Nothing explains the world more elegantly than a map.
In that spirit, we've compiled the 15 most excellent, unusual, and just cool maps that we've recently come across..
They cover all the bases: economics, politics, culture, immigration…and some fun stuff too.
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Nothing explains the world more elegantly than a map.
In that spirit, we've compiled the 15 most excellent, unusual, and just cool maps that we've recently come across..
They cover all the bases: economics, politics, culture, immigration…and some fun stuff too.
Worldwide Oil Import And Export Flows: Saudi Arabia is the biggest hub still. Next up is Indonesia.
{{1}}Countries exposed to China: Australia would get whacked in a hard landing. Everyone else would get hurt too.
{{1}}Maplecroft
World Mobile Phone Usage. The BRICs Continue To Grow, At Least By This Measure.
{{1}}ParsonDesign.org
World Population By Latitude: 90% Of The World Lives In The Northern Hemisphere
{{1}}BigThink.com
Germany's View of Europe: Utilitarian
{{1}}Yanko Tsvetkov / alphadesigner (via Flickr)
Greece's View Of Europe: Resentful
{{1}}Yanko Tsvetkov / alphadesigner (via Flickr)
The Cost Of Shipping 1 Lb. Of Goods Around The World: The Eurocrisis Has Decimated The Industry
{{1}}Morgan Stanley
Countries Most At Risk From Climate Change: Africa is in the danger zone.
{{1}}Maplecroft
The New Silk Road. The 'Stans' Have Become A Major Freight Hub For The East
{{1}}Jefferies
The Suez Canal. Without It, Northern Europe Would Wilt.
{{1}}Nomura
US Military Bases In The Middle East. The Number Has Exploded Over The Past Decade.
{{1}}Democratic Underground
World Bribery Map: Africa Improving, Europe Not So Much
{{1}}James Mintz Group
Facebook Users. Slowly But Surely, The Non-Anglophone World Catches Up.
{{1}}World Population Proportional Cartogram. The East Dominates…
{{1}}Benjamin D. Hennig, University of Sheffield/ViewsoftheWorld.net
…While The Same Cartogram Style For World Debt Levels Shifts The Map Westward.
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