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“What a wonderful world,” sang Louis Armstrong once upon a time. And we at Bored Panda couldn't agree more. With 195 countries, there’s no shortage of places to explore. It’s truly amazing how one part of the world is totally different to another. That’s one of the wonders of traveling. You get to explore different languages, cultures, currencies and culinary delights. What you eat in Asia might not be the same as the meal you make in Antarctica. What you wear in Wales won’t necessarily be the same as your outfit in Western Sahara.
If you have a serious case of wanderlust but can’t hop on a plane just yet. Don’t stress. Bored Panda has compiled a list of the coolest charts that show incredible contrasts from places around the world. Keep scrolling to satisfy your worldly curiosities. And read about some of the history of world travel.
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#1
The Average Cost Of Insulin By Country
#2
Tally Marks From Around The World
Traveling Lady Railfan 3 months ago
Wow, I'm North American, and have never seen the other kinds of tally marks until today!!! Neat!
#3
Never Noticed Giraffes Had Different Patterns
Nitka Tsar 3 months ago
Are there no cross breeds? In Zoos maybe? How do they look? I‘m too curious now. Wish I could make stuff like that my work and be paid for it.
It’s easy to “travel” the world from the comfort of your home. There’s no shortage of vloggers showing us what each and every country has to offer. And you need just scroll through Instagram to live vicariously through them. There are people racking up impressive lists of places they’ve visited. And some even boast about having been to every, or almost every one.
Today, we can book a plane ticket using just our phones. We can find out about our destination long before we even arrive. We’re likely to know exactly where we are going. How long it’ll take to get there. What some things will cost. And what to pack. But it wasn’t always like that.
#4
Animal World Map
#5
Countries That Got Tea Via China Through Land, Referred To It In Various Forms Of The Word "Cha". The Countries That Traded With China Via Sea, Called It In Different Forms Of "Te"
#6
Guide To Asian Architecture
Imagine a time when people thought the world was flat. They risked their lives to explore unknown territories and discover new places. They traveled by ship and on horseback, without the convenience of Google Maps, TripAdvisor, Uber, or even travel agents.
#7
Real Proportions Of All Land Masses Revealing Actual Areas Of Countries, Territories And Major Islands Without Any Distortions
#8
Paid Leave By Country
#9
Hedgehogs Of The World
The Age of Exploration began in the 15th century. Also sometimes called the Age Of Discovery. Europeans started venturing out of their comfort zone and into the vast wide world. Fuelled by a drive to find trade routes, spices, knowledge and wealth. While their “discovery” of the Americas and Africa brought back big benefits, it also opened up the door to colonization and slavery.
#10
Passenger Railway Networks In 2020
#11
Where Penguins Are Found Naturally In The World
#12
Different Kinds Of Cheesecake. They Might Look Similar, But They Are Definitely Not The Same
Jill Rhodry 3 months ago
Australian - Base: crumbly (biscuit/butter) Cheese: cream cheese ~ Texture/Flavour: - sooth and rich
Portuguese explorer Bartholomew Dias led the first European expedition around the southernmost tip of Africa. And helped pave the way for a trade route between Europe and Asia. Dias left Europe with three ships in August 1487. He managed to pass the Cape of Good Hope the following year. And sailed out of the Atlantic Ocean, around Cape Agulhas, and into the Indian Ocean.
#13
Wall Sockets From Around The World
Traveling Lady Railfan 3 months ago
Sorry, I may be biased to the ones I'm most familiar with, but I always love North American wall sockets for their "expression" (looking like a shocked/surprised face) 😲
#14
Which Countries Have Capybaras
#15
Female Political Leaders By Country
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 3 months ago
I live here and you have no Idea how much I'm hoping for Harris. She was my favorite in 2020 too but the Democrats chose Biden. I didn't care. You could nominate a brain in a jar and I would have voted for it over Trump.
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Luis Hernandez Dauajare 3 months ago
We are about to have our first female President in Mexico. She was elected in July 2024.
BeesEelsAndPups 3 months ago
Starting in October, Mexico turns yellow. The president elect is Claudia Sheinbaum.
Nimitz 3 months ago
Don't... Don't count us in Canada. The Kim Campbell government lasted barely 6 months and she's regarded similarly to Liz Truss. The only good thing she did was wipe out the conservatives. After her they were down to 3 seats and we had over a decade of social progress before the monster's ugly head grew back in the form of Stephen Harper
GoldfishCrackers 3 months ago
Didn’t Finland also top one list for being the happiest? Just saying!
Brittania Kelli 3 months ago
Finland has high number of women leaders. Finland frequently voted as having the happiest\most content people. Coincidence?
