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75 Fun And Cool Charts To Teach You Something New About The World (New Pics)
Let's be honest... Not everyone gets excited at the idea of reading pages of convoluted data or spreadsheets containing thousands of numbers. They can be complicated, time-consuming, and quite frankly, boring. Cool and fascinating charts - now that's a different story. They're like the drive-throughs of information. No need to dress up and sit through long courses, just grab your takeaway and go.
Well-designed charts have the ability to turn mountains of research into easily consumable, and sometimes entertaining, information. They explain in seconds what could take dozens of pages to describe. And nowadays, they cover everything under the sun. Some reveal intriguing trends we didn't realize were happening, others answer questions we didn't know we had.
Every now and again, Bored Panda puts together a compilation of the most interesting charts out there. And today we're doing just that... From the world's happiest cities, to how many hours of work are needed in different countries to escape poverty, keep scrolling if you want understand the bigger picture at a glance.
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#1
A Cool Guide On How To Get Out Of Poverty Depending On Where You Reside
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#2
The World’s Happiest Cities In 2026
martymcmatrix 1 day ago
As a German full time idiot, living in »Leiden« seems like a funny contradiction, as it's translated as »Suffer(ing)«...🤹🏽
#3
The World's Oldest Universities
#4
A Map Of Every Place Where Ancient Roman Coin Hoards Have Been Found
David 20 hours ago
people forget Merchants traveled and gold coins were still worth their weight in gold, and then things went along the Spice routes. BTW ancient China knew about Rome and Visa-versa. China even tried to send a embassy to Rome, but it didnt get past the Persian empire but brought back to China stories merchants told them about the City of Rome and the Empire. Rome knew of the powerful far east empire of China, but Rome was more focuses on regional conquest.
#5
The Most Powerful Passports In 2025
Roman Arendt 1 day ago
In 2022, the US still ranked #7. Now not even in the top 15. Another great achievement of the Idiot in Chief...
#6
World's Fastest Train
#7
Countries That Do Not Allow Wild Animals In Circuses
#8
Film Genre Popularity 1910-2021
#10
Pizza Consumption Per Person Per Year
#11
Countries With The Most Unesco Sites
#12
Best Selling Books In History
General Anaesthesia 1 day ago (edited)
They all have one thing in common: They're works of fiction.
#13
In The EU, The Mean Age Of Women At The Birth Of Their First Child Was 29.9 Years In 2024
Fellfromthemoon 1 day ago
So, roughly in the middle of the optimal range? (The lowest risk for mother and fetus is detected when the mother is between 23-35 years old, and the father is between 25-40.)
#14
Euro Area Unemployment At 6.3%, EU At 6%
Fellfromthemoon 1 day ago
I believe 2-5% is expected, people change jobs and workplaces, and those in-between stages are responsible for those unemployment numbers. In other words, when everybody has employment, then the unemployment rate is around 2-5%.
#15
Comparing The World's Tallest Statue Next To Other Notable Statues
#16
Have You Ever Seen A Vulcano?
#17
Europe’s Social Media Gap By Country
#18
AI Sources
#19
In The EU In 2024, 51% Of The Population Lived In A House, While 48% Lived In A Flat (And 1% Lived In Other Accommodation, Such As Houseboats And Vans)
DeoManus Argentem 1 day ago
What's going on with Spain? The Netherlands has almost 6x the population density but almost everyone lives in a house vs almost nobody in Spain?
#20
A Cool Guide Of Salary By Education Level In The US
#21
Official Languages In South American Countries
#22
Why Young Adults Are Saying No To Parenthood
Jeremy Klaxon 1 day ago
Because I like silence, because I like having free time, because they're expensive as hell, because of the horrible screams, because I can go on holidays when all the parents are stuck with school, because there are already enough humans on Earth, because I don't feel the need to put my ego into flesh, and the list goes on and on
#23
Young Americans Believe Wealth Comes From Exploitation; Older Americans Believe Wealth Is Earned
Luke || Kira (he/she) 1 day ago
It's kinda possible to "earn" a million, but definitely NOT a billion, let alone a trillion.
