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40 Surprising Maps That Show A Completely Different Side To The World We Live In (New Pics)
Who doesn't love a good map? I'd even say we'd get lost without one. They enrich our understanding of the world in a simple, visual way.
Maps teach us not only about the size and shapes of countries but also show many more interesting things, like earthquake locations and wealth distribution. The local status of gay marriage or car reliance. Pretty much everything we have data on!
So let's revisit this subreddit for a new dose of cartography — it hits just as strong as the previous ones.
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#1
Lithuania Has Made A Map Of Magnets In Which Each Magnet Can Only Be Found In A Specific Area, To Boost Tourism, Specifically Local Tourism. (Credit To Demilked)
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#2
Outline Of The World By Mapping All Lighthouses (Osm Data, Oc)
#3
Countries Where It Is Illegal To Spank/Smack Children (700x700)
#4
What Year Is It Right Now?
#5
A Population Density Map Of Illinois
#6
Mediterranean Sea Fits Inside Australia - Should Be A Much Better Image Than Last One
#7
Someone Here Posted A Map Of Earthquakes Since 1900(Top One) Now Watch It 1by1 To The Map Of Actual Tectonic Plates(Bottom One)
#8
1920 Australian Map Of Sheep
#9
Where Does The World's Population Of 8 Billion Live?
#10
Here Is A 1988 Map Of Berlin (Produced In The Ddr)
#11
Number Of Ukrainian Refugees Displaced In Europe In February 2023
DC 3 years ago (edited)
I wish they would flood any and every public ... thing the putin-friends of our furthest right of the relevant parties, the AfD, are conducting, and teach them some common sense. Ok, they're rightwingers leaning well into radical (not all members are radical, but you can't remain a member without at least finding the publicly known radicalism to be acceptable), so we cannot expect them to be of the brightest kind... But I don't see how it requires much thought or thinkability to understand that invading other countries, unprovoked and against every contract, promise and rights, is wrong by any and every means.
#12
The World In 250 Million Years
#13
Estimated Migration Of Early Homo Sapiens Out Of Africa To The Rest Of The World, In Thousands Of Years Ago (Kya)
#14
Relief Map Of San Marino
#15
All Shootings vs. Shootings With Officer Involved In Chicago (2014-2022)
#16
Turkey, Bordering 7 Different Countries With 7 Different Alphabets
#17
The Largest Towns In 1050 In Europe, North Africa And West Asia (Population Over 40 Thousand)
#18
Public Transport Network Density
TotallyNOTaFox 3 years ago
In case of Germany it's not a question of density but if there is any traffic on it... (hint: You need a car in this country to get around outside of cities)
#19
The Best And The Worst For Lgbtq+ Travelers
Stardust she/her 3 years ago
Go Canada! I hope that soon being LGBT+ becomes normalised everywhere
#20
How Big Brazil Actually Is!
#21
Places That "Don't Exist" According To Internet Memes (Many Based On The Original "Bielefeld Conspiracy")
#22
The Size Of Australia vs. Other Countries
#23
The U.S. Map Redrawn As 50 States With Equal Population
Lakota Wolf 3 years ago
I like how California has now become 5 separate “states” XD It took me a while to realize this map has chunked out “areas” that match each other area’s population, which is why Cali is 5 tiny “states”… LOTS of population packed into relatively small areas in the state.
#24
Russia’s New Border With Nato Now That Finland Is Finally In Nato!
DC 3 years ago
They had it coming. All the silly accusations of "NaTo Is ThReAtEnInG tHe PoOr DeAr VlAdi11" become more and more real, the more they react to them as if they already had been real. Well ... the three baltic states, former soviet republics, now see that their decision to join NATO was the rightest idea they ever could even have had - what else is it that makes Ukraine different to them?
#25
Fecal Bacteria Contamination In New York Waters, 1985 vs. 2020
#26
Most Common Country Of Birth For Residents Of Foreign Origin, Excluding Mexico
#27
Status Of Gay Marriage In Europe
#28
The First World Map By Anaximander Of Miletus (610bc-546bc), Greece Mathematician And Geographist. Original Map Was Not Saved!
