21 World Maps That Put A Looooot Of Things Into Perspective... Like, A Lot

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1. First up, here's this lil' ✨linguistics✨ map of what people across America call the night before Halloween:

What do you call the night before Halloween? - x-post /r/linguistics [954x600] from MapPorn

2. This map shows how much of the world is actually documented by Google Street View:

The world according to Google Street View from MapPorn

3. Here's a map of circumcised male percentiles!

Percentage of Males who are circumcised in Each country from MapPorn

4. These are which states are actually considered "Southern," according to, well...self-proclaimed "Southerners":

The South — according to self-identified Southerners from MapPorn

5. Here are all the most popular alcoholic beverages across Europe:

The most consumed type of alcoholic drink in Europe from MapPorn

6. Here's all the land that the US owns across the world:

The United States — ALL of it from MapPorn

7. This map shows where there are US fast-food chains across Europe:

American fast food chains in Europe (high resolution, 4000px) from MapPorn

8. These are all the most popular houseplants in North America:

Most popular houseplants in North America from MapPorn

9. These are all the US counties — yup, *COUNTIES* — that have greater populations than the *ENTIRE* state of Wyoming!!!!!!!!

How many U.S. counties have a population greater than the state of Wyoming? from MapPorn

10. Here's a comprehensive map of the great butter vs. olive oil debate across Europe:

Butter or olive oil? Based on actual per capita consumption. from MapPorn

11. These are the most popular sports by country:

Most popular sport by country (2021) from MapPorn

12. This is every last country mentioned in the Bible:

List of countries mentioned or referred in the Bible. from MapPorn

13. These are all the countries with a higher life expectancy than the US:

Countries With A Higher Life Expectancy Than The United States from MapPorn

14. This map shows what percent of people have passports in each of the 50 states:

That Passport Map but I inverted the colors so it makes sense now from MapPorn

15. This comprehensive map has all the ✨mythological beasts✨ rumored to roam the US:

Mythical Beasts of the United States of America from MapPorn

16. Here are some of the most-harmless-yet-divisive questions across Europe:

Innocent opinions that divide nations from MapPorn

17. Here are the most popular languages learned on Duolingo around the world:

Most popular language on Duolingo from MapPorn

18. This map has all the birthplaces of the world's speediest runners, which is kinda...*suspicious*, right?!

Birthplaces of the 100 Fastest 10,000m Runners of All Time from MapPorn

19. Here's the world in slivers, showing how populated each sliver is!!!

Each section contains 10% of the world's population from MapPorn

20. This map shows where in the world weed is legal (as of July 2021):

Legality of Cannabis Around the World (July 1, 2021) [OC] from MapPorn

21. And lastly, these are all the different names for gasoline, apparently!!!

What Gasoline is Called Around the World from MapPorn

H/T r/MapPorn