35 Informative Maps People Shared On This Group That Might Change Your Perspective On Things (New Pics)
Where would you start if you were looking for a treasure? Well, from what we learned in Jumanji, we probably need a map. In fact, maps, the precious representation of information, are key to so many secrets of the world, whether it’s the Earth, our history, politics, sociology, or anything, really.
Thanks to this corner of Reddit known for being the ultimate destination for fans of cartography, we can devour an endless variety of maps that all differ in information, style, size and other features. With 1.8 million members of the community, it’s now turning into one of those Reddit powerhouses that gives the best of online content.
Scroll down through the new batch of maps below and after you’re done, be sure to share our previous posts with the most unique and informative diagrammatic representations you may not have even known existed, here, here and here.
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The Baltic Way. On 23 August 1989, Two Million People Joined Their Hands To Form A Human Chain Spanning 675.5 Km Across The Three Baltic States. The Protest Was Against The Soviet Occupation, And To Support The Independence Movements Of The Three States
It’s beautiful :) I want to have hope that we could do this again when needed….but in 2022…..:(
Load More Replies...This is probably the coolest thing I’ve ever heard of, and they did it without the use of the Internet or social media.
Youtube has video of it, my older siblings were part of this chain. Singing songs in their own language loud and proud. https://youtu.be/UKtdBAJGK9I
Load More Replies...Ukraine now wants to join those 3 states in their independent alliance with NATO. Yet Russia wants Ukraine to become part of their territory for economic/political reasons and refuses to let them join by declaring war.
So what you're saying is THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO TO STOP RUSSIA NOW?
"Head North, Young Man..."
OMG, my directionally challenged hubby would be so happy to know everything is north!
That's because its at the bottom of the earth. I mean that its at the poles and curves with the earth.
So there is more than one north direction. And its also in a circle shape so...
Load More Replies...Cyclist Recreates Nirvana’s “Nevermind” Album Cover
Careful, cyclist person.... Spencer Elden might come for you too.
It's very rare to see the city where I live, Adelaide, on Bored Panda (or anywhere else). I'm glad I don't live right by his private parts ;)
Haha, same here. When I first saw the word Adelaide I automatically thought where else in the world is there an Adelaide coz no way did I think it would be the one where I live. That was until I recognised all the other suburbs.
Load More Replies...Bored Panda reached out to the subreddit’s founder Patrick to find out how Reddit's cartography powerhouse has been doing since we last spoke a while ago. He describes himself as “a Denver-based techno-geek with a focus on all things geospatial and cartographic and a coding hobbyist with an emphasis in geospatial applications.”
“The subreddit has been stable the last few months, however, that all changed this morning with the news out of Ukraine of the military action there,” he said. “The subreddit usually has between 2,000 and 4,000 users at a given moment on a normal day. That number spiked to a peak of over 20,000 users looking for current maps of the situation there.”
Topography Of China
Arrested for teaching Tibetan in Tibet. This is happening. Today.
Load More Replies...I suspect that there has been some vertical exaggeration used for that 3D creation
Logically yes. Everest is just shy of 9km high. Map is in the region of high hundreds or low thousands of km across.
Load More Replies...No wonder they have a though time occupying Tibet, look at thoses mountains :o
All Roads Lead To Rome. This Map Is Visualises The Famous Roads Built By The Roman Empire
As Terry Pratchett pointed out, all roads leave Rome, people just walk the wrong way. All the roads started in Rome and were built out so they could get where they were going. Doesn't make much of a difference but the Franks weren't doing public works projects to make it easier to go get some good olive oil.
The fact that many of these roads are still extant and even still passable is a testament to how well they were constructed. Meanwhile, modern paving jobs start falling apart after the first good rain.
There are a few original roads but it is mostly the routes that remain and have been built on and maintained.
Load More Replies...never realised that that saying referred to actual roadbuilding... learned something today:D
It referred to the Golden Milestone, a marker on the Roman Forum, symbolizing the starting point of the imperial road system - and used to measure distances
Load More Replies...So Corsica (just across the water from Rome) only got one road? Yet England got a ton of them?
Atheists Are Prohibited From Holding Public Office In 8 US States
As a Jesus follower I have to say that some Atheists would do a better job than some so called "Christians" (=in name only). Isn't this a form of discrimination? Your own beliefs should be a private matter. 🤦♀️
For the *last time* ---- these laws are null and void per the US Constitution (Article VI) *and* by US Supreme Court decision. The fact a law is written doesn't mean it's followed ----- see "homicide" as an example.
Phuuuhh..... Thank you!! I had a panic attack coming - this and the Ukraine is too much bad news for me for one day ☮
Load More Replies...Rated Half-True: Laws are old and on the books, but completely unenforceable due to overriding Federal law. So, they are there, yes, but no one will be affected by them. https://www.wral.com/fact-check-are-atheists-prohibited-from-holding-office-in-north-carolina-and-7-other-states/19973877/
Load More Replies...Not true. The United States frequently relies on the U.S. Constitution to over-ride outdated state laws.
I thought this looked a bit odd, since my wife, an atheist, is an elected office holder in Pennsylvania, one of the states above in green. Indeed, there are seven states that explicitly forbid atheists from holding public office. Pennsylvania isn't one of them. The law in PA, states that nobody who believes in the existence of a God, or follows any religion may be disqualified for their belief. It says nothing about atheists.
The first list of The Constitution Of The United States, First Amendment is 'Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion.' Just saying...
Article VI. it's never been legally enforceable.
Load More Replies...Patrick believes that the way people think of cartography is changing. “The previous generation was accustomed to paper maps that they used to navigate. This required skills in orientation and awareness that are no longer necessary with digital maps on mobile devices. Whilst there are lots of articles that eulogize the loss of these skills, I don't think it's necessarily all bad.”
The Topography Of Ukraine
Russian attack on the Ukraine started today at night. I'm devastated.
I thought wars were a thing of the past, or at least wouldn’t happen in my lifetime. I was hoping for later in my lifetime, if one did happen. But now a (probably) major war is starting when I’m 13. I’m terrified.
Load More Replies...I am not surprised by this. I just added it up how many wars I have seen in my 65 years. 1) Vietnam, 2) Desert Storm, 3) The Balkans, 4) Afghanistan, 5) Iraq, 6) This. War In Europe was a headline I never thought I'd see. So WWII. My heart is breaking for the Ukraine. They've been through so much $h!+ at the hands of other countries throughout their history. STOP IT!! LET THEM BE THE UKRAINE!!
Украина 🇺🇦 My family was based there only 120 years ago before they moved to Canada. I visited recently, such a beautiful amazing country. 🌻
A good friend of mine is Ukrainian and she lives there. I'm so worried.
Load More Replies...People who are not indifferent to the fate of Ukraine can help. ❤️ List of reliable crowdsourcing organizations: https://www.fastcompany.com/90724577/how-to-help-the-people-of-ukraine-7-things-you-can-do-right-now NBU Opens Special Account to Raise Funds for Ukraine’s Armed Forces: https://bank.gov.ua/en/news/all/natsionalniy-bank-vidkriv-spetsrahunok-dlya-zboru-koshtiv-na-potrebi-armiyi Ukraine is far from a rich country. It lacks important resources to help its citizens in need and needs money to fulfill its determination to defend itself against the Russian aggression. Please everyone reading this consider at least a little contribution.
Map Showing Netherland's Progress In Flood Management (Source: Earthmagazine)
Yes, it's possible for a country to expand its borders WITHOUT STARTING A WAR.
And my country needs three years to build a single road
Load More Replies...It would be instructive to pair these with maps of Louisiana in 1900 and today. The LOSS of land is horrifying.
This doesn’t have anything to do with netherlands, but… In finland and other nordic countries, the land is rising(land uplift), so the land is expanding and sea is receding continuously. This is because during the last ice age all the ice that formed put so much pressure on the land that it sunk by a lot, almost hundred meters, but im not sure. Today the land is still rising 3-10mm/year depending on the area :) so Nordic countries are constantly expanding.
Is Escape A Crime?
I suppose this means you won't get extra punishment for escaping, not that you wouldn't be forced to go back to prison, if caught?
Yes.If you destroy sth. or hurt someo escaping you ger additional sentences. But seeking freedom is human and not punishable.
Load More Replies...I mean… the prisons main job is to confine people from getting outside. If they can’t manage to do it properly why place the blame on the prisoner that found a way out?
Wanting anything is not a crime, but subverting the rules/government of society generally is. I don't know about other countries, but in the US it's very, common practice to have prison time reduced for good behavior (i.e. respecting the prison system), so that's the other side of punishing prisoners for escaping.