#29
Number Of Prisoners Per 100,000 People Across The World
#30
The 2022 Edition Of The Global Peace Index
#31
The Euler Diagram-Map Of The British Isles./-
LK 3 years ago
The only quibble I have with this is 'British Isles'. Eire/the Republic of Ireland most definitely does not agree to this term being used of their country. Eire is not part of the British Isles as Eire is not part of Britain. formally disavowed in September 2005 by the Irish Government when Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern stated: "The British Isles is not an officially recognised term in any legal or inter-governmental sense. It is without any official status.
#32
Percentage Of Children Born Out Of A Registered Marriage
#33
England, Right To Roam Map
#34
Robbery Rates In European Countries
#35
How Much Territory Russia And Ukraine Hold At One Year Of War
#36
Percentage Of Europeans Whose Wealth Is Under $10,000
#37
The Swedish Empire At It’s Height
#38
Legality Of Prostitution
Feathered Dinosaur 3 years ago
Violet is the only humane option. Illegal for the buyers. Sex work is almost always a form of abuse, not of empowerment and since it's near impossible to find out which sex worker is coerced and which one does it on their own free will (for the authorities AND the buyers in equal measure!) punishing the buyers is the only way. Also when someone is paying for sex they can't tell if the prostitute is being forced and thus they're ok with possibly committing rape.
#39
Europeans Who Would Fight For Their Own Country
DC 3 years ago
I see this a tad ... different. I'd not hesitate defend every european border that surrounds an area of humanism against any attack of less humanist invaders. I'd link it to ideas and values more than to country, because that's what really counts. But, if I'd be able to supply a service that's of value there, why not? If I were a Russian, given that I know and feel what I do now as a german, I would certainly NOT fight "for my country", but either get my a*s into safety, or get my a*s into Ukraine's service.
#40
When Were Southamerica's Capitals Founded?
sofacushionfort 3 years ago
Jeopardy! Masters Tournament the other night had Caracas founded in 1567. A better question: what does Caracas have on common with the death of Adonis? Venus wailin’
#41
Percentage Of Vegetarians In Every State Of India
Sapna Sarfare 3 years ago
Considering we have some of the best non-veg dishes, it is quite amusing to think that outsiders consider us just vegetarians.
#42
Cultural Regions Map Of The Contiguous 48 American States. V.5 ( Opinionated, Not Factual, Made With Communal Input)
#43
Distribution Of The Roman Legions In Second Century Ce
censorshipsucks 3 years ago
Wow, amazing how small the world was, and that you could control it with so few men.
#44
Countries By Self-Perceived Democracy
#45
Linguistic Map Of Spain
#46
Ghana vs. The Ghana Empire
#47
How Many Times More Likely Are Black Individuals To Be Imprisoned Compared To White Individuals In The Us?
#48
The Atlantic Wall
Rob Chapman 3 years ago (edited)
These comments make me sad. People actually don't know what D-Day or Operation Overlord are. THE most important battle in WWII. It was the beginning of Nazi Germany's downfall.
#49
Eu Countries Pushing To Label Nuclear Power As Green Energy
censorshipsucks 3 years ago (edited)
Germany just bet hard on solar and shut down their nukes so.. not surprising they won't sign it.
#50
Kingdom Of Prussia In 1800 And Today's Germany Borders
Marcos Valencia 3 years ago
Well, Prussia, Germany and the Holy Roman Empire are different institutions.
#51
Africa's Population Density
Delta Dawn 3 years ago
I love that our species’ continent of origin looks like a profile of a skull of a hominid ancestor
#52
Biggest Source Of Electricity In The States And Provinces
crowspectre (he/they) 3 years ago
Unfortunately, the ethics of Washington's hydro energy are sort of questionable. We're f*****g up a lot of native-owned rivers and natural ecosystems and trying to fix it. Salmon not going extinct is a bit more important than being the leading hydroelectric state
#53
Countries In Europe Where Escaping From Prison Isn’t A Crime
Susie Elle 3 years ago
This is because the human need for freedom is too big to make it punishable by law. This does not mean that you won't be searched for and reincarcerated when found, though. It just means that you won't be also prosecuted for escaping from jail.
