Inverted world map
Frans Blok has created a detailed inverse map of the world, where the deepest spots in the ocean become the highest mountains and the highest mountains become the deepest part of the ocean.
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Maps of world
Map of all of the surface of Earth. Maps of continents, countries, regions, and cities.
Where the world wants to go on holiday
The most googlied are countries Italy, Spain, Australia, Greece and France.
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The most and least happy countries around the world (2019)
Finland is the happiest country in the world, and South Sudan is the most unhappy.
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Abortion Law in the world
Abortion has been controversial in many societies on religious, moral, ethical, practical, and political grounds throughout history. Almost 2/3 of the world’s women currently reside in countries where abortion may be obtained on request for a broad range of social, economic, or personal reasons.
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Intensity and Animated Track of Every Tropical Cyclone
A tropical cyclone is a large-scale weather system characterized by a low-pressure center, strong winds, and intense thunderstorms. It is a type of cyclone that forms over warm tropical or subtropical ocean waters. Tropical cyclones are also known by different names in different regions, such as hurricanes in the Atlantic and northeastern Pacific, typhoons in the northwestern Pacific, and cyclones in the Indian Ocean and South Pacific.
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Current epidemics around the globe
Throughout history, infectious diseases with pandemic potential have emerged and spread regularly. Throughout history, humanity has been affected by significant pandemics and epidemics, including the plague, cholera, the flu, SARS-CoV, and MERS-CoV. The Bubonic plague is considered the deadliest pandemic in human history. It caused the deaths of approximately 140 million people, which accounted for 45% of Europe’s population in the mid-14th century.
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Mega-urban population in 2025 and 2050
The world of the 21st century is predominantly urban, with currently 54% of the global population residing in cities, and an expected increase to 66% until 2050.
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The age of borders: when were the world’s current borders first defined
Borders are geographic boundaries of political entities established through arrangements. 52.2 percent of the world’s borders were set during the 20th century. Most of the world’s borders were formed after World War I.
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The Spread of Words Along Trade Routes
Throughout history, trade has been accompanied by what linguists call Wanderwörter – words borrowed from one language to another across vast distances, often along trade routes.
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British map describing how civilized they meant the rest of the world was (1822)
the British perception of the civility of other countries varied widely based on their colonial and diplomatic interactions, cultural biases, and the prevailing attitudes of the time. It’s essential to note that these views were often influenced by imperialistic motives and a sense of cultural superiority.
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