Load More Replies...Unless you're a murderer, rapist, or some other kind of violent offender that presents a clear and present danger to others, prison is truly an archaic form of punishment and it's hard to believe that in 2022, we still haven't come up with a better way of handling it. I imagine that's because most people who do things like steal and sell drugs do so because they are poor and desperate to change their situation. Those are systemic issues that need addressed and fixed and punishing individuals who act out of desperation is really only a band-aid "solution"; it doesn't change their circumstances, it won't help them once they're out, and it doesn't really rehabilitate, educate, or help them to find employment that will pay a living wage. In fact, being a prisoner and convicted criminal only hurts their chances of making positive life changes, not to mention the fact that it punishes the families of those convicted as well. There has to be a better way...
It’s because it’s considered a natural desire for a human to be free. They’ll obviously try to catch you, but there will be no time added to your sentence. This doesn’t mean you won’t be apprehended or fined
I only found out about this recently and thought it was really interesting. The reasoning is that needing to be free is so fundamentally to human nature that you can't punish someone for acting on that need.
I believe that POWs are not supposed to be punished for trying to escape on the grounds that soldiers should try to escape from the enemy - it's expected behavior. It should follow that prisoners should try to escape from prison.
According to Patrick, the history of cartography is full of changes in how maps are created and used. And right now, “we're seeing another shift in response to the digital age.” The sub’s founder explained that “the digital generation has a heightened awareness of how maps can visualize data. The tools to make maps have been democratized. This has increased interest in finding new and clever ways to see spatial data.”
“I think the hottest trends are in maps that elucidate some sort of political understanding. These can be maps of elections, voting districts, gerrymandering, political recognition, voting patterns, etc. Social media is engineered to spur controversy and this is most apparent in hot button political topics. Politically themed content will garner more discussion, controversy and comments than most other topics.”
All The Countries That Have Gained Independence From Great Britain
Hence the old saying, "The sun never set on the British Empire."
Load More Replies...7/4/1976- this is why the US celebrates the Fourth of July. 7/4/1976 was a big a deal since it was 200 year anniversary
Load More Replies...Also the countries who's treasures have been put into the British Museum against their will?
Tonga was never a British colony and never relinquished its sovereignty to any foreign power. So how can I trust the rest of the publications on this site?
Tonga was a "British Protectorate" from 1901-1970, while officially independent, the british controlled their foreign affairs, military protection, and used the British Military to prevent rival tribal leaders from claiming the throne from the brits ally royal family there.
Load More Replies...Australia has been an independent Country since 1901, not sure why it's shown as 1942
Like a lot of things, it was in stages. https://www.australiaunwrapped.com/when-did-australia-become-fully-independent/#
Load More Replies...And you'll be able to add Scotland to the list in a couple of years.
Beavers In Europe, 1900 And 2021
That's fantastic! Beavers are a "keystone species", that make massive contributions to the health of forests, wetlands, waterways, and even water tables! The American West is the place where they're needed most, they were almost killed off by fur traders and other interlopers, and if we had more beavers... we'd have less drought and fewer wildfires.
That's not true, in southern Argentina beavers, an invasive species, are destroying native forests that can't live under flooding conditions.
Load More Replies...As Loretta stated, the North American beaver is invasive but we have a native European beaver.
Load More Replies...Most Popular Language On Duolingo
I really have to wonder - are immigrants to Sweden considered "artificial Swedeners"?
Load More Replies...German in the Balkans because everyone wants to and leave this hellhole and emmigrate to Germany.
makes sense that most of the non-English speaking world wants to learn English (though Indian's official lang is English), and the English speaking wants to learn other languages. Interesting Namibia, whose official lang is German wants to learn German
I’m learning Spanish next school year, because I live in a part of the country where a lot of people speak Spanish due to immigration from Spanish-speaking countries.
The title should be The most popular languages that people are studying to learn on duolingo.
Why not? Even without seeing this map I would have put money on Spanish being the most popular in Finland.
Load More Replies...That country is Namibia, a former German colony. Angola is just north of it.
Load More Replies...Patrick is a member of #maptime Denver, Rocky Mountain Map Society, NACIS, PLSC, Charles Close Society and Open Street Map Foundation. So he always has a new project up his sleeve. Right now he’s working on building a plugin for QGIS, an open-source map-making software.
“The topic is map projection distortion. We all know that flat maps distort the shape of the Earth. However, visualizing this is quite difficult. My plugin will work so that a user can input a projection and a given region. The output will be a map overlay that shows where the scale is closest to true and where it falls below a given threshold,” he told us and added that he’ll be happy to share it when it's finished.
Countries With A Higher Life Expectancy Than The United States
Absolutely because of public health care, they are very medieval when it comes to that
Load More Replies...countries with worse gun death rate than usa: El Salvador; Jamaica; Eswatini; Honduras; Venezuela; Brazil; Guatemala; Colombia; Mexico; South Africa; Panama; Philippines; Barbados; Costa Rica; Paraguay; Uruguay
Aw, we're less deadly than somewhere else? I'm almost... nah, nope, still depressed by state of the world. :-(
Load More Replies...The US health system is to blame for that. Preventative health care is necessary to build a healthy population, and people in US don't go to a doctor unless they're already in critical condition.
I'm surprised it's not more countries because of the lack of free Healthcare in the USA
I guess birth rates and infant mortality influence that number heavily. In countries with little access to high rate medical facilities birth rates may be twice as high, yet many of those children may not reach maturity
Load More Replies...Life expectancy is affected more by infant mortality than any other factor. More babies die as infants in the U.S. than in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, & etc . Makes you think doesn't it?
The New Longest Possible Train Journey In The World
I can totally see someone in my family doing this on Ticket to Ride - by accident. A board that has this as an objective wouldn't count
When china and Russia need a short cut for exporting, they start wars.
In 2018 my niece and her husband went by train from Amsterdam to Singapore.
Impossible at the moment, maybe for a long time. It goes through Russia, and I rather put a fork in my eye before paying a train ticket to that cursed land!
The Red Part Contains More People Than The Blue Put Together
The red part contains Bangladesh, some parts of India, Bhutan and Nepal. I live here and I don't think most people know what condoms or birth control is.
It looks like this is still south of Bhutan and Nepal. Looks like Bangladesh + West Bengal and Jihar states of India. I fear Bangladesh will be arguably the most impacted population by a rising sea level. Their economy is some ~45% based on agriculture, and that agriculture is almost entirely based on much of their country being a low-lying river delta. Rising sea level will destroy the economy and food supply, while compacting the population into increasingly dense areas as the low land gets quickly swallowed. They need Dutch intervention on a massive scale to address their water levels.
Load More Replies...Not all Bangladesh. It's specific areas, just like the blue isn't all whole countries.
Load More Replies...That blue part is cherry picking the deserts, tundra, highest mountains, and thickest jungles of the world. Is not like the reason 40 million people aren't living on the top of K2 is there's no parking so the commute is awful.
The blue part is the Amazon rainforest, the Sahara desert, the outback, various mountains, the Arctic, the Dakotas... It's not too surprising to me that these areas are less populated.
Russian Military Build-Up Around Ukraine
This is so frightening. It is practically right around the corner. I hope the people there are ok and can/ could be evacuated. Hope for the best!
Lot of deaths already. Definitely not okay I'm afraid to say. Very frightening.
Load More Replies...For those who prefer Russia, over US alliance w/ Ukraine, (and who wore t-shirts that read, "I'd rather be RED than a Democrat"), I'd gladly buy you a one-way ticket to the land of pootin'... with a promise to never come back. Damn, Reagan is probably so ashamed of the GOP and rolling in his grave right now.
The Republican party is a cult of personality built around the dumbest president we've ever had.
Load More Replies...The attack has started....if they move on the nato countries then...s**t ..I don't even want to think of that
Wars are bizarre. Why do they even happen? I don't understand how someone decides they want to go to war with some other nation. It's so 'not disturbing' to them.
I don't understand why the soldiers obey these idiots, I'd just give putin and zelensky a shield and spear each and say ok guys go sort this out between you.
Load More Replies...I've changed my profile pic to the Ukraine flag as a small gesture of support. Maybe we all might? I just feel so bad for the people and yet so impotent.
Maybe we can do more. Like, boycotting Russian products or companies. I for sure will not refuel my car from Lukoil or Gazprom. What scares the heck out of me is that they are currently fighting in the Chernobyl exclusion zone, near the nuclear plant.
Load More Replies...A Map Visualizing The Armenian Genocide - Started 106 Years Ago
Tears... I just can't. WTF is wrong with men? It's always men doing this s**t.
And still Turkey denies it even happened!! Shame on you, Turkey!!
World Map, But It’s Centered On Buenos Aires, Argentina
Pretty cool. For a moment I was like "Ooh what would it look like if it was centred on us? Oop, Oh, it is." I never even thought about a different layout.
I always assumed, given the US maps are centered on them, and our Australian ones are centered on us, that every countries world map has them at the centre. Is this correct?
Load More Replies...It's all twisted, but it looks like South America and Africa would fit neatly together
This is the exact thought which lead to the discovery of continental drift.
