35 Of The Most Unusual Maps May Alter Your Worldview, Giving You A New Perspective On Our Everyday World

Maps really do enable us to understand and navigate the ever-evolving complexity of our societies

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• November 25, 2022

Our passion is maps as we enjoy observing them and we like to draw them. Most of all, we adore discovering a map that offers us a completely fresh perspective on the world.

A perspective we can share with our friends and let them experience for themselves. Or something we can use to sound extremely current with world events during a formal dinner party.

One of the best online communities for amateur and experienced map lovers alike is the "I [Effing] Love Maps" project. They exchange unusual, distinctive, and, in some cases, a little bit wacky maps, all with the purpose of enlightening and amusing us and maintaining the flame of our interest.

One of the founders of "I [Effing] Love Maps," Lars Erik, had this to say:

"Maps are powerful in many ways. It is an effective way to communicate a phenomenon that has geographical or spatial relevance. From demonstrating the obvious of how neighboring countries see each other, to conveying complex information about the state of nature using remote sensing data."

After reading this list, we guarantee that your perception of planet Earth will change forever. So, don your safari hats and look at some of their best maps below.

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1. Percentage Of iPhone Users In Europe

2. How Important Is Religion For Europeans?

3. This Map Shows The Share Of Food Imports Per Country Affected By Export Restrictions Elsewhere (In Percent Of Calories)

4. What Sound Do Frogs Make In Your Language?

5. What Percentage Of Europeans Actively Avoid The News?

6. How Much GDP Output Does One Hour Of Work Produce On Average?

7. Expressing Laughter Around The World: This Is How To Laugh Online In 26 Languages

8. How Much Sleep Are People In Asia Getting?

9. This Map Shows The Top Restaurants In 2022, According To The William Reed Business Media Annual List

10. Where Do Europeans Migrate To And How Many Of Them Live Abroad?

11. This Map Shows The Bases In Europe Where U.S.-Owned B61 Nuclear Gravity Bombs Are Stored

12. Where Are The Most Popular Countries For People To Move To?

13. How Much Sleep Are People In Europe Getting?

14. Ice Cream Consumption In EU

15. Heatwaves And Fires Scorch Europe, Africa, And Asia In Summer 2022

16. This Map Shows The European Countries With The Fastest Download Speeds In 2022

17. This Map Shows US States By Reaction To Roe V. Wade Being Overturned By The U.S. Supreme Court (As Of June 28, 2022)

18. Pigs Per Km2 In Europe

19. How Many Years Do People In Asia Spend On Average In The Education System?

20. This Map Shows Gun Deaths In Europe In 2019

21. This Map Displays The Grading Of Countries In Africa According To The World Hunger Index 2021

22. This Map Shows The Member States That Paid Their Contributions To The United Nation's Regular Budget For 2022

23. What Percentage Of People In Asia Experiences Anger On An Average Day?

24. What Percentage Of Europeans Trust The News?

25. This Map Shows The Annual Kilograms Of Municipal Solid Waste Generated Per Capita In Countries Around The World

26. Countries That Have US Military Bases

27. How Much Rice Do People In Europe Consume?

28. How Much Do Asian Countries Spend On Their Military?

29. The World’s Population At 8 Billion At Some Point In Late 2022

The eight billionth human being will enter the world, ushering in a new milestone for humanity. In just 48 years, the world population has doubled in size, jumping from four to eight billion. Of course, humans are not equally spread throughout the planet, and countries take all shapes and sizes. This visualizations aim to build context on how the eight billion people are distributed around the world.

30. Passports Of European Countries

31. Last Monarch Of Every European Country

32. Which Energy Source Do European Countries Rely On The Most?

33. This Map Shows The International Status Of Abortion Law In June 2022

34. Suicide Rate In Europe - 2018

35. This #map Shows The Net Annual Migration Per 1,000 Population (Average 2017-2021), By Country/Territory

Maps help us understand and navigate the constantly evolving complexity of our societies in a world where challenges like climate change, natural disasters, geopolitics, war, energy security, and human rights issues seem to be getting more and more complex. According to Lars, "all the data is acquired from peer-reviewed academic studies or satellite data from trusted sources such as NASA or ESA."

Share your thoughts about these maps below.

Maryjane