The 11 Most Popular Maps of 2025

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Today, I’m looking at the 11 most popular maps of 2025.

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Now on to the maps:

11. Scotland’s Watershed Is So Wild That Only 6 People Have Managed To Complete The Whole Route

10. 3 Maps Of Doggerland: Mapping The Lost World

9. Obesity Rates: US States vs European Countries

8. Cheek-Kissing As A Form Of Greeting Including The Number Of Kisses Given

7. The Name “John” in Different European Languages

6. Every UK County’s Top Rated Tourist Attraction

5. The 17 Oddest Shaped Countries In The World & How They Came To Be

4. Did You Know Russia & The United States Are Just 2 Miles Apart In The Diomede Islands

3. The Genetic Map Of Europe

2. A Brilliantly Detailed Map Of Medieval Trade Routes & Networks

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1. America’s Drunkest & Driest Counties Based On Excessive Drinking

Other Maps From This Week:

• Direct Flights To & From Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW): Price & Destinations Map

• 2015 UK Election Map: Cameron’s Surprise Majority & Then It All Goes Wrong

• Map Of All 12,360 Seattle’s Best Coffee Locations In The US By State

• 1852 US Presidential Election Map: Pierce vs Scott

• Map Of Ukraine Created By The CIA

• Art Deco & Brutalist Architecture Maps of London

• Maldivian Flight Route Destinations Map In 2025

• Countries That Qualified For The 2010, 2014 & 2018 FIFA World Cups

• The Situation in Syria

• Where is the north/south divide? [Map Men]

• Watch 118 Bird Species Migrate Across The Americas

• Map Of Almost Every Parking Ticket Issued In Toronto 2011-2020

• Average Colour Hue of Country & US State Flags

• Countries Whose Flags Contain Red and/or Blue

• How The Population of North America Fits Into Europe

• The Shade of Red Each Country Has On Its Flag

• Most Common Words In Incorporated Place Names By US State

• Which Countries Are Due East And West Of The Americas?

• Welcome Lithuania! The Eurozone as of January 1st, 2015

• 8 Maps Showing How The US Fits Into The Rest Of The World

• Flag Map of Europe & North Africa

• The Japanese Surprise Attack They Didn’t Teach You In School

• The UK Has More People Than The 27 Least Populous US States Combined

• Countries Where The Capital Is Not The Largest City

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