Load More Replies...THIS IS BUENOS AIRES BUENOS AIRES HAVE YOU EVER BEEN THERE OUAAAAAAAH OUOOOOOHHHHH YEAH YEAH IZZZZZZONE
You really see how S. America, Africa, and Antarctica fit together.
London's Piccadilly Tube Station. Piccadilly Circus Is A Road Junction And Public Space Of London's West End In The City Of Westminster. It Was Built In 1819 To Connect Regent Street With Piccadilly
You wouldn't. The signs are really, really clear for where to go.
Load More Replies...1863…. Metro line. Very impressive and all metro/ subways are built on this 1863 design
Load More Replies...I’d love to see what an even more complex tube station like Baker Street or St Pancras would look like drawn like this
I never understood why tourists wanted to see Piccadilly Circus. It’s literally a traffic island. This helps, it looks amazing in this picture.
Weird to think what a rabbit's warren it is down there, in the earth under London!! Almost scary! Especially when you think of how the watertables will raise during the climate change. What if it floods??
Countries That Have, Or Have Had, Openly Gay Heads Of Government
That should read "European countries." New Zealand has had a gay head of state.
IRELAND!!!! This makes me unreasonably proud… it sucks there’s only 4 tho
The first of many search results. https://citizenwells.com/2008/03/26/obama-larry-sinclair-limousine-p-multani-cocaine-gay-sex-illegal-aliens/
Reminds me of my mother's saying. Having a woman run the country is only for truly progressive nations, like Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and Indonesia. On a side note, wasn't Leo Varadkar from a conservative party? I'm not knowledgeable on Irish parties, sorry.
This Is A Really Fascinating Map. Languages Of Europe Around 600 Ad
And i was wondering what the hell is kione! Koine means common in Greek so basically the language is common Greek!
Load More Replies...Ohhh that’s why ther called ROMANce languages!!! Here I am thinking that French is a more romantic language then Gael (my mother tounge) but it’s just Roman… mind expansion moment
Well Welsh and Cornish are missing from the UK, so I agree it's not 100% accurate
The Brythonic languages are in the slightly deeper blue than the Goidelic - Welsh and Cornish come under Brythonic.
Load More Replies...Still a long way to modern German. After that we have the Middle High German
Load More Replies...Same! I just went on a tangent and watched 30 minutes of ancient language clips on youtube. Fascinating.
Load More Replies...World Map According To China In 1799
Looks like stylized writing for the Heavenly Stems, a Chinese ordinal system.
Load More Replies...But l believe this picture is upside down? Traditionally, south is "up" for the Chinese. I think the orientation of the Chinese letters bears this out.
US States In Which Homosexuality Was Illegal From 1962 To 2012
Not necessarily. They might have still universally hated it but just not taken the step to outright ban it. This doesn't mean that they had conversely advocated for gay rights.
Load More Replies...And 2022 Texas and Florida are desperately trying to make it illegal again. Disgusting POS states
UGH I might move to Texas!!! I desperately hope not EVEN more now.
Load More Replies...Funny how the red can also represents the republican/conservative states.
Yup, maps like that always remind me how certain people can be naively intolerants: most of the people alive today grew up in a world way less tolerant. I hope they can catch up though...
It's interesting Colorado is so early, as in 1992, the voters passed an amendment to prevent gay folks from ever being recognized as a protected class. The amendment was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court. Anti-gay hate group, Focus on Family, was founded in Colorado in 1977, so I suspect that had something to do with the attitude shift. Unfortunately, it still exists today, promoting conversion theory, arguing gay people are pedophiles, and sellings its brand through, among other things, Chick-fil-A kids' meal toys.
How much do you want to bet that they have members who are actually pedophiles
Load More Replies...I'm afraid some red is going back in the next map. The way things are going in the US...
Map Of The 2191 Meter Deep Krubera Cave. The Deepest Known Cave System In The World
The thought of getting stuck fuels my nightmares
Load More Replies...The deeper you go, the hotter it gets, I'd love to know the temperatures at each level and how long people can remain there
Oh so long ago my then boyfriend was a spelunker (cave explorer) and took me on a trip. I'm not claustrophobic but my first words on coming out: Never again!
This Is The Farthest Place On Earth From Any Ocean
Google: "The most distant point from an ocean is the Eurasian Pole of Inaccessibility (or "EPIA") 46°17′N 86°40′E, in China's Xinjiang region near the border with Kazakhstan. Calculations have shown that this point, located in the Dzoosotoyn Elisen Desert, is 2,645 km (1,644 mi) from the nearest coastline."
I've lived my whole life near sea and cannot even imagine how it is to not be able to see it very often
“Shall we pop to the seaside, kids? If we set off after lunch, we could be there in three weeks if we avoid all the wars, rebellions, and Uigur round-ups!”
Then why does it seem like you could draw the circle a bit bigger and move the center up and to the right on the map?
% Of Europeans Who Would Fight For Their Country
"Fight for your country" is kind of an ambiguous term. Like, there's the American sense of "get sent overseas to invade other countries and that... protects our 'freedom' somehow" contrasted with "fight if someone actually invades my country."
"Fight for your country" can also mean protesting against corruption. Or join a civil war to change the regime or prevent an incoming new one.
Load More Replies...I'm Finnish and agree with this. Our grandparents have fought so hard for our independence that we cannot give it up so easily!
"Fight for your country" is too unspecific. Aggressors use it, too, which (I hope) is one of the reasons Germany is mostly coloured in blue - the last time we "shot back" (Hitler's manufactured fig leaf for invading Poland) millions died. Of course the Finnish (or Polish, or...) perspective is completely different.
Load More Replies...Finnish border with Russia is the reason for such a high pourcentage
These numbers would look different when asked in an actual defensive emergency instead of peacetimes.
For my country ? No. For my loved ones and community ? probably. For pizza? Where do we sign ?
That's until some lunatic actually invades your country. Then what would you do? :(
Try to protect it. Our grandparents did it before and we can do it know. I just hope that we don't have to.
Load More Replies...Interesting how the countries bordering Russia are the highes %. I'm from Germany and the army is going extinct in my country. In consideration of the things going on right now, I'm a bit scared... 😱
No surprise in Germany, any sort of national pride gets crushed with "our history" and how bad we all should feel - don't get me wrong, horrible stuff but that was nearly 80 years ago and the majority living today wasn't even involved. Besides, does this mean in general or when it comes to defending said country?
The term is way too vague. I am sure many more will be willing to defend from an invasion. However fighting abroad or joining the army would make sense to have a much lower percentage
Load More Replies...Ukraine is dark red. Unfortunately this is being put to the test right now.
Nope, sorry, I'm not putting up my life for a political argument
Map For Halloween - Every Castle In Europe
The last time this map was on here, it got torn to shreds about its sheer inaccuracy. It doesn't classify most actual castles as castles, especially in the UK and Spain, but it does count palaces and chateaux (which includes mansions and large stately homes in France only). I live a five minute walk from an actual bloody castle and it is not on this.
Ironically the centrum of Spain is called "Castilla" for their castles xD
in France many small towns and villages have a castle. this the castle in the village where I live (population : 1000) : montmoreau...8c5ba4.jpg
coucou voisin tu es d'où !! moi je suis dans le Jura vers Lons ;)
Load More Replies...According to this map, there are no castles in eastern Europe. Sure. They built McDonalds instead.
You can't throw a stone without hitting a castle in Scotland, but there are hardly any showing on this map.
Most Obese Countries
Oh no, New Zealand has floated north-west & is heading for Taiwan, China & maybe Japan as well
Age Of Women At Birth Of Their First Child (Europe)
Fascinating if this map could be compared with ones from 50 and 100 years ago.
Women still get preg in fifties - I love how late women are doing it!!
Load More Replies...I'd like to see South America's, which is more likely to be around 18.
Can someone pls explain why this is significant? )(that sorta sounded mean, I’m just confused)
Not significant, just interesting. If you know more about the countries, it all makes sense: the eastern countries are more traditional, into early marriage and therefore into early pregnancies. The western countries are more modern, women focussing on their education, no pressure from society to marry a man and get a child. It can also be data refering to people's income or social safety such as a pension-system.
Load More Replies...Because there is no country with a mean age of having one's first child below 25.
Load More Replies...Faith does not equal money, or financial stability. Edit: living your whole life with their hypocrisy makes you refuse everything THEY stand for, which is making new numbers
Load More Replies...School Shootings In Europe Since 2010
There has been one school shooting in UK history. Google Dunblane shooting. An adult man went into a primary school and shot five year old children and their teacher. British people, including those that owned hand guns for legitimate reasons, were so horrified, and also so concerned about 'becoming like America' that gun laws were tightened considerably. I know gun owners that willingly handed in their guns during the gun amnesty because to them five year old children not being shot in the face was more important than their right to own a gun. And we have had no school shootings since. Yes of course we have problems with violence, and with disaffected youth, but nothing matches the deaths that can be caused in moments by someone with a gun. School stabbings happen (and that is horrible and needs to be properly addressed) but they are only one person attacked.
