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“Most Powerful Passports”: 75 Charts That Break Down Complex Data Into Digestible Information (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
A Map Of Every Place Where Ancient Roman Coin Hoards Have Been Found
David 3 months 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.
#3
Countries That Do Not Allow Wild Animals In Circuses
#4
Film Genre Popularity 1910-2021
#5
The World's Oldest Universities
#6
World's Fastest Train
#7
The Most Powerful Passports In 2025
#8
AI Sources
#9
The World’s Happiest Cities In 2026
martymcmatrix 3 months ago
As a German full time idiot, living in »Leiden« seems like a funny contradiction, as it's translated as »Suffer(ing)«...🤹🏽
#10
Best Selling Books In History
General Anaesthesia 3 months ago (edited)
They all have one thing in common: They're works of fiction.
#11
Comparing The World's Tallest Statue Next To Other Notable Statues
#12
Pizza Consumption Per Person Per Year
#13
Why Young Adults Are Saying No To Parenthood
Jeremy Klaxon 3 months 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
#14
Countries With The Most Unesco Sites
#15
In The EU, The Mean Age Of Women At The Birth Of Their First Child Was 29.9 Years In 2024
Fellfromthemoon 3 months 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.)
#16
A Cool Guide To Region Wise Calling Codes
#17
Young Adult Happiness Declining
#18
Young Americans Believe Wealth Comes From Exploitation; Older Americans Believe Wealth Is Earned
Luke || Kira (he/she) 3 months ago
It's kinda possible to "earn" a million, but definitely NOT a billion, let alone a trillion.
#19
Have You Ever Seen A Vulcano?
#20
Official Languages In South American Countries
#21
Euro Area Unemployment At 6.3%, EU At 6%
Fellfromthemoon 3 months 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%.
#22
A Cool Guide Of Salary By Education Level In The US
#23
In 2024, There Were 508 746 Prisoners In The EU, Indicating A 2.0% Increase Compared With 2023
#24
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 3 months 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?
#25
When Does It Start To Feel Warm?
Luke || Kira (he/she) 3 months ago
For me it's about 12°, and above 25° starts to be unbearable
#26
Norway Has Gone From Near-Zero Sales Of Non‑emitting Battery Electric Vehicles To Now Close To 100% Of All New Passenger Car Sales
#27
In 2024, The EU Produced 50.8 Million Tonnes Of Potatoes.
#28
A Cool Guide On The World’s Most Spoken Languages
Rali Meyer 3 months ago
well, it doesn't help a billion of mandarin speakers much when they visit the rest of the world
#29
Generation Alpha’s Dream Careers, By Gender
Seán Baron 3 months ago
The very first time someone asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up, I answered “a frog”. I still do tbh.
#30
Mobile Phone Brands By Market Share (2007 vs. 2025)
#31
What's The Main Energy Source In Your Country?
Beef Brisket 3 months 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.
#32
The World’s Largest Metropolitan Economies By GDP
Scott Rackley 3 months ago
Huh, I would have guessed Tokyo. I wonder if they count Kawasaki and Yokohama in with Tokyo.
#34
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
#35
Europe’s Social Media Gap By Country
#36
Boomers Say It Takes $100k A Year To Be Financially Successful, Gen Z Says It Takes $600k
#37
Where War Elephants Were Once Used
#38
There Were 9.4 Million Beehives On EU Farms In 2023
Roman Arendt 3 months 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!
#39
A Cool Guide To The US Most Visited Websites
#40
Adult Obesity Rates Across All 50 US States
BarfyCat 3 months ago
I feel like we don't talk enough about the impact of climate on obesity. Colorado is the lowest on here because the weather is incredible. It has all four seasons, but virtually no humidity, no mosquitos. It's sunny all the time. In the deep South it's too hot and humid to do anything outdoors most of the time. If it isn't hot, it's raining.
#41
World Cumulative Carbon Emissions Comparison
JK 3 months 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
#42
Highest Temperature Ever Recorded In Europe
#43
Honestly Surprising It Isn’t Higher
LakotaWolf (she/her) 3 months 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% :(
#44
Ranking Of US States By Safety
Norm Gilmore 3 months ago
Least Safe - Louisiana. That's because of all those vampires, werewolves and other supernatural creatures... (True Blood) :-)
#45
Countries By The Share Of Babies Born Outside Of Marriage
Chonky Panda 3 months ago
Why does this matter tho? Shouldn't it be about if the baby was wanted and have a family that matters?
