If you read these posts, you might know that I'm a bit of a sucker for a good map. I find that maps are a good succinct visual method of presenting a lot of comparative information. Plus, it appeals to the geek in me.
Anyway, Bored Panda has brought together no less than 112 interesting maps, many, but by no means all, relating to Europe. They run the gamut from more mainstream subjects like population change, life expectancy, and measures of wealth, to more esoteric aspects like the starting month of the school year, percentage of people with fair hair, percentage of teen moms, the price of Spotify Premium, attitudes towards LGBTQ travellers, and the average number of sexual partners, via assessments of things like quality of life, home ownership, achieved human rights, and wine consumption.
And, of course, a few crazy things pop out of all this. For example, did you know that the most common origin of legal immigrants to North Dakota, New Hampshire and Vermont in 2023 was Bhutan? Me neither. That the most common surname in France was Martin? That the average Greek and Polish worker works nearly twice as many hours each year as the average Swede or German? That French and Spanish trains go twice as fast as Dutch and Belgian ones on average, and nearly four times as fast as trains in the Balkan countries? That you can buy alcohol at age 16 in Germany, Switzerland and Austria? That in Finland, holiday gifts are brought by the Christmas Goat?
There's a lot to discover, in addition to more general observations, like the huge differences between western and eastern Europe based on a whole host of different aspects. Happy map-viewing!
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