I remember dunblane happening and the massive changes to schools in Scotland after it, all the outside doors were then locked once class started and you had to announce why you were there, who you were etc before being allowed to enter - before that all the doors were open all day. It happened the year my sister was due to start school - happened in March, by time she went in august all the doors had entry systems installed. So many changes happened as a result of it happening once, but in the US it's a regular thing yet nothing is ever done but "thoughts and prayers" - what use is that?
Load More Replies...I cant bother counting the whole list from US but I estimate that there is about 10 times more school shootings in US than Europe + Russia combined.
I did the compilation, the figure from February 5th 2010 to February 8th 2022 is : 278 In comparison, this map lists 24 shooting in Europe since 2010, sadly you are right, more than 10 times. Source : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_school_shootings_in_the_United_States
Load More Replies...Just to note the map counts 0 shootings 1 shooting 2 shootings 6 shootings. Russia also is way bigger than this map. And compared to USA this is nothing as six shootings probably happened this month. The map above is for last 10+ years. Also to note Estonia had one school shooting, it was such a shock to everyone that we really didn't know what to do. But I was 12 when I had classes inside the schools shooting range. Great class, many children learn in school. It's part of PE class, whatever you call sport where you ski and must shoot target.
Why am I not surprised? I think these kind of things are more likely to happen in countries where people are unhappy because of oppression or other negative factors.
The ones who can affect gun laws are, in fact, NOT listening. The gun situation here isn't changing any time soon, not as long as politicians can be bought.
Load More Replies...Map Presenting Coldest Temperatures Ever Measured In Celcius...
Yes, the metric system of civilized countries.
Load More Replies...At first I thought: "Uh? -50 degrees in Italy?! What?!" But then I was like "duh, the Alps..."🙄... And to think I'm Italian...
I assume Russia's monstrously low temp is from the far side of the Urals. It would probably be more relevant to include the record from the European side of the country
Yes, Ojmjakon (coldest place to live on earth)
Load More Replies...yes, only celsius and kelvin is valid. There was some other antiquated system but I think only 1-2 third world countries use it now.
Load More Replies...Coastal, stays cold but doesn't get absurdly cold. Also hasn't got many high peaks like russia or the alps which is where those temps were recorded
Load More Replies...I live in that little blue dot underneath Sicily. It may actually have gone under 0 at some point in history. Coldest temperature this year was 4. Did I mention that we don't use heating?
Piracy In The 21st Century
The longest sea voyage I've ever taken was from the southern tip of Chile, to the Antarctic Peninsula. Definitely wasn't worried about piracy on the Great Southern Ocean.
Arr, matey! Surrender yer ship or meet my blade!
Load More Replies...I'd like to see this beside a similar map for 1720 - to show how piracy has changed.
The carribean would be very high, china would be the same. The Mediterranean would be medium to low. Would be similar everywhere else as shipping lanes haven't changed that much in nearly a century.
Load More Replies...I see a gap in the market! Prepare the sails! Man the cannons! Oh wait... I can't swim.
Except in the UK, we don't need to worry about pirates at sea, because we have a Parliament full of them instead
Grading System In Europe
I'm telling myself that North Ireland's NG doesn't stand for "No Good."
Load More Replies...Yeah that's incorrect. It's 1-5. I don't know why they put start it at 2 here. 1 being the lowest btw.
Load More Replies...I got two Fs and an X for my Advanced Highers in 6th year back in 02. X was for an incomplete course where I ALSO ballsed up the exam. For reference, I did well enough in 5th year to get into university so I'd stopped caring and had had enough of where I was living
Load More Replies...Vicki Zar Great Britain is actually made up of four separate countries - England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. In England they have changed to a number system of grading. Here in Wales we still award by letter. A* being the highest achievable grade and U meaning unclassified or a fail.
Italy: 1-10 is used from elementary to high school. 0-100 is used for the final high school diploma. 0-30 is for university exams with 0-110 for the final degree. When I was a kid in elementary and middle school we had no numerical system but an "adjectives" system: insufficiente (insufficient), sufficiente, buono (good), distinto (almost excellent), ottimo (excellent).
Sweden changed ours somewhat recently. It used to be IG, G, VG, and MVG. Stands for icke godkänt (not approved) Godkänt (approved) Väl godkänt (well approved) And mycket väl godkänt (very well approved)
I live in France, here we grade students homeworks, tests etc out of 20 so 10 is the middle which before uni is considered bad but then in university it's like "I made it, I won't fail the class" ^o^. Usually in middle and high school parents would be happy with grades above 12. If that can help to understand :). To me our system makes sense and is easy to understand but I can't really understand other countries' systems!
Load More Replies...Most Frequent Causes Of Deaths For 50 To 69-Year-Olds. @realworldmaps
This is very interesting. I would have thought it would be the other way around.
Actually, it means that other diseases and conditions are better treated/prevented. The lower is the healthcare in a contry, the lowest their cancer rate.
Load More Replies...The No 1 cause of death worldwide and especially in developed countries are stil by far Cardiovascular diseases caused by an unhealthy life style.
You said it yourself. "Worldwide". That little word does not mean "in Europe" or "per country".
Load More Replies...Cardiovascular diseases are strongly tied to consuming unhealthy food and obesity. And cancer - as September said, industry.
Load More Replies...Eu Countries Pushing To Label Nuclear Power As Green Energy
Nuclear energy confuses me; it's clean yet we have no idea what to do with the waste it produces so (to my knowledge) the strategy now is to store it in the earth and figure it out in 100 years :/
i worked in nuclear refinment. it not that green: there are a lot of very polluting chemical used to process raw uranium into usable one, and a lot of greenhouse gases are created during the process, especially because of the transports and infrastructure. And i'm noteven talking about the inequal policies and deals used to secure the flow of raw Uranium. Nuclear seemed like a good idea at the time but now i think we should just cut our losses and use real renewable energy.
Load More Replies...Nuclear energy is technically "green" in the sense that it doesn't produce carbon emissions, but we just bury the other, non-carbon wastes into the earth to "figure out later". Hopefully nuclear fusion will be discovered later (which doesn't produce much radioactive waste) which produce way more energy.
Nuclear and fossil fuels are just as bad, in different ways. Switching to solar/hydro/wind and reducing the amount we consume is the only "green" option.
Nuclear power = green..unbelievable what they try to brainwash people into these days.
What are you talking about? Nuclear power is LITERALLY green. A very radiant glowing one too! ♡
Load More Replies...Nuclear power plants are outdated by the times they're built, so they're sort of pointless, IMO. Build one by 2020 standards, and by tthe time it's finished in 2050, you have a nuke plant that... doesn't meet standards.
If you have no idea what to do with the waste it's not Green energy. An just because it glows green in comic books; doesn't make it green energy.
Today Russia took over Chernobyl in Ukraine. All Europe is concerned about what they might do with the highly destructive "green energy" stored in solid cement since the reactor accident.
Yep. Ukraine already detected increased radioactive radiation. It was on the news yesterday.
Load More Replies...Terminology Of The British Isles
This so helpful to me as an American! I struggle to understand the nuance. Is the graphic accurate?
Yes, except they missed out ones for Scotland and Wales.
Load More Replies...Channel Islands are part of the UK, and why don't Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland have an 'England' map?
Now if someone could explain which is which in sports because *that* is even more confusing. 😅
That’s not the Isle of Wight that’s black on the Great Britain map. It’s the Isle of Man. The Isle of Wight is off the southern coast of England and comes under the jurisdiction of the British government, whereas the Isle of Man is self governing, hence only being coloured in on the map of the whole British isles.
Load More Replies...Internet In Africa
2010, the birth of a fleet of Nigerian prince’s needing funding to fly abroad to meet their new found loves
actually we used to get that nigeran prince kak even in 1998. I think it may have been the first email out of nigeria. Lol.
Load More Replies...So quick sample, Johannesburg, south africa: suburbs all have fibre, around 100Mbps. Universities typically have 20-100 GBps. Square Kilometer Array in the karoo desert has 4 TBps. Yes, you read that right. Four Terabits per second. My own 5G on my cellphone hits about 150 Mbps. Cost per month is ZAR 200 or USD 13/month.
Paper Sizes Around The World
The fun thing of A4 (or any A-size) is that if you fold it in half, the proportions remain the same. So A5 is exactly half the size of A4, but the proportions are still 1 to √2.
America’s Beautiful Weather Zones By Mattie Lubchansky
It's not a snow-covered moonscape year-round! Sometimes we're in the hot soup air zone!
I’m in Hurricane terror area, but I’d take it over Nightmare tornado zone. At least you have adequate time to get ready for a hurricane.
Same, we get tornado warnings in Michigan but rarely actual damaging tornados. The warning sirens still terrify me though.