#46
The EU Produced 22.0 Million Tonnes Of Drinking Milk In 2024
#47
A Cool Guide To Top Universities Outside The US
Farah (she/her) 3 months ago
ayyy UQ! its near my house, im tryna get into it in 2 years hopefully
#48
A Cool Guide About Richest Pirates
Doug Moyer 3 months ago
Ha! "Avg American's net worth in 2022 = $1.1M". Average is so skewed by the ultra wealthy as to be completely meaningless. The median net worth of an American household is $192,900. Yes, HOUSEHOLD.
#49
The 20 Worst College Degrees For Finding A Job
Loosey Goosey 3 months ago
I did law. I never worked in law because it was too competitive and expensive to do the additional postgraduate training required.
#50
A Cool Guide To Know Where Inflation Has Risen The Most In The US (2019-2025)
#51
The World's Largest Employers 2024
Oskar vanZandt 3 months ago
Walmart and Amazon have legions of employees and yet, even with their MEGA profits, they can't pay them decently or provide benefits that would greatly improve their lives.
#52
Chances Of Being Born In Each Continent
#53
Where Inflation Has Hit The Hardest (2000–2025)
Tom Hardeveld 3 months ago (edited)
the fact that things you need to live or survive like food, housing, medical care and hospital services are the moest expensive and by so much is disgusting
#54
Countries In Europe With A Metro
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 3 months 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.
#55
Who Has Access To Air Conditioning?
#56
Languages In South African Regions
#57
Minority Religions Map Of USA
Anony Mouse 3 months ago (edited)
What does this even mean? Are they the second most popular after Christianity? There are certainly many more religions with fewer followers? This demonstrates why graphs can be useless and therefore unhelpful or even dangerous. No definitions and no descriptions or interpretation.
#58
Since 2022, Women Over 40 Have Had More Babies Than Women Under 20 In The USA
#59
2025 Most Powerful Cars vs. Cost
Doug Moyer 3 months ago
Interesting that the Rivian truck is more powerful than the Model S Plaid.
#60
The United States Of Highway Shields
#61
European Union Countries That Do Not Use The Euro
Roman Arendt 3 months ago
The map is from 2020. Croatia (2023) and Bulgaria (2026) have the Euro as well.
#62
Relative To Population, The Highest Ratio Of Rail Passengers Per Capita In The EU Countries In 2024 Was Recorded In Luxembourg, Austria And Denmark
#63
A Cool Guide To Duration Of Songs Over Time
#64
Where Water Stress Will Be Highest By 2040
Oskar vanZandt 3 months ago
This is why more needs to be done to conserve water and to build more desalination plants in the worst affected areas...
#65
Surprising That Reddit Is 2nd
General Anaesthesia 3 months ago
It's not surprising that so many "AI Overviews" are factually challenged elephant dung.
#66
Will The Earth Collapse One Day Because Of Too Many People?
#67
How 50 Global Cities Rank For Raising A Family
Beef Brisket 3 months ago
If this is about raising an average family, why did they not include quality of education?
#68
Where Birth Rates Are Highest In The US
#69
Countries With IKEA Stores
Roman Arendt 3 months ago (edited)
So, does Sweden have any? Or was it just a kind of Trojan Horse scheme for them?
#70
US States Where You Can't Pump Your Own Gas
Dinah Brand 3 months ago
We just recently got to pump our own gas in Oregon! I went 40+ years never pumping my own until then.
#71
A Cool Guide About The 20 Best-Selling Video Game Consoles Of All-Time
Fat Harry (Oi / You) 3 months ago
Best console I ever owned (and still do) is the Sega Dreamcast.
#72
Which Car Brand Is Your Favorite?
Remi (He/Him) 3 months ago
Toyota sounds very close to "toi ota" which means take that in (spoken) Finnish. Because of that, there's a saying "If you can't find anything else (decent) Toyota."
#73
Different Kinds Of Economies
#74
Countries With Miss Earth Title
#75
Drake Or Taylor Swift?
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Beef Brisket 3 months 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.
BarkingSquirell 3 months ago
These were great but too small and now my eyes are strained. Agree with @BeefBrisket about the truth behind the charts.
Christa Cope 2 months ago
how long is this going to be on the list, been her for at least 2 weeks.
Beef Brisket 3 months 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.
BarkingSquirell 3 months ago
These were great but too small and now my eyes are strained. Agree with @BeefBrisket about the truth behind the charts.
Christa Cope 2 months ago
how long is this going to be on the list, been her for at least 2 weeks.
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