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Tuesday, January 27, 2015

World map shows country size based on population and not land mass

The new cartogram, created by Reddit user TeaDranks, visibly compares the population of countries around the world 

A world map redrawn according to each country's population reduces the size of some countries, keeps many the same, and has a few that show an enormous shift.
The new cartogram, created by Reddit user TeaDranks, visibly compares all of the world's countries, with many, including the United States and United Kingdom, staying almost exactly the same in terms of size versus their actual land area.


A standard world map with countries size eflecting total land mass
A standard world map with countries size eflecting total land mass

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