Load More Replies...Abolition Of Monarchy In Europe (Red: Monarchy Still Exists)
in 1905, there were only three republics in Europe: Switzerland, France and San Marino
The return of the Monarchy in Spain was heralded as an advancement after decades of dictatorship.
Oh... and what's this spot in Italy: 301? Vatican? Oh no: San Marino‚ one of the smallest country in the world
Load More Replies...For Belgium we have a constitutionel Monarchy so this means that the monarchy has nothing to say in the rulling of the nation. They have a ceremonical function.
Load More Replies...Global Democracy Index 2022 By The Economist
I found this: "The Democracy Index is based on 60 indicators, grouped into five categories: electoral process and pluralism, civil liberties, functioning of government, political participation and political culture.", here https://www.eiu.com/n/campaigns/democracy-index-2021/ . next: finding all 60 indicators
Load More Replies...Not surprising that the Nordic countries with full democratic systems are happiest countries in the world
Better explanation: COVID, pay a look on the evolution of Switzerland score here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Index
Load More Replies...I understand Canada will be brighter on this map after recent events.
Woo Canada 🇨🇦 I had an American tell me a couple weeks ago that we aren’t a “true democracy” so this is kinda satisfying 😂
how most of Europe is "Flawed" democracies. Care to explain the data?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_Index Flawed democracies are nations where elections are fair and free and basic civil liberties are honoured but may have issues (e.g. media freedom infringement and minor suppression of political opposition and critics). These nations have significant faults in other democratic aspects, including underdeveloped political culture, low levels of participation in politics, and issues in the functioning of governance.
Load More Replies...Birthplaces Of The 100 Fastest 10,000m Runners Of All Time
Turkana and Masai hunters have been, since prehistoric times, long distance hunters: they wound prey and then chase it down. It was crucial to get to the wounded prey before other predators while at the same time not expending too much energy. Those that could, literally put meat on the table, survived and procreated. If you see these people they are long and lean and amazing runners and their genes have spread within the region. It is an example of natural selection. This can also be seen in the Inuit who are generally short and stout to conserve energy and heat. Before anyone gets their knickers in a twist, this is not evidence of different races: it is evidence of environmental pressures on human evolution. There are no races of humans, there are only humans and there are genetic variations within humans that are concentrated in different locations because of environmental pressures (as mentioned above) and because of minimal or only recent communication between populations.
Load More Replies...Germany's Religious Divide
For East Germany, this was due to communism which denounced religious belief. Probably the only positive thing about it, although it was forced rather than done through education.
... aside from the name, there wasn't much communism about it anyway. I remember having read "Das Kapital", and nowhere was even the slightest implication of spying on people or restricting any of their freedoms in order to remain communist, but rather, it was originally meant to be a means of gaining freedom that was taken away by the capitalists ... it was not primarily about THEM taking freedom away, but about FREEDOM being taken away. No nation ever got Marx right and into practice, and even if ... anyway, education resulting in beliefs or lack thereof usually is something positive, while punishment and unquestionables in order to uniform peoples' beliefs never result in any good.
Load More Replies...This is almost a map of what areas converted to Lutheran in the 16th century. If the ruler of a region converted, everyone did. People tend to hold the same religious affiliation as their parents, so the Protestant or Catholic areas pretty much stayed that way.
does someone know how there is a catholic enclave in east germany ? really curious ^^
I’m guessing it’s just because it’s close to the border, but I don’t actually know
Load More Replies...Green wasn't an option for none/other? I guess we know whether the maker of this map is a christian.
yeah well black in european culture means death or badness so...
Load More Replies...Each Star Represents A Capital City Of A Country
Easy make it like an X-ray and put it over a world map
Load More Replies...Countries Where Reddit Is Banned
Distances Of Lord Of The Rings Travels
FYI Tolkien didn't put distances on his hand-drawn maps, the person who made this overlay was only guessing. Well, maybe extrapolating from how far Aragorn ran over Rohan...
Yeah, I was wondering about that. I'll take this map with a grain of salt.
Load More Replies...I'm reading LOTR again, so this is timely. I'd've rather seen it over Europe though, since that's what Tolkien based it on.
I bet they had a tough time dealing with Trumpers down south. "GO BACK TO YOUR OWN SHIRE"
Umm, in Tolkien's legendarium, giant eagles aren't just a bunch of unusually big birds, they are more like semi-divine sentient beings that serve the Valar. And they're definitely not a taxi service :P
Load More Replies...European Cultural Superiority
This reminds me of the Greek dad in My Big Fat Greek Wedding. He turned every conversation into why Greek culture is superior, it was a hilarious running gag in a very funny movie.
Load More Replies...Well, they can tell you how they invented democracy, and philosophy, and geometry, and physics...
Load More Replies...Being italian I would have supposed that percentage of my country would be much higher, maybe question wasnt about food...
Italy is super important, I have no idea why it is that low. Rome? Food? Fashion? Racing? etc. Fantastico. Sprezzatura!
Load More Replies...America not on here but I imagine the Murica would trump Greece
Are you sure? Do you have any source? I would guess the USSR.
Load More Replies...I'm from the United States. Are we talking real culture or pop culture 🤔😉
This is europe, so that would be REAL culture, but thank you for knowing the difference. Much appreciated. We do like you by the way. You are most amusing with your movies etc. Just less amusing with the ...nevermind, i see Putin is at it.
Load More Replies...Countries That Have At Least One Operational Metro System
No metro on Greenland? This is outrageous! I demand an underground sleigh system operated by (imported) reindeer!
We should just be glad that Greenland isn't just grey for "No Data"
Load More Replies...I thought I'd been getting to work everyday by metro but now I read here that the Netherlands don't have an operational metro system. My life is a lie!
They do have a metro system.... Wakker worden lieverd ;)
Load More Replies...Abortion Rights In Europe, But It's Actually True And It Covers All Of Europe
placating the large catholic population in the south, I imagine
Load More Replies...You forgot Malta (and Vatican City): completely illegal under all circumstances.
Not sure what under broad social grounds refers to but I don't think anyone requesting an abortion would be turned away in the uk - they do ask you to see a different doctor before going ahead with it - think you need two to sign off on it but it's more a formality than anything - rules may have changed as last I ever looked into it was over a decade ago, but doubt it would be made harder to get one in that time.
Innocent Opinions That Divide Nations
The Great Omelette Debate, actually involves 4 factions, due to 2 binomies: with/without onion and half/fully curdled egg. Non-onionist, fully curdled here.
Load More Replies...I wish these were the worst debates all countries had instead of fighting over immigrants and war.
They forgot ''pain au chocolat dans un sac vs chocolatine dans une poche'' in France. It's southwest France vs the rest!😁
So true for germany, but what's worse is the Pfannkuchen/Berliner/Krapfen/Eierkuchen-debate.
Pfannkuchen/Berliner/Krapfen/Eierkuchen is no debate, it's a law. Please make sure to check on the region you're in, before ordering one in the local bakery :-D
Load More Replies...Comparative Size Of Australia And The Mediterranean
Not for the people living in the areas that turned to sea lol
Load More Replies...They should do this. It would make a great tourist attraction. Get out your shovels, Aussies!
You forget sometimes that a 24 hour drive to see your grandparents isn't normal in Europe...
actually it is very normal in EU to drive long distances for visiting family or simply for holidays
Load More Replies...Effort For A More Accurate Regional Basis Butter vs. Olive Oil Map Of Europe [oc]
Makes sense. We have regions where olive trees can grow and regions that are good for dairy farming.
%of Europeans Who Can Read & Write Atleast One Foreign Language...
I'm not sure what level of proficiency this is being measured by as in the UK we have learnt at least one foreign language in school for decades, but not sufficiently well to be fluent in it. We start too late and don't go deep enough, but it is unfair to think that we don't actually learn any foreign languages.
Our problem in the UK is that we have the international language, so it's actually quite hard to say what other language we should learn. It's essentially down to individual preference or if your job needs you to speak another. E.g. German? Only really useful in 3 countries. French? A few more. Spanish? One in Europe, lots that are far away. We're at a loss when it comes to the general public.
To be fair: Most countries learn english - so what should Great Britain learn? :-D
In Estonia it's quite common to speak more than 2 foreign language, especially now with technology and internet being available. My grandad said : speaking and understanding language can save lives. You speak the language of your father's land, language of your enemy and language of your friends. Sort of like Keep enemies closer. We learn 2+ language by age of 11, in some schools you can choose to be in language group and they come out knowing 3-5 languages. It's quite common to have people ready to be speak in English or Finnish or russian, due to tourism and our history. We go to school at age of 7, depending on your class direction you either start with English in grade 1 or grade 3. I started in grade 3, as I was in class with more art and music (need to feed talents), but by grade 5 everyone studies English plus one more language (russian, German, Spanish, Finnish) In Ireland language classes are useless, two years of French, and I learned nothing...
