Why, oh why, is the US encouraging its allies to produce rare earths at scale now? Source: buff.ly/4ZjBsUk

In this graph @chartrdaily reveals that existing GTA products still make up 12 percent of Take-Two’s revenue despite the last launch being more than a decade ago. Video games can be outrageously lucrative in the long-term.

The map shows the word “street” in different European languages.

The ultimate expression of poor mental health: The US is seeing a quiet but tragic surge in suicides among young children. For children aged 8-12, the suicide rate has tripled recently. Across all races, all regions, and both sexes, the child suicide rate has increased. Source: buff.ly/9uoXtgd

If you live in a country where the rule of law and due process are guaranteed, you might not comprehend how insane it is to potentially lock up large numbers of innocent people because "you have to break some eggs to make an omelet". Source: buff.ly/cpNNcgY

Yet another crazy #dataviz showing the rapid aging and decline of South Korea's population. Before the century is out the nation drops from 52 million residents to only 22 million. Most of the remaining South Koreans at this point will be over 50. Source: buff.ly/cpNNcgY

Excellent geography trivia that I would've completely failed at a pub quiz: In these countries the capital city is not on their mainland. Source: buff.ly/jjfUAVp

Do you know of any other accidental flags? These English urinals are very patriotic but surely there is more such stuff out there?!

This super cool map shows Seattle during the 18th century. Once you zoom in you see that today's city is outlined too. Really cool piece of work. Great fun to study. Source: www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/co...

I don’t care how this data was collected and that it’s probably total BS, I simply love that Germany ranks above Brazil. I’m sending this to my Brazilian Futsal mates 😉

I’ve shared many maps showing river basins but none like this! We are seeing the population living in each basin. Many big “countries” emerge that way but also many new micro states. Great fun. Source: buff.ly/628eSWm

Looking fo the European economy dominated by a tech giant 🧐

Last year the UN member states voted on a moratorium to end the death penalty. The green countries want to abolish the death penalty, the red countries want to keep it. Russia voting against the death penalty is a teeny bit funny. HT @maroni_editor

Dear US patriots, here is the moment of truth: does your US state have a higher Human Development Index than France? Source: buff.ly/4LjKiZk

You don’t need a college degree to snatch up one of these high paying jobs in the US. Homer Simpson holds the third highest ranked job on the list. No wonder Marge doesn’t have to work.

This map by @maroni_editor shows the global air connections of Chinese and US American airports. In Central Europe there is an overlap.

Tree diversity in Texas ranks from pretty much nothing in the north west to a lot in the east.

In this map @researchremora shows us the urban footprint around the world. I pondered this map for quite a bit. Few of us venture outside of the pink areas for any long stretch of time.

That chart is well worth studying. Share of daily transactions taking place in cash around the world. As an Australian, I’m very much used to cashless everything by now. I’m still totally against going fully cashless.

This map shows the shift in vote margin from the 2025 NYC mayoral Democratic primary to general election by neighborhood.

This map shows the most efficient driving route through all 48 contiguous US states. Only takes 113 hours of driving. If I wanted to see all states in a single trip, I might consider the least efficient route to slow down life as much as I can. Source: buff.ly/S0eGqZL

Does your US State have a higher or lower Human Development Index than Germany? Source: buff.ly/NU3L634

Calm down Wales, calm down… Map shows the longest place names in Europe. HT @Maps_interlude

The map shows the largest national identity in UK local authorities. Displayed is the most popular national identity reported by UK citizens in 2021/2022 censuses. Figures refer to exclusive identities (“Welsh” data don't include the “Welsh & British” option). Source: buff.ly/Pl2A7Q3

An outrageously cool view in 3D of the topography and bathymetry around Gibralta - Europe’s funnest rock. Great work by @pythonmaps

Hand on heart, how expensive do YOU want housing to be? The answer depends on who you are (homeowner, renter, investor, banker, politician, concerned citizen, foster child etc.) and how much you put your own concerns above the collective concerns: buff.ly/9fDUTpW

Damascus has long been on my list of cities that I want to visit. It’s the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world.

This map of the 2025 Canadian election shows results by individual polling district. Rather typical inner-city vs fringe patterns. Source: buff.ly/NU3L634

This chart shows US job openings and the value of the S&P 500. The vertical line shows the release date of ChatGPT. Jobs no longer move in line with the stock market. Fewer workers needed to create growth. Source: buff.ly/YhMttNr

Socially, a lot can change in a few decades. Even if people think such change to be impossible.

I keep looking to South Korea to see if birth rates can be pushed upwards from insanely low lows (less than one child per woman). Source: buff.ly/L2YSO9J

In this map @researchremora shows us the tree canopy height across Paris. Urban greenery matters!

Woof, woof. This map by @xruiztru shows us the word for "dog" in African languages.

Today's absolutely pointless geography trivia: Only five countries currently have no Swiss citizens living there.

Insane data from Germany shows how social media is geared towards more fringe political views. The left bar shows the share of uploaded videos by party on TikTok and the right bar shows what videos are shown in the feed. Social media loves the extremes and is NOT a fair mirror of reality.

The world as known in the time of Columbus (1492).

This map shows the densest 3km circles in the largest cities in the US. Source: buff.ly/NU3L634

Where did the 12 Apostles go to after that delicious supper? HT @civixplorer

Dear European country, by how much can you expect to live longer or shorter than your friends in the US? This map has the answer. Source: buff.ly/riBqOig

Insane data from Germany shows how social media is geared towards more fringe political views. The left bar shows the share of uploaded videos by party on TikTok and the right bar shows what videos are shown in the feed. Social media loves the extremes and is NOT a fair mirror of reality.

The chart most certainly visualizes the range of AI predictions accurately.

Amazing piece of geography trivia in map form. This graphic ranks the 10 most densely populated 2-square-mile, 4-sided polygons in US cities. Fun to look at. Source: buff.ly/NU3L634

This map shows the Jewish emigration from Europe to Israel in the 25 years following the end of the Second World War and the Genocide.

Crazy to see all this super skinny skyscrapers pop up in Manhattan since 2007.

The countries with the highest life expectancy are all rich economies. The countries with the lowest life expectancy are the poorest economies. Poverty cuts three decades of life expectancy figures. Source: buff.ly/aTxUtfE

I stumbled across this visual shared by @DKThomp who commented that this chart explains a lot about the New York City Mayoral election. He is spot on. Young people around many Western economies feel the system isn't working for them. They will obviously vote for solution that break the system.

Can you even imagine a pre-tomato Italy?! Weird to think that the entire history of the Roman Empire was tomato-free. 🍅 🇮🇹 🚫

This is the human population in each continent (using the six continent definition for the sake of this exercise). HT @geodatarankings

This elevation map of Nepal reveals the absurd range from the lowest point (59m) to the highest point (8848m). Source: buff.ly/NU3L634

The (new) Northern Sea route linking China and Europe makes shipping cheaper. Economically very attractive but of course only possible due to a somewhat sudden lack of sea ice.