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Dec 27, 2021, 25 tweets

Cartogram thread (all via worldmapper.org).

Let's start with the reference map. Every other map has countries sized by the statistic in question.

2020 population

Expected amount of population increase 2015-2050

Expected amount of population decline 2015-2050

2100 population estimate. This is about the time many projections have the world population peaking, at around 11 billion. According to this map's estimate, Africa would make up 49% of 2021's global population.

CO₂ Emissions per capita 2016

Alcoholic beverages exports

Nobel Prize laureates 1901-2018

Countries mentioned in Trump's tweets while president

Wealth in the year 1500 (measured by total GDP)

Christian population

Non-religious population

Muslim population

Buddhist population

Jewish population

Football World Cup wins 1930-2018

Billionaires 2018

3-star Michelin restaurants

Death penalty executions 2016

Wine consumption

Nuclear weapons

Agricultural workers

Absolute poverty (population living on $1.90/day or less)

Coffee production

McDonalds restaurants

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