90% of Italians not even in a dream speak another language. I'm here for almost 20 years and I asure you that 5% can read, speak and write correctly a foreign language.
I've had formal education in four languages, not counting Greek and Latin, and speak a fifth (regional) language with my family. And that's nothing exceptional in Europe. Wish I knew some Italian, though, it's a beautiful language. I can order in a restaurant, but that's it.
I speak and read Italian fluently, but then my parents are Italians who came to England before they had me.
We have 95% bc out schools teach English as a first foreign language since 1st .grade. And in 4th grade there is an option for 2nd foreign language, mostli german, italian or french. And second reason - most of out economy is based on tourism, so a lot of people are fluent in English at least.
The Wall Street Journal Publishes An Infographic Of The Transfer Of Units Of The Russian Armed Forces To The Western Borders. Mostly Units From The Eastern Regions Of The Russian Federation Are Involved
Not "expand territory", the term is "invite historical territories to rejoin their motherland". /s/ Anyway, they could always go this route: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD1gDSao1eA
Load More Replies...It's now time (a year latter) for all Russia's neighbours to take back that which has been taken from them over the last two centuries!
this is how they defeated Hitler, too. Japan never attacked, so Stalin could send in unlimited troops from Siberia.
Most Common Means Of Transportation To Work By County. [usa] Acs Survey
Is that bit of "other" blue in Alaska where people get around by boat, or small aircraft?
Misleading. I often "drive alone" to a nearby subway station in suburbia, then ride the Metro into the city.
Looks like New York City is yellow and red. What does yellow mean? Taxi?
How West Berlin Appeared On A 1988 East German Map
Eye roll. This is out of context. You have to see the whole map. It will only show East Germany. As West Berlin was not part of East Germany, it was not on the map. This is a no brainer
First Google Autocomplete Result For: "Why Do [country's People] ...?". Source: Landgeist
WHAT!? XD I have never heard of this before, is this a thing? Do I look Asian? XD
Load More Replies...I mean...the question is "Why do Ukrainians speak Russian?", so the people might be confused why people there speak the language of the people invading them.
Load More Replies..."look arab", my father is going to have an heart attack if he read that :D
What is a lisp? Do I have one of those? I don't think I do... should I apply for it to the government?
Never heard anyone say we look asian :D apparently we do if people google that.
Ummm... we do eat pork in Bosnia, and someone thinks Croatians look Asian? Interesting.
Egypt / Vietnam
Exactly 100 Years Ago The British Empire Was At Its Territorial Peak
The Two Largest Countries In The Southern Hemisphere Compared
Each Of These 8 Zones Has 41 Million People
A Linguistic Map Of Mexico Before The European Colonization
It's not all lost. Indigenous languages are still very common in Mexico. (My mother-in-law's first language is an Indigenous Mexican language. She later learned Spanish and English, but if she's not traveling, she speaks exclusively Mixtec.) Mexico has 68 national languages, and there's a law that requires the government to offer services in people's native tongues, though that's still a work in progress. Still, people are largely in support of preserving the Indigenous language. It's important that, with globalization, we all continue to embrace them.
Load More Replies...Legality Of Judaism In Europe In The Year 1500
It is so sad. Cultures always benefit from sharing. The iberian peninsula was incredibly benefited by the moor and the jew communities and then religious extremism forced them to convert or exile. Religion as always destroying everything.
It was not banned, otherwise Lithuanian wouldn't had been called "Jerusalem at the north". They came at 12th century, at mid 1500's were given additional grants. Middle age Lithuania had very generous freedom of religion considering it was the peak of countrreformation
Load More Replies...Here Is A Circle Of 5000 Kilometers Radius, With Paris As Center. (According To The Mercator Projection)
Yes, I noticed it when I flew to Kenya, many years ago, we'd hardly taken off when the pilot said "look out of the right windows, and you can see the lights of Dublin". About five or ten minutes latter he said "Look out of the left, and you can just see the Eifel Tower in the centre of Paris" . . . and I'm thinking (with a world map in the flight magazine) 'Humm, we'll be there in an hour or so!' . . . EIGHT HOURS LATER . . . puffy-legs and a stiff neck; we land!
I understand why the Mercator Projection effects the widths of things the closer the the poles, but I don’t understand why the height of things change as we move towards the poles,
That's a good point. I'm only guessing the height is extended proportionally to the width, to compensate for geometric distortion of the shape of the area, as seen from the perpendicular angle above the globe. Needs further investigation.
Load More Replies...Countries Without Words In The National Anthem
When you see Spanish athletes muttering when getting a medal, they are most probably saying "LOLOLOLOLOLO"
Did you know Liechtenstein's has this tune? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJYsJ81Omgs
The Hidden Continent Of Zealandia (Outlined In Gray)
Carefull, we wouldn't wanna start any debate about the color of things on the internet ;-)
Load More Replies...just give it to the netherlands. they'll have it up and running soon!
The Logo Of European National Postal Services
"The instrument was used to signal the arrival or departure of a post rider or mail coach. It was used especially by postilions of the 18th and 19th centuries."
Load More Replies...Post coach ( horse drawn) would have a guy blowing a horn to let you know they were coming
In German there is a word called Postgelb 'postal-yellow'. This map nicely illustrates this arbitrary connection.
So did Sweden steal their logo from Spain, or is it the other way around?
Global Freedom. Source: Landgeist
This needs to be taught in American schools. So many Americans think the US is the only free country in the world
Oh look, the country that "invented" freedom and have the most in the world are actually behind Canada, Oceania and a huge chunk of Europe. Shocked. Stunned. Totally expected that result
Under the Tories I'm afraid the UK is fading to the same shade as the US
As per my earlier comment, this is utter horseshit. SA should be dark green. We have ZERO irrational conservative restrictions in law. ZERO.
“Lgbtq+ Free” Zones In Poland
P.S. We're everywhere. Even if you don't think you know any LGBTQ+ folks, trust us. You do.
Sometimes yourself are LGBTQ+ and you just don't know it yet
Load More Replies..."Free" as in there are (supposedly) none? or "Free" as in ok to be out, loud and proud? (I'm honestly asking and displaying my ignorance, I guess. I'm not trying to be a d*ck).
It's more like free, but inside the closet. If you'll try to be outside, you'll get mocked, bullied or beaten
Load More Replies...Hey, at least you're getting all the homophobes in one place away from everyone else.
Oh, Poland, why? ... :-( (That was rhetorical. Same idiocy as we have in the US in states like Florida, Tennessee, Texas....)
Poland is a lovely place and the people are nice individually, but it really needs to sort its medieval philosophies out of the system!
The Scariest Thing In Every European Country
it is rubbish right? The thing that scares greeks most is definitely Turkey/Erdogan.
Load More Replies...We have an extremely homophobic government... With an ironically high number of gay people in it...
Load More Replies...for Baltic countries - being incorporate dback in Russia. There are literally nobody calling us "balkans"
Military Aid To Ukraine In Europe
That map's changed in a year! Slava Ukraini, the Russians are the real Nazis!
Annual Tea Consumption Pro Capita In Europe. Source: Landgeist
You'll have another cup of tea then. Aah, go on. Go on. Go on, go on, go on, go on, go on ad infinitum (has to be said in an Southern Irish accent)
European Countries Compared To Countries Of Similar Size [oc]
Countries With A Higher Median Net Worth Per Adult Than The United States ($usd)
Combine this with the age-statistic and freedom ones above, and America starts to look like a 2nd World country!
The map of "free" countries and the map of "higher net worth" countries are very similar.
Well that would be because the "high net worth" countries are mostly white coloniser countries and the "free" countries are countries which have economic freedom due to economic neocolonialism. Thank you. Read: Confessions of an Economic Hit Man Book by John Perkins
Load More Replies...Don't you understand data? MEDIAN. not "mike wheeler fan's dad". The graph is not of YOU or YOUR family, it is MEDIAN. AVERAGE. It's also not EARNINGS, it is NETT WORTH, meaning if a person died how much money do they leave behind? NOT how much they earn per annum. For example, I make about 100k per annum BUT my nett worth is about zero because my assets and liabilities cancel out. I am assuming you are in high school still? If so, sorry for being sarcastic.
Load More Replies...Sorry to make you feel angry/defensive again Leo as you usually post nice comments. BUT, that's really really out of line with reality. The reason MOST of the world is dirt poor is bretton woods and exploitative labour practices due to american outsourcing to developing nations. PLEASE read "Why Nations Fail" and google Bretton Woods. ALSO, more importantly, please read "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man Book by John Perkins" . Thank you.
Load More Replies...Highest Medal Won At The Beijing Winter Olympics 2022
Aka, countries that get a lot of snow (and Australia) versus countries that don't get a lot of snow. There should still be funding available to non-snowy counties to help athletes there travel and learn these sports -- if they're interested.