#24
Mobile Phone Brands By Market Share (2007 vs. 2025)
#25
In 2024, There Were 508 746 Prisoners In The EU, Indicating A 2.0% Increase Compared With 2023
#27
In 2025, People In The EU Aged 20-64 Worked (Both Full And Part Time) An Average Of 35.9 Hours Per Week In Their Main Job
#28
In 2024, The EU Produced 50.8 Million Tonnes Of Potatoes.
#29
When Does It Start To Feel Warm?
#30
What's The Main Energy Source In Your Country?
Beef Brisket 15 hours ago
This is misleading. Canada should be red, not blue. Canada's electricity is mostly generated by hydropower, but if you look at total energy CONSUMPTION—including home heating, transportation, and industry—oil and natural gas are still the main energy source for the country by far.
#31
World Cumulative Carbon Emissions Comparison
JK 1 day ago
Ok, now shrink those 250 years to the last 50, and the then the last 10, and see how those percentages change. 250 years ago was the industrial revolution, and some countries were far more advanced/had far more resources/requirements for fossil fuel usage. Show us a comparison of how things have changed instead
#32
Norway Has Gone From Near-Zero Sales Of Non‑emitting Battery Electric Vehicles To Now Close To 100% Of All New Passenger Car Sales
#33
There Were 9.4 Million Beehives On EU Farms In 2023
Roman Arendt 1 day ago
According to the International Centre for Young Beekeepers, Germany has approximately 870.000 beehives. I know that beekeeping becomes a more and more common hobby around here, especially since Corona - I'm all for it. My neighbour for example started with one in 2021 and has now three (two of them on a plot where he kept his horse till he couldn't take care of it anymore). And the honey is sooo delicious!
#34
A Cool Guide To The US Most Visited Websites
#35
Highest Temperature Ever Recorded In Europe
#36
Chances Of Being Born In Each Continent
#37
Generation Alpha’s Dream Careers, By Gender
#38
Countries In Europe With A Metro
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 1 day ago
Saying "the country has a metro" is a bit misleading. There's the London Underground, the Glasgow Metro, the Tyne and Wear Metro, the West Midlands metro (not underground) and the Manchester tramways (not underground). The rest of the country is woefully underserved by public transport in general, particularly rural areas where we're lucky to get a single bus per day.
#39
The World’s Largest Metropolitan Economies By GDP
#40
Boomers Say It Takes $100k A Year To Be Financially Successful, Gen Z Says It Takes $600k
#41
The EU Produced 22.0 Million Tonnes Of Drinking Milk In 2024
#42
A Cool Guide On The World’s Most Spoken Languages
#43
Ranking Of US States By Safety
Norm Gilmore 1 day ago
Least Safe - Louisiana. That's because of all those vampires, werewolves and other supernatural creatures... (True Blood) :-)
#44
A Cool Guide About Richest Pirates
#45
Young Adult Happiness Declining
#46
A Cool Guide To Know Where Inflation Has Risen The Most In The US (2019-2025)
#47
A Cool Guide To Top Universities Outside The US
Farah (she/her) 23 hours ago
ayyy UQ! its near my house, im tryna get into it in 2 years hopefully
#48
The World's Largest Employers 2024
Kabuki Kitsune 46 minutes ago
Given how "Defense" is spelled here as "Defence" you can tell this is a British, or European study.
#49
Where War Elephants Were Once Used
#50
Who Has Access To Air Conditioning?
#51
Adult Obesity Rates Across All 50 US States
Luke || Kira (he/she) 1 day ago
BMI is an outdated pseudoscience rooted in racism. For example according to BMI, Dwayne Johnson is morbidly obese.
#52
Countries By The Share Of Babies Born Outside Of Marriage
Chonky Panda 20 hours ago
Why does this matter tho? Shouldn't it be about if the baby was wanted and have a family that matters?
#53
Relative To Population, The Highest Ratio Of Rail Passengers Per Capita In The EU Countries In 2024 Was Recorded In Luxembourg, Austria And Denmark
Doug Moyer 1 day ago
In my four years of living in LA county, I took the train exactly twice (both round trips, so four?)
