Mapped: North America Population Patterns by Density

Nearly half a billion people live on the third-largest continent. We take a closer look in this population map of North America. Read more

Mapped: 2024 Global Elections by Country

It’s election year around the world, and this map of 2024 global elections by country shows just how many people will be impacted. Read more

Mapped: Asia’s Population Patterns by Density

We visualize Asia’s population patterns to see where 4.6 billion people, or two-thirds of the world’s population, actually live. Read more

A Map of Global Happiness By Country in 2024

While many inspiring teachings exist about attaining individual happiness, it’s worthwhile to consider how happy entire countries are on a collective scale. Read more

Mapped: Population Growth by Region (1900-2050F)

In this visualization, we map the populations of major regions at three different points in time: 1900, 2000, and 2050 (forecasted). Read more

Mapped: Average Wages Across Europe

In this map, we visualize average hourly wages across a variety of European countries, based on data from Eurostat. Read more

The Largest Earthquakes in the New York Area (1970-2024)

The earthquake that shook buildings across New York in April 2024 was the third-largest quake in the Northeast U.S. over the past 50 years. Read more

Mapped: Where the World’s Fish Are Caught, by Ocean

One ocean accounts for 60% of the world’s fish catch. Its size isn’t the only reason why fishing thrives there. Read more

U.S. Population Racial Breakdown (1990-2023)

The nation’s non-white population has nearly doubled since 1990. Read more

Mapped: Average IQ Score by State

Want to see how intelligence varies across the U.S.? We visualized data from a 2022 study to show the average IQ score by state. Read more