If you're a visual learner then you know maps, charts and infographics can really help bring data and information to life. Maps can make a point resonate with readers and this collection aims to do just that.
The information below is compiled by Lorimer Wilson, editor of www.FinancialArticleSummariesToday.com and www.munKNEE.com and the FREE Market Intelligence Report newsletter (sample here ' register here) and comes from 3 sites hyperlinked at the end. If you don't find what you are looking for in the 50 maps below pay them a visit. There are over 1000 such maps of various kinds on various subjects. I think those below are the best of the lot. Enjoy!
1. Paid Maternal Leave By Country*
Map by The New York Times
2. Countries That Do Not Use the Metric System*
Map via Wikimedia Commons
3. Extent of Incidence of Bribery by Country*
Map by James Mintz Group
4. Average Age of First Sexual Intercourse by Country*
Map by ChartsBin.com
5. Worldwide Coffee Consumption per Capita*
Map by ChartsBin.com
6. World Map of Earthquakes Since 1898*
Map by John M Nelson
7. Map of Alcoholic Drink??Popularity by Country*
Map by World Health Organization
8.?? Map of Alcohol Consumption by Country*
Map by World Health Organization
9. The World's Top 10 Busiest Air Routes in 2012*
Map by Vizual Statistix
10. Worldwide Driving Orientation (Left Side vs. Right) by Country*
Map by ChartsBin.com
11. McDonald's Locations Around the World*
Map by Business Management EU
12. Income Inequality by Country**??
13. Defense Spending As a % of GDP by Country**
14. Volume of Trade With China by Country**
Maplecroft
??15. The Happiness Index by Country**
Wikimedia
??16. 12/24 Hour Time Format by Country***
17.??Parties to the Chemical Weapons??Convention***
18. Tipping Customs by Country***
19. GDP (PPP) per Capita?? by Country***
20. Projected GDP Growth??in 2013 by Country***
21. Majority Religions by Country***
22. Countries protected Under the NATO &?? CSTO Umbrellas***
23. % of a Country's Population Living on Less Than $2/day***
24. Extent of Internet Usage by Country***
25. Lesbian & Gay Rights by Country***
26. Daylight Saving Time Usage by Country***
27. Extent of Fossil Fuel Subsidies by Country***
28. World Migration Trends by Country***
28. Extent of Murders per Year by Country***
29. Mortality Rates for Children Under 5 by Country***
30. Usage of Tweets by Country***
31. Life Expectancy by Country***
32. Internet Censorship by Country***
33. Climate Change Vulnerability Risk by Country/Specific Cities***
34. % of Arable Land by Country***
35. Worldwide GDP Density per Square Kilometre***
36. Pornography Laws by Country***
Pornography legal; Pornography legal under some restrictions;Pornography illegal; Data unavailable.
37. Extent of Racial Intolerance by Country***
38. Ethnic Diversity by Country***
39. Median Age by Country***
40. Monarchies by Country
41. Cigarette Consumption per Person by Country***
42. Election Procedures by Country***
43. Countries that Give Automatic Citizenship to Those Born There***
??44. Countries With Universal Health Care***
45. Life Expectancy by Country***
46. World Distribution of Language Families***
47. Freedom of the Press by Country***
48. Map of the World With Flag of Each Country***
49. Extent to Which Countries of World Are Affected by Recession***
50. Quality of Democracy by Country***
I could go on but I think the 50 above are some of the best I reviewed out of over 1,000 (yes, over 1,000!) from the sites identified below. If you haven't found what your looking for pay them a visit. I'm sure what you are looking for will?? be there. Enjoy!
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This year's Economic Freedom of the World Index, which lists countries by most to least free using every available objective criterion, contains a real shocker when it comes to the United States. We aren't just slipping on the index, we're falling off a cliff. In many parts of the world, life is freer than in the 'land of the free.' What this reports says about the United States should be front-page news. Instead, it has received barely any attention at all. The U.S. has fallen from a high of 2nd to its current 19th. Here's why. Words: 1040
