CrimsonPhantom
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The map we need if we want to think about how global living conditions are changing
Quote:Our mission here at Our World in Data is to show how living conditions around the world are changing.
To show global data it is convenient to use a map. But despite the popularity and familiarity of world maps, they can mislead our understanding of how living conditions around the world are changing. They are made for a different purpose; geographical maps show us where the world’s land masses are and where country borders run. They don’t show us where the people are.
If we want to show where the world’s people are we need a population cartogram, a geographical presentation of the world where the size of the countries are not drawn according to the distribution of land, but according to the distribution of people.
So I spent the last few weekends making this cartogram for the world population in 2018.
The cartogram is made up of squares, each of which represents half a million people of a country’s population. The 11.5 million Belgians are represented by 23 squares; the 49.5 million Colombians are represented by 99 squares; the 1.415 billion people in China are represented by 2830 squares; and this year’s entire world population of 7.633 billion people is represented by the total sum of 15,266 squares.
As the size of the population rather than the size of the territory is shown in this map you can see some big differences when you compare it to the standard geographical map we're most familiar with. Small countries with a high population density increase in size in this cartogram relative to the world maps we are used to – look at Bangladesh, Taiwan, or the Netherlands. Large countries with a small population shrink in size – talking about you Canada, Mongolia, Australia, and Russia.
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RE: The map we need if we want to think about how global living conditions are changing
(09-17-2018 04:54 PM)CrimsonPhantom Wrote:
Quote:Our mission here at Our World in Data is to show how living conditions around the world are changing.
To show global data it is convenient to use a map. But despite the popularity and familiarity of world maps, they can mislead our understanding of how living conditions around the world are changing. They are made for a different purpose; geographical maps show us where the world’s land masses are and where country borders run. They don’t show us where the people are.
If we want to show where the world’s people are we need a population cartogram, a geographical presentation of the world where the size of the countries are not drawn according to the distribution of land, but according to the distribution of people.
So I spent the last few weekends making this cartogram for the world population in 2018.
The cartogram is made up of squares, each of which represents half a million people of a country’s population. The 11.5 million Belgians are represented by 23 squares; the 49.5 million Colombians are represented by 99 squares; the 1.415 billion people in China are represented by 2830 squares; and this year’s entire world population of 7.633 billion people is represented by the total sum of 15,266 squares.
As the size of the population rather than the size of the territory is shown in this map you can see some big differences when you compare it to the standard geographical map we're most familiar with. Small countries with a high population density increase in size in this cartogram relative to the world maps we are used to – look at Bangladesh, Taiwan, or the Netherlands. Large countries with a small population shrink in size – talking about you Canada, Mongolia, Australia, and Russia.
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Yeah yeah, interesting stuff. But, who is the babe in the gif on the left???? Is she even real or is she some kind of CGI goddess???
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TigerBlue4Ever
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RE: The map we need if we want to think about how global living conditions are changing
But seriously, interesting approach to visualizing population dispersal. And it proves once again that Canadia sucks.
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09-17-2018 10:50 PM |
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RE: The map we need if we want to think about how global living conditions are changing
We need to send condoms to India and China. They can't keep feeding that kind of population as it continues to grow. That will be what leads to the next war.
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RE: The map we need if we want to think about how global living conditions are changing
Remember this map the next time someone says "But Denmark makes socialism work!" or "Hong Kong has such great public transport!"
Maybe for 5.5 million homogenous Danes, or 7.4 million Hong Kongers squeezed together. But never for 327 million melting-pot Americans spread out over 3.7 million square miles.
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09-18-2018 07:53 AM |
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RE: The map we need if we want to think about how global living conditions are changing
(09-17-2018 11:54 PM)banker Wrote: We need to send condoms to India and China. They can't keep feeding that kind of population as it continues to grow. That will be what leads to the next war.
Heck, if Commie China's policy of killing all unborn babies after the 1st (or if it was a girl) didn't do the trick...
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CrimsonPhantom
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RE: The map we need if we want to think about how global living conditions are changing
(09-17-2018 10:43 PM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote: (09-17-2018 04:54 PM)CrimsonPhantom Wrote:
Quote:Our mission here at Our World in Data is to show how living conditions around the world are changing.
To show global data it is convenient to use a map. But despite the popularity and familiarity of world maps, they can mislead our understanding of how living conditions around the world are changing. They are made for a different purpose; geographical maps show us where the world’s land masses are and where country borders run. They don’t show us where the people are.
If we want to show where the world’s people are we need a population cartogram, a geographical presentation of the world where the size of the countries are not drawn according to the distribution of land, but according to the distribution of people.
So I spent the last few weekends making this cartogram for the world population in 2018.
The cartogram is made up of squares, each of which represents half a million people of a country’s population. The 11.5 million Belgians are represented by 23 squares; the 49.5 million Colombians are represented by 99 squares; the 1.415 billion people in China are represented by 2830 squares; and this year’s entire world population of 7.633 billion people is represented by the total sum of 15,266 squares.
As the size of the population rather than the size of the territory is shown in this map you can see some big differences when you compare it to the standard geographical map we're most familiar with. Small countries with a high population density increase in size in this cartogram relative to the world maps we are used to – look at Bangladesh, Taiwan, or the Netherlands. Large countries with a small population shrink in size – talking about you Canada, Mongolia, Australia, and Russia.
Full Article>>>
Yeah yeah, interesting stuff. But, who is the babe in the gif on the left???? Is she even real or is she some kind of CGI goddess???
I have feelers out to get a name!
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09-18-2018 05:27 PM |
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RE: The map we need if we want to think about how global living conditions are changing
(09-18-2018 05:27 PM)CrimsonPhantom Wrote: (09-17-2018 10:43 PM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote: (09-17-2018 04:54 PM)CrimsonPhantom Wrote:
Quote:Our mission here at Our World in Data is to show how living conditions around the world are changing.
To show global data it is convenient to use a map. But despite the popularity and familiarity of world maps, they can mislead our understanding of how living conditions around the world are changing. They are made for a different purpose; geographical maps show us where the world’s land masses are and where country borders run. They don’t show us where the people are.
If we want to show where the world’s people are we need a population cartogram, a geographical presentation of the world where the size of the countries are not drawn according to the distribution of land, but according to the distribution of people.
So I spent the last few weekends making this cartogram for the world population in 2018.
The cartogram is made up of squares, each of which represents half a million people of a country’s population. The 11.5 million Belgians are represented by 23 squares; the 49.5 million Colombians are represented by 99 squares; the 1.415 billion people in China are represented by 2830 squares; and this year’s entire world population of 7.633 billion people is represented by the total sum of 15,266 squares.
As the size of the population rather than the size of the territory is shown in this map you can see some big differences when you compare it to the standard geographical map we're most familiar with. Small countries with a high population density increase in size in this cartogram relative to the world maps we are used to – look at Bangladesh, Taiwan, or the Netherlands. Large countries with a small population shrink in size – talking about you Canada, Mongolia, Australia, and Russia.
Full Article>>>
Yeah yeah, interesting stuff. But, who is the babe in the gif on the left???? Is she even real or is she some kind of CGI goddess???
I have feelers out to get a name!
I would recognize those butt cheeks anywhere... It is definitely Marc Mensa!
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