#54
Map Of The Percentage Of Population Able To Speak French In The Eu By Country
#55
Foreign Military Bases In Africa
#56
Us States That Enforce Seatbelts
Pandemonium 3 years ago
Does the New Hampshire license plate still include the motto "Live Free or Die"
#57
Languages Spoken By European/North American Leaders
#58
Places Of Worship, North America
#59
Switching Europe Around: The Population Of The Most Populous Country Goes To The Country With The Biggest Area, The Population Of The 2nd Most Populous Country Goes To The One With The 2nd Biggest Area, And So On
#60
Status Of Democracy In Europe According To The Eiu Democracy Index 2022
Feathered Dinosaur 3 years ago
Everyone living in Germany knows how flawed our democracy is by corruption and nepotism
#61
Israel's Segregated Road System
#62
Percentage Of Population Able To Hold A Conservation In German [607x650]
![Percentage Of Population Able To Hold A Conservation In German [607x650]](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/6464b57e2c2ac_1d9qvmqsarca1__700.jpg "Percentage Of Population Able To Hold A Conservation In German [607x650]")
Inga Paškevičiūtė 3 years ago
Holy S**t! So much Germans able to converse in German in Germany?!
#63
Map Of Uncontacted Peoples Of The World
#64
With Just Two 300 M Tracks, Vatican City Has The World's Shortest Railway Network
#65
Can One Of You Euros Explain To Me What An Autonomous Region Is? Is It Like States And Provinces? Does It Make A Difference Between Federated And Unitary States? Why Is Spain So F'd Up?
Marcos Valencia 3 years ago
It will be a pleasure to give you an explanation once you change the style of your question.
#66
America's Car Reliance: Getting To Work Across 48 States Mapped
#67
Italian And German Surnames In South America [oc]
![Italian And German Surnames In South America [oc]](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/6464b72483e83_uq895sm47nxa1-png__700.jpg "Italian And German Surnames In South America [oc]")
Glengoolie Blue 3 years ago
I assume this map became much more colorful immediately at the end of WWII.
#68
In Red, The Territory Comprising The Initial Purchase Offer Given By Us Diplomat James Gadsden To Santa Anna In 1853
#69
Us Travel Advisory Levels W/ Subdivisions
#70
Equal Wealth Distribution Globally And Locally
FreeDragon 3 years ago
How is this "wealth" calculated? Just money or based on purchasing power? Here a good bread is between 3 - 4 euros, in other countries maybe 50 euro cents. Distributing only money would have a totally different wealth result.
#71
Do You Agree With This Map Of Proposed Time Zones For Europe?
Donkeywheel 3 years ago
Who « proposed » this? No one. Most of the EU countries want to have the same time.
#72
The United States As James K. Polk Wanted It [964 X 740]
![The United States As James K. Polk Wanted It [964 X 740]](https://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/6464b513517fc_pwXoy__700.jpg "The United States As James K. Polk Wanted It [964 X 740]")
#73
San Andreas
#74
1984 Us Presidential Election
#75
The 10 Countries With The Largest Populations That Didnt Make It Into The World Cup This Year
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What do you think ?
censorshipsucks 3 years ago
Hmm I liked most of these but they can be misleading. The thing is to view them with a critical eye but go easy on the author of the post because they are usually just blindly copypasting from Reddit and don't bother checking the details.
ConstantlyJon 3 years ago
OK pandas, there's a lot of really interesting maps but they're all toward the bottom. Can we vote them up higher please so more people can enjoy them when BP inevitably hides them behind a link at the bottom?
censorshipsucks 3 years ago
Hmm I liked most of these but they can be misleading. The thing is to view them with a critical eye but go easy on the author of the post because they are usually just blindly copypasting from Reddit and don't bother checking the details.
ConstantlyJon 3 years ago
OK pandas, there's a lot of really interesting maps but they're all toward the bottom. Can we vote them up higher please so more people can enjoy them when BP inevitably hides them behind a link at the bottom?
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