#54
The 20 Worst College Degrees For Finding A Job
Loosey Goosey 1 day ago
I did law. I never worked in law because it was too competitive and expensive to do the additional postgraduate training required.
#55
Where Inflation Has Hit The Hardest (2000–2025)
#56
2025 Most Powerful Cars vs. Cost
Doug Moyer 1 day ago
Interesting that the Rivian truck is more powerful than the Model S Plaid.
#57
Languages In South African Regions
#58
How 50 Global Cities Rank For Raising A Family
Beef Brisket 14 hours ago
If this is about raising an average family, why did they not include quality of education?
#59
Honestly Surprising It Isn’t Higher
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 day ago
I can barely go a day without doing a little reading. Books are life. My mom and sister both loathe reading and it's something I can't fathom. My sister brags about not having read a book since high school. So I guess she'd be a part of that 46% and I'd be a part of the 11% :(
#60
European Union Countries That Do Not Use The Euro
Roman Arendt 1 day ago
The map is from 2020. Croatia (2023) and Bulgaria (2026) have the Euro as well.
#61
A Cool Guide To Duration Of Songs Over Time
#62
The United States Of Highway Shields
#63
Will The Earth Collapse One Day Because Of Too Many People?
Kabuki Kitsune 41 minutes ago
If you're figuring by land area alone, it might surprise you to find that the city of Jacksonville Florida, is the largest city in the entire US, covering approximately 874 square miles. New York city, is 472 square miles.
#64
Where Birth Rates Are Highest In The US
#65
Countries With IKEA Stores
Roman Arendt 1 day ago (edited)
So, does Sweden have any? Or was it just a kind of Trojan Horse scheme for them?
#66
A Cool Guide About The 20 Best-Selling Video Game Consoles Of All-Time
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 1 day ago
Best console I ever owned (and still do) is the Sega Dreamcast.
#67
Where Water Stress Will Be Highest By 2040
Geoffrey Scott 1 day ago (edited)
Further evidence Trump is an idiot. The difference between US and Cad water supplies. "We don't need them". With the southwest looking covetously at the Great Lakes, and Nestle' having a presence in Michigan now, Michigan law prohibits exportation of water of > 5 gallons.
#69
Drake Or Taylor Swift?
#70
Since 2022, Women Over 40 Have Had More Babies Than Women Under 20 In The USA
#71
US States Where You Can't Pump Your Own Gas
Remi (He/Him) 1 day ago
Remember that Batman can't fill his own tank at the gas station or he's breaking (even more) laws
#72
Surprising That Reddit Is 2nd
General Anaesthesia 1 day ago
It's not surprising that so many "AI Overviews" are factually challenged elephant dung.
#73
Which Car Brand Is Your Favorite?
LakotaWolf (she/her) 1 day ago
I've got an old VW Eurovan that I've driven for 25 years, so in my household, VW is googled the most XD
#74
Countries With Miss Earth Title
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Beef Brisket 14 hours ago
This was a fun post but several of the graphs were misleading or just factually untrue. Needs to be read with a big grain of salt.
Ace 1 day ago
A lot of the "European" ones are missing quite a lot of countries, notably, and completely inconsistently. Switzerland and the UK (other non-EU ones in some cases as well). Sometimes one or both are included in the Stats, sometimes they're not. Lazy.
General Anaesthesia 14 hours ago
"Eurostat" on the map means European Union statistics, not Europe.
Load More Replies... Beef Brisket 14 hours ago
This was a fun post but several of the graphs were misleading or just factually untrue. Needs to be read with a big grain of salt.
Ace 1 day ago
A lot of the "European" ones are missing quite a lot of countries, notably, and completely inconsistently. Switzerland and the UK (other non-EU ones in some cases as well). Sometimes one or both are included in the Stats, sometimes they're not. Lazy.
General Anaesthesia 14 hours ago
"Eurostat" on the map means European Union statistics, not Europe.
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