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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