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36 Maps That Explain The Entire World (1-10 of 36)




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Contrarian Edge


There may be no better way of explaining the world than through maps.Whether they depict oil flows, internet cables, or migration patterns, a good map can explain a concept in a way that no other visualization can.
They may be even better than charts.
We've compiled 36 cartographic visualizations that depict the state of the world in 2013, and how we got there.


Tax payback: red indicates states that get more than a dollar back for every dollar of taxes paid

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Ezra Klein (http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2010/04/the_red_state_ripoff.html)



Worldwide Oil Import And Export Flows: Saudi Arabia is the biggest hub still. Next up is Indonesia.

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BP (http://www.bp.com/sectionbodycopy.do?categoryId=7500&contentId=7068481)



Strategic oil reserves: everyone's got one.

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IEA/FPA via Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151968285015521&set=a.10150265549855521.489523.99403315520&type=1&relevant_count=1&ref=nf)



Oil imports: the East Coast is surprisingly dependent on Nigerian oil.

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RBC



Economic Center of Gravity Since 1 AD. Note how it moved from the east, then to the West, and is now heading back east again.

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McKinsey & Co. (http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/mgi/research/urbanization/~/link.aspx?_id=61122721E5C74F448196A7193E231629&_z=z)



Various key commodities are all dominated by emerging markets

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Glencore



Income inequality (Gini coefficient): South Africa is the worst

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Reddit (http://i2.minus.com/iiWpK.png)



Bribery: Nigeria is the worst.

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James Mintz Group (http://www.fcpamap.com/)



Shipping rates: pennies per pound when shipping by sea.

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Morgan Stanley


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Defense spending as percent of GDP: the US actually trails Saudi Arabia.

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Reddit (http://i2.minus.com/iiWpK.png)



Acres of land owned by the US military: America is on all continents save South America.

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Radical Cartography (http://radicalcartography.net/)



Riskiest areas to ship: where the pirates rule the seas.

http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/510ef3346bb3f7882800000f-900/riskiest-areas-to-ship-where-the-pirates-rule-the-seas.jpg
Control Risks (http://www.businessinsider.com/worlds-most-dangerous-shipping-areas-2012-12)



Countries with highest volume of trade with China: whole continents are imperiled by by a Chinese slowdown.

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Maplecroft (http://maplecroft.com/about/news/emerging_powers.html)



Property tax burden (proportion of land value to taxes): Midwest and Long Island residents are suffering.

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John Nelson (http://www.businessinsider.com/property-tax-as--of-property-value-2013-1)



Infrastructure spending: after China, the Middle East dominates.

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BAML (http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/4f21a046ecad04525a00000b-900/.jpg)



China industry relocation: away from the coast.

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USFunds (http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/4f21a043eab8ea8341000039-900/.jpg)



Fast food in China: getting bigger.

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Morgan Stanley (http://static1.businessinsider.com/image/4f21a04a69bedd464800001e-900/.jpg)



Countries with McDonald's: worldwide takeover.

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bme.eu (http://www.bme.eu.com/media/media-news/infographics/macdonalds.png)



Happiness: The US is looking good.

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Wikimedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:World_happiness.png)




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US migration: Washington DC has led inward migration for 7 straight years.

http://static6.businessinsider.com/image/510ef14feab8eaeb42000013-900/us-migration-washington-dc-has-led-inward-migration-for-7-straight-years.jpg
Atlas (http://www.atlasvanlines.com/migration-patterns/)



Total alcohol consumption: Russia is hands-down winner, though Australia not far behind.

http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/4d62c82849e2aeed3e1f0000-900/total-alcohol-consumption-russia-is-hands-down-winner-though-australia-not-far-behind.jpg
WHO (http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/publications/global_alcohol_report/en/)



Drink popularity by country: beer in the West, spirits in the East.

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WHO (http://www.who.int/substance_abuse/publications/global_alcohol_report/en/)



Change in median household income since 2007: Gains are concentrated in the shale and farm-rich regions

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Census (http://www.census.gov/did/www/saipe/data/highlights/files/2011highlights.pdf)



Roman Empire under Trajan: how the West got its languages.

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Stanford (http://traumwerk.stanford.edu/philolog/2005/12/imperium_in_the_pantheon_in_ro.html)



FAA Air Force 1 Flight Restriction: Inner red rings are off limits. Even emergency aircraft must get approval when the president's in town

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FAA (http://www.businessinsider.com/not-even-rescue-aircraft-can-fly-when-air-force-one-comes-to-town-2012-9)



Obesity: Michigan resembles The South.

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CDC



Lightning strikes: focused around the equator.

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Wikimedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Global_lightning_strikes.png)



Drought risk: it's not just isolated around the equator.

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WRI.org (http://aqueduct.wri.org/atlas)



Earthquakes: surprising frequency on the eastern coast of the Atlantic.

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John Nelson/visual.ly (http://visual.ly/earthquakes-1898)




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NFL team loyalty: no one likes the Jets.

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Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/notes/facebook-data-science/nfl-fans-on-facebook/10151298370823859)



Google Maps street view territories: they've finally expanded beyond English-speaking countries.

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Google (http://gmaps-samples.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/streetview_landing/streetview-map.html)



Routes to every Starbucks in America: you're never that far away.

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If We Assume (http://www.ifweassume.com/2012/10/the-united-states-of-starbucks.html)



Tweets about beer versus religion: a clear north-south divide.

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floatingsheep (http://www.floatingsheep.org/2012/07/church-or-beer-americans-on-twitter.html)



How snarky bloggers see America: also some over-simplifications.

http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/4e6106f569beddf504000040-900/how-snarky-bloggers-see-america-also-some-over-simplifications.jpg
Yanko Tsvetkov / alphadesigner (via Flickr) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/alphadesigner/sets/72157622413981190/)



DNA migration: a complex history.

http://static3.businessinsider.com/image/510af10b6bb3f79114000016-900/dna-migration-a-complex-history.jpg
L. David Roper (http://www.roperld.com/mtdna.htm)



Changes in property values in Brooklyn: gentrification at work.

http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/5109a40b6bb3f77a22000013-900/changes-in-property-values-in-brooklyn-gentrification-at-work.jpg
Richard Florida/Atlantic Cities (http://www.businessinsider.com/map-brooklyn-gentrification-2013-1)






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