlights countries where assembling IKEA furniture causes the most stress based on the proportion of stressed tweets.
The maps here show which language each country wants to learn most. The data was gathered in the following way: