This map by @xruiztru shows the Iranian diaspora in the US. They are never particularly numerous but they are famously highly educated (around 65% of Iranian Americans aged 25+ have a bachelor’s degree or higher, compared with roughly 33% of US-born adults).
The Chinese megacity Chongqing is roughly the same size as Austria (about 82,400 km²). A true beast of a city! Source: buff.ly/MB007EO
Crazy geography trivia that I had never seen before! These countries are NOT landlocked but still don't have access to international waters. Source: buff.ly/FTsKR1j
A little #badgeographyjoke to brighten your day - unless you are Chilean 😉
This website visualizes the 100,000 most popular Wikipedia articles as skyscrapers. I struggle to explain why but it is great fun. Have a guess what the most read article was in the last year! Source: wikicity.app
British women at any age are more likely to have some sort of religious affiliation than men. Source: buff.ly/Kp8FhHf
In the 1990s we all watched sitcoms. Now we don't (if so its probably Friends or Seinfeld reruns). Source: buff.ly/SxalVhB
Geography trivia: The white area of Australia has a population of 0. Source: buff.ly/7UXKZ1o
Who funded most of the aid to Ukraine in their efforts to fight off Russia? Data from @kielinstitute shows nicely that Europe has indeed stepped up. The US relationship with Ukraine was on the way down but now Ukrainians teach the US all about drone warfare.
Ignoring any human suffering, the Iran War hasn't been expensive so far. Oh wait, this data is only for the first 6 days - ouch! The global economy as well as the US economy is going to take a hit for it. All the while Putin gets some breathing room and Xi is probably very confused about what to do.
A bit of football data fun. The combined Goals and Assists values for Messi and Ronaldo really are impressive. Mpappe could edge close considering he is only 27. Source: buff.ly/fDXYmEv
The first map shows if a country is more aligned with China or the US. The second map shows in which direction countries recently started to lean. Current US policies are pushing countries towards the Chinese realm of influence.
Source: buff.ly/v2viEaD
This chart shows your take-home pay on a $75K salary across various US States. Several states don't charge any income tax at all. Therefore many US residents choose their place of residence based on tax considerations. Source: buff.ly/l2GdcPy
In 1975 "education" made up the largest share of college degrees in the US. Today it's the 9th most important field. In 1975 about 40% of the relevant birth cohort went to college - today about 55% of kids end up going to college. Play with the interactive data here: buff.ly/YEmCDaG
All three lines are correct and true representations of reality. Data literacy is a crucial skill to make sense of the world.
Treasure your late teenage years and your early 20s. That's when you will laugh more than ever after. Interesting chart about the frequency of laughing and smiling. More here: buff.ly/McCPeOm
This map by @parlax shows the duration of Chinese dynasty rule in Vietnam.
The Color Guesser game sounds dull but is great fun for a few minutes. You are giving the name of a color and have to pick the right color. The game gives you a proximity score. Even better here is data showing how the community of guessers did.
Play it here for free: buff.ly/1bRFymW
This map is for my Spanish friends. We see the religious affiliation across Spain before the edict of Isabella I of Castile in 1502. Source: buff.ly/m5YMUmt
This chart compares the screen time of characters in the Lord of the Rings movies with their mentions in the books. Overall, the movies stayed pretty close to the original text.
This chart shows nicely how the US tariff regime has changed since the second Trump term. Source: buff.ly/DoOFyap
Really funky 3D visualisation of famous chess matches. The interactive tool allows you to hoover over each starting square to see how pieces moved throughout the match. Niche but fun mapping exercise! Source: buff.ly/qbgkxV4
This map visualizes the follower pattern of Bluesky users. My little map and data account is in the same cluster as news pages, geopolitics, journalists, but also great accounts like @chazhutton.com - have a play with the tool here: buff.ly/xLEkH0x
Very proud moment for Australia as a whole type of stock market pattern is now named after the national animal
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Over 40% of unemployed US Americans with a Master's degree are unemployed because they were laid off. Have a play with this interactive dataset to learn more about the reasons for unemployment in the US. Source: buff.ly/0xaTfaD
Humans left their physical footprints on the planet. This is the global building footprint. Source: buff.ly/ru9A0Oq
One of the best cartoons in ages! Thank you @BillBramhall!
This cartoon from @derspiegel shows the world as seen by Trump. It's a new take on an old cartoon premise. I live on the Idiots island. Source: buff.ly/hvd2Bys
As developed western economies increased the share of workers with academic qualifications, the earnings premium for a degree continued to move upwards. The sole exception here is the UK where over the last 25 years university degrees saw their pay premium shrink.
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