The Netherlands hardly get any snow, and still scored sixth overall: all in skating. There is A LOT of surface water in the Netherlands. Which doesn't freeze any longer, what with global warming, but that doesn't stop the Dutch from being obsessed with speed skating. It's not unusual for gold, silver and bronze to be all Dutch.
Load More Replies...Subway Line Comparision Between Rio De Janeiro And Shanghai
The Number Of Prisoners Per 100,000 People In The Countries Of The World
USA Incarceration nation. Brought to you by private ownedcfor profit prisons with deep pockets and all the judiciary, politicians, lawyers and police with their hands stuck deep in those pockets.
Aka. Modern legal slavery... It is illegal in my state.
Load More Replies...They don't put anyone in jail for very long in the Nordics. Unless you are a tax cheat
Wonder if USA having easy access to guns = more crimes committed -hmmm, interesting. I mean, you gave a gun in the house, someone pisses you the f**k off so you see red, grab the gun and shoot - all on impulse. If you didn't have said gun would you have killed the person? Possibly, but it would've been much harder and more physical- standing back and pulling a trigger would be infinitely easier
lololollololollololollololollololollololollololol their prisons are for profit. Of course they will have a high level of imprisonment.
Load More Replies...I'm fascinated by CAR, Congo and Gambia, I'd imagine they'd be similar to Rwanda, since they're next door. I imagine its probably got to do with ineffective prosecution/policing, because really they are much poorer than ZA so there's no way they don't have lots of people doing dodgy stuff to stay alive. Rwanda I totally get it, those guys are organised.
Yeah, ours would be higher but instead, the biggest ones are all in Parliament.
Space Used For Parking In Louisville, Ky - Red; Surface, Purple; Garages
The Greatest And Lowest Extent Of Soviet Union
Then came Putain... (Deliberate change of spelling. It's French for b***h.)
I love how we haven't been a part of it, just suffered from it. Immensely.
Eh? For those four days what was the large swathe of land above Russia and Mongolia known as?
Splitting Of The Yugoslav Mobile Telephone Prefix After Its Breakup
Abortion Rights In Europe
Poland should be suspended from the EU until it changes this.
Load More Replies...This map is not correct.. In Poland abortion is complete illegal, No.Matter.What. In Germany it is illegal, but there are exceptions.
Not true. Permitted in Poland when the mother's life is in danger, or when the woman has been raped, or in conception through incest. However, this is purely theoretical. We've had two infamous cases of women dying due to complications from intrauterine death of the foetus because the doctors were afraid of legal consequences that might have arisen had they carried out the procedure. This law and the pathology it breeds is revolting.
Load More Replies...Most Popular Boy Name For Newborns In Each Region In Italy (2020)
Of course, who else? It can't possibly be because of the best known (Italian) Leonardo worldwide.
Load More Replies...Leonardo Cappuccino is popular with the Italians R-3-621785...ac8bbc.jpg
Some Of The Pre-Islamic Arab Gods In Arabia
Yeah we still haven't found archive images of the originals XD
Load More Replies...Countries With Mono-Ethnicity. Where 85% Of Population Is A Single Ethnic Group
Took me a second to figure out it's the red countries.... :stupidification intensifies:
Wait is it 85% of black countries or red? I think it has to be red but how about including a key for the viewer?
Lithuania should be red - we're very homogenous. I suppes it's in the 80's just not over 85%
In 2019, 84.8% of England and Wales’ population identified their ethnicity as White, decreasing by 1.2 percentage points since the 2011 Census. The results of the 2021 census have yet to be published but it is expected to follow the same trend. However, in the UK Ethnicity is what a person 'Feels' they are. As an Irishman, I put 'white Irish' but I could have easily just ticked 'White' or 'mixed' because my father was abandoned as a baby and we don't know his heritage.
red = mono ethnicity. So SA has a big mix so therefore it is black on the map. Lesotho is just Mosothos so ... red.
Load More Replies...American Backed Coups In Latin America
Honestly, there's so much complaint about immigrants making their way to the US from these countries, but when the instability has been caused by America causing the overthrow of democratically elected governments that weren't serving American commercial purposes this is what happens. And I would also point out that European countries have no place complaining about immigrants from countries that were previously their own colony. Your country is richer, has better infrastructure, and is easier to live in off the back of what you took from your colonies. It's only fair.
American imperialism takes the form of installing puppet governments, not annexing land.
Two wrongs do not make a right. One country doing bad things does NOT excuse another when it also does bad things.
Load More Replies...Manhattan Is Less Dense Today Then It Was In 1910
Legality Of Incest Around The World
In Poland there was a case of a father abusing and r@pping his daughter. Case was bring to the court, everything pointed out that's the true. Then our president got into this and DISCHARGED the father and said, that "some family problems should be discussed behind closed doors" 🤬🤬🤬
Load More Replies...Because "incest" refers to sex between relatives in general, and not only to kids, as most people think. So two 50 year old brothers having a go at each other with full mutual consent, is still called incest.
Load More Replies...Hmmmm, well, I guess if they're consenting adults, not in positions of power over each other, and hopefully not making babies, okay. I admit, it's so taboo in my culture, I have a hard time thinking about it rationally, but I know different places have different customs.
Exactly. I'm from Germany. It is legal for same sex couples, because they cannot produce babies, which is the whole point of it being or not being illegal in the first place. But of course this is only under the assumption of both partners being of the age of consent and not dependent off each other (like Father and child). Personally, I would not have a problem with not same sex couples, if one could guarantee no offspring.
Load More Replies...Why would it be legal for same-sex couples? Because it can’t produce birth defects?
Well depend on culture a lot I guess. The main issue is consanguinity. Hence the Germany rule. The moral is not an issue since it is a cultural thing.
Size Of The Great Barrier Reef Compared To Europe
Now the water around the reef is as hot as bath water and the coral is bleaching 😓
Egypt's Population Concentrated Around The Nile River
What Did The Swedish Municipalities Vote For In The 2003 Swedish Euro Referendum (Euro Replacing The Swedish Krona As Currency)
Countries With The Lowest Homicide Rate
Russian Economy Fitted Into Western Europe.
Merry Christmas To All You Map Nerds!
Thank you! Lol, how lucky that this is new years day!
Load More Replies...Closest Capitals When In The USA
The Biggest Non-US Fast Food Chains In Europe
There are Boost stores in the Trafford Centre. They sell juices.
Load More Replies...I don't know what South African food is, but I'm curious and would try Nando's in a heartbeat.
Nandos is so good! It started in South Africa but the food is Portuguese
Load More Replies...Just shows the influence of US chains. For the record, Pita Put closed in London and I can't find any other UK locations (based on my search results the nearest on is in Dublin - not in the UK!) Dodo Pizza has four locations in and around Birmingham and one in Brighton. Telepizza appears to have two locations - London and Manchester. Just to add more context
Chinese "Laogai" Concentration Camps
The Netherlands For Beginners
I was born in the valley of bricks Where the river runs high above the rooftops I was waiting for the cars coming home late at night From the Dutch mountains
Load More Replies...Was Your Country At War With Turkey?
Diplomatic Boycotts Of The 2022 Winter Olympics
Fertility Rate In Europe
Fertility rate or childbirth rate? Just because someone is “fertile” and capable of reproducing, it does not mean that they choose to do so.
it's explained quite clearly on the map: number of live births per woman. That is what the demographic term "fertility rate" means. It does not mean "Capable of".
Load More Replies...Once again: Turkey is not part of Europe. Neither the continent or the Federation.
Countries Where Covid-19 Vaccinations Are Mandatory For Everyone
Newest Republic In The World
Countries That Can Hit Any Place On Earth With A Missile
That maintained world peace for half a century. Sad but works
Load More Replies...I would just like to say, that we are our own worst enemy, harmless to anyone else. - we don't need any missiles. Thanks.
Map Of Counties Currently Interested To Host The 2036 Summer Olympics
Russia, get rid of Putin, then we can discuss hosting the Olympics.
God only knows why. It's well known that it is financially devastating and never brings any of the promised long term advantages
Where Three Nations, Three Cities And Three Cultures Meet. The Triple Frontier Of Brazil, Paraguay And Argentina
Weirdest Food From Every State
Does sugar on snow mean maple sugar on snow? or do they just sprinkle sugar on top of some snow?
Pack the snow tight, bring the maple syrup to a boil, then pour it over.
Load More Replies...ok so for those who wanted to know. Apparently Akutaq is berry or MEAT ice cream. EW. Meat-based varieties, which use dried fish or ground caribou, often taste salty and gamey, while berry-based versions (salmonberries and blueberries are favorites) have a sweet, yet briny flavor from the seal oil. Akutuq is an undeniably Alaskan dish, with variations dictated by local flora and fauna.
Boiled peanuts are the only thing on the map, I’ve tried. Most of these, I’ve never heard of.
I've lived in Virginia for 52 years and never heard of "peanut soup".
