Counting Down The Top 101 Maps Of 2024: Numbers 41-22

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Welcome to the fourth of 5 newsletters this week counting down the top 101 maps (based on website visitors) from the past year.

And if you just want to see them in one place, you can visit the archive here at the end of the week.

Today we countdown numbers 41-22.

And finally, there’s still time to get:

• Brilliant Maps for Curious Minds

• Wild Maps (aka Brilliant Maps in the Wild)

• North American Maps for Curious Minds

Now for the maps:

41: A Map of Superheroes in NYC & The Areas They Protect

40: These 31 Countries Still Don’t Recognize Israel

39: Global Cancer Rates In People Under 50

38: Number of Unauthorized (Illegal) Immigrants By US State

37: Where You Don’t Need A Permit To Buy A Gun

36: The 26 Largest Islands In The World Compared 

35: Land Reclamation in the Netherlands 1300 Vs 2000

34: License Plate Requirements By US State & Canadian Province

33: Percentage of Europeans Who Are Willing To Fight A War For Their Country

32: Fastest Growing Religion In Each Country Around The World

31: Estimated European Black Population By Country In 2020

30: Elon Musk’s Net Worth Compared To The Total Household Wealth Of Various Countries

29: Weird, Silly, Odd & Rude Place Names In The UK

28: Poland At Its Maximum Extent Compared To Its Borders Today

27: Countries With The Most Venomous Animals

26: Percentage of Each US State Occupied By Principal Crops

25: All The Bars In France That Primarily Serve Alcohol

24: Map Of The Oldest Company in Every Country

23: Blood Borders: A Proposal To Redraw A “New Middle East”

22: Where You’re Most Likely To Get a Speeding Ticket In The US

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Bonus 5 honourable mentions. These maps didn’t make it into the top 101, but I still really like them:

1. Napoleon’s Invasion & Retreat From Russia: “The Best Statistical Graphic Ever Drawn”

2. No Hurricane or Typhoon Has Ever Crossed The Equator Map

3. 18 Brilliant Untranslatable Words From European Languages 

4. Kazakhstan Was The Last Soviet Republic To Leave The USSR (4 Days After Russia), Which Means That For 4 Days, This Was The Map Of The Soviet Union

5. Map Of American Fast Food Chains In Europe

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