Really? I've been in the south for 12 years and I've heard of Peanut soup quite a few times
Load More Replies...I never saw a scorpion lollipop in Arizona. They're very big on having everything covered in a chili and lime powder, though: chips, lollipops, fruit, whatever.
They're not really common, I think it's more of a tourist thing. Though scorpions are everywhere in the desert. Fun story: my English teacher had a scorpion in his recycling bin, and in his ceiling light.
Load More Replies...It is just all the taco ingredients thrown into a bag of Doritos or Fritos and smashed around. Pretty good.
Load More Replies...For Just A Small Space On The Pan American Highway, We Can't Drive From Alaska To Patagonia. Known As Darién Gap
The Most Consumed Type Of Meat In European Countries
Bloody Nando's and kfc to answer for the chicken over this neck of the woods
well imho chickens are less sentient/special than pigs, so still preferable to pigs/cows being killed.
Load More Replies..."most popular" does not give an indication as to the amount of meat eaten. 100% of pork of 10kg meat per person and year is likely less cancer/heart attack-resulting than 40% of pork at 100kg meat per person and year...
Load More Replies...Maybe I've been living under a rock, but I don't agree with the result for the UK or Ireland. It's always been beef for both in my experience.
My country has a habit of eating it raw! I do not like it
Load More Replies...Poland's Borders In 1914
Did you ever watch those videos that show how Poland's borders moved? https://youtu.be/abJNkilco6c
Load More Replies...Russia's Recognized “Independent States” In Separatist Regions Of Ukraine By Bbc
Russia has been issuing Russian passports to people living in these regions that have requested them, meaning that they can then invade saying that it is to protect their own citizens
A year latter and they are two of the most expensive pieces of real estate in the world, still contested, and the price paid in blood. 90% of the International community don't recognise them as Russian, and most of the other 10% have abstained from a formal opinion, those that do recognise them are exclusively one-part dictatorships. The Russians are the Nazis, Slava Ukraini!
The World If The Sea Level Decreased By 1000 Meters
This Road Trip Will Be The Same Temperature Year-Round
Countries/Regions That Have Imposed National/Regional Bans On Wearing Of Certain Islamic Veils
Map without context is useless. Garnements that hide the face (does not allow face identification) is forbidden due to terrorist risks. That include veils, ski masks, etc. And no I do not mean "islamic" when I speak about terrorist. Corsican, Basques, etc. are targeted too.
Ridiculous, especially considering we all managed to cope with people's faces being covered by face masks. It's just down to bigotry.
Islamic veil doesn't just cover the face in nose/mouth region. It ranges from cover of hair and neck called hijab all the way to cover of dress, face even eyes called burqa.
Load More Replies...I’m Australian and I have no idea what this ban supposedly is.
Canada was supposed to be one of the freest countries in the world yet they have a ban on veils in certain parts?
Depends on which type of veils - in the Netherlands, niqabs are prohibited in public spaces. Hijabs aren't.
Load More Replies...What is more disappointing is the whole concept of family honour put solely on women and girls
Load More Replies...Prison Escapes Per 10,000 Inmates In Europe
The Dutch escapes aren't what you think. They're mainly people who were let out for the weekend (no, really) and decided not to return the following monday.
Load More Replies...No escape in Scotland, they're so nice folk don't want to leave (sarcasm)
Well we also count prisoners those that are sentenced but have been able to get to "open prison" its like apartment where you need to check in every evening but you can normally work and shop etc. in the outside world. And if someone doesnt come "home" then they are escaping prison.
Load More Replies...Potential Locations For The Antics Of Wild E. Coyote And Roadrunner Based On Usgs Habitat Data
Where American's Use "Um" vs. "Uh"
More Than Half Of Mongolias Population Is Within The Red Circle.
The South — According To Self-Identified Southerners
Why dosn't everyone in Texas consider themselves part of rhe south?
Many Texans consider Texas either: #1 it's own "nation," or #2 a Western state. Texas will not have the same cuisine, climate, or history as the colonial South.
Load More Replies...Ridiculous. The "southern states" are those that seceded from the Union in 1860-61. "Southern" refers not just to geography, but also to culture, and to how the Reconstruction period shaped the states' development.
Television Licence In Europe
I did not realise this was a thing outside of the UK! I have learnt something actually interesting and useful.
There is one in France too. Named "Redevance audiovisuelle". Map is wrong
It's only required in the uk if you watch live tv - I watch Netflix, now tv, Amazon prime and Disney+ - the bbc are getting sweet FA from me - not watched anything on the bbc for so long I now think of the other meaning before i think of the tv channel
They changed that quite recently in Sweden. I remember having an argument about it with a Swedish friend. I couldn't understand, why do you pay SO much in taxes yet also require another fee (read, tax) to watch TV??? Turns out I was right
Democracy Index Asia(2019)
Imagine A Segregated-Road-System Where The Color Of Your License Plate Dictates Which Road You Can Drive On.
Israel should have never happened. The jew suffered atrocities but that is not an excuse to steal the land of other people and give it to them. Now they are the ones opressing a minority. It shows that humans always turn cruel if they have power.
The Palestines moved in from Jordan after Israel was founded, jews and muslims got along well till the highest muslim leader sided with the Nazis and the "oppressed minority" does everything to provoke necessary reactions. (From suicide bombings to full blown artillery strikes). It's not like the Hamas is totally innocent in causing that situation
Load More Replies...This is false - I cannot find any source to support the claims made and and all search results direct back to the website that published this 'map.' I cannot find any reports about it, any news articles that aren't referring to very small road sections, any information that would suggest this is law - it's a complete lie
It says 'Imagine'. I don't think this is presented as fact.
Load More Replies...The Current State Of Ukraine At 2/21/22
That Passport Map But I Inverted The Colors So It Makes Sense Now
Which States In The US Are Actually City States?
Man, this is interesting, but a difficult read for someone notoriously bad at geography.
East German Uprising Of 1953
West german propaganda poster... have a look at the right: "Deutsche Ostgebiete unter polnischer Verwaltung" = German Eastern territories under polish administration ...
What Every State Is The Best At
'Biggest penises' could be an anatomical claim or an outright insult on the population
How come the "lowest energy consumption per capita" be so far north... (Rhode Island)
I personally like “least likely to collide with a deer” for Hawaii. Do they even have deer there? And if not, they must not be very good at anything else for that to be the skill put on the map.
Asia's Quest To Eradicating Extreme Poverty: 1981 vs. 2019
The original reddit post had a button to switch between the two maps. You can find it here: https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/scqe6g/asias_quest_to_eradicating_extreme_poverty_1981/ (or by clicking on the "CelebrationDirect924" link on the lower left hand corner of the map above)
Monarchy In Europe Before And After Ww1
” The nation of Finland has never been an independent sovereign monarchy: no attempt to establish a fully-fledged Finnish monarchy has been successful. When it finally became established as a modern independent nation-state, it was – despite a very brief flirtation with monarchy – in the form of a republic.”
Slang Names Of European Capitals
Nobody calls Brussel "BX" in Belgium... Maybe "BXL" for the french speaking, but even so, it's marginal at best.
Yes, they still do. As well as "La Repubblica Serenissima" for Venice.
Load More Replies...Aaaanndd . . . Britain's 'The Smoke' is missing because we're no longer in Europe . . . well done Brwreaksh*teers!
Countries Named In My History Book
History school book from where? When? Given Bored Panda is a Lithuanian website, I will by default assume it is a Lithuanian book ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Assuming you're American, why not Mexico and Cuba? On the plus side, the New Zealanders will be happy not to be left out once more.
Uhhh wtf? Why assume American? The history books I read in my American school definitely had Mexico and many South American countries…
Load More Replies...Can't be British because Vikings came from, amongst other countries, Sweden so that would definitely have been mentioned at least once
Locations Of America's Biggest Pizza Chains
This is really not very well constructed and is missing data, explanations etc.
Since anyone can write for Bored Panda, would you like to write a better article? ☺️ I would enjoy reading one with more detailed information to go along with the maps!
Load More Replies...If these overly critical, pseudo intellectuals are so upset about what is presented here, then by all means please rewrite this post. It will give other overly critical, pseudo intellectuals something to criticize. For me, and I'm sure many others, I thoroughly enjoyed this post. Finding and posting all of this interesting information took a lot of time and effort that I appreciate. Keep up the good work, we're counting on you!
This is really not very well constructed and is missing data, explanations etc.
Since anyone can write for Bored Panda, would you like to write a better article? ☺️ I would enjoy reading one with more detailed information to go along with the maps!
Load More Replies...If these overly critical, pseudo intellectuals are so upset about what is presented here, then by all means please rewrite this post. It will give other overly critical, pseudo intellectuals something to criticize. For me, and I'm sure many others, I thoroughly enjoyed this post. Finding and posting all of this interesting information took a lot of time and effort that I appreciate. Keep up the good work, we're counting on you!