Emma S 3 months ago
I'm not really sure we should be including Liz Truss for the UK. She was only Prime Minister for six weeks, and for nearly two weeks of that Parliament was closed for national mourning for the Queen's death. I'm not blaming her for the death of the Queen, but given that the last official duty the Queen performed was to meet with and invite Liz Truss to form a Government before dying two days later, Liz Truss is clearly a jinx. 😆
Alicia M 3 months ago
That going to change this November. For those of you who aren't in the USA, these are such exciting times! Harris/Walz have recharged us, and I'm truly excited, and not dreading the future under Trump. IMO, Trump is done! We're firing him one more time this November!
martymcmatrix 3 months ago
I just read that Thailand will be led by a woman for the second time in it's history...🇹🇭
cerinamroth 3 months ago
So Switzerland's had the most but only gave women the right to vote in 1971 (with one canton holding out on women's suffrage for local matters until 1991!!) How the turns have tabled, and rightly bloody so.
STress (I/me) 3 months ago
Croatia needs some correction - there were both head of the state (Kolinda Grabar - Kitarović) and the Prime minister (Jadranka Kosor) female, as well as the ex-head of one of the Parliament's domes (Katica Ivanišević).
Angrykitten 3 months ago
Canada shouldn't really count as having 1. . I think she was leader for maybe 2 months. Lost the election by a big margin. We have never gotten even close to having another female leader.
Raymond Core 3 months ago
Just got a new female PM in Thailand. She is the daughter of the first two-term PM and the neice of the country's first female PM.
Rob 3 months ago
The UK should be 2.5, you can’t really count Lettuce “I crashed the economy” Liz as a full PM.
Cyril Sneer 3 months ago
That's not really fair. 0.5 is way to high for Truss.
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The Bearded Viking 3 months ago
I hope the US turns yellow here in November...for their and everyone else's sake!
DadManBlues 3 months ago (edited)
Hungary had one female leader, the president of the republic, Katalin Novák (until Feb. 2024), who was caught up in a pardon scandal of a pedophile (although many believe PM Viktor Orbán is the real culprit but he's untouchable). There are 0 women in the Hungarian government. 🙁😠
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 3 months ago
Help me along here - which three female leaders in the UK? I know of two. Who am I missing?
Timothy Patel 3 months ago
Men are much tougher on women than they are men (also other women are quick to censure their own sex so they get it from both genders.). If Rishi Sunak, who lost phenomenally in an election, had been a woman, the male politicians would have ousted him long ago. Misogyny is stronger in the US than racism--proof is black men got the vote 1870 before women 1920.
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WindySwede 3 months ago
To be fair, our former Prime Minister was elected twice, after she resigned for strategic reasons?
Andrew Read 3 months ago
You could argue that Greenland has too, given that it is under Danish rule.
David Paterson 3 months ago
Australia really wishes it hadn't. Julia Guillard was not our best leader. In the UK, Margaret Thatcher wasn't the best leader either.
Following hot on Dias’ heels was Christopher Columbus. He was an Italian explorer. He’s often credited with “discovering” the New World. But those already living there at the time might beg to differ. Columbus was on a mission to find a direct route from Europe to Asia. He made four transatlantic trips in 1492, 1493, 1498 and 1502.
#16
Countries With The Most Expensive Healthcare
Socks Thecate 3 months ago
One thing I didn't realize until I heard a Kamala Harris stump speech was that the Biden admin finally gave Medicare the ability to negotiate d**g prices. However, that's one domino down in a line of money grubbing healthcare issues.
#17
Breads Of The World
#18
Share Of World Forests By Country
Karen Mercury 3 months ago
I can't believe the Democratic Republic of Congo has only half the forest of the US. I hitchhiked for days and weeks and saw nothing but forest in there.
Portuguese Ferdinand Magellan and his crew were the first to circumnavigate the globe. It took the crew three years to get back home. But it was so dangerous that only one ship returned. As History.com notes, “only 18 of the fleet’s original crew of 270 returned with the ship. Magellan himself was killed in battle on the voyage, but his ambitious expedition proved that the globe could be circled by sea and that the world was much larger than had previously been imagined.”
#19
What Sound Do Frogs Make In Your Language?
#20
North American Cryptids
#21
Highest Ocean Plastic Waste Polluters
Nowadays, we don’t need to take three years to make our way around the planet. Charles Lindbergh opened up a whole new world of possibilities when he flew solo across the Atlantic. He left New York on May 20 1927. And arrived in Paris 33,5 hours later. He had traveled more than 3,600miles. By the 1950s, commercial flights were taking passengers around the world.
#22
Happiest Countries In Europe
Traveling Lady Railfan 3 months ago
Certainly cannot blame Ukrainians for being unhappy between 2021-2023!
#23
Most Popular Sandwiches In The World
#24
A Cool Guide Of Highest Temperatures Ever Recorded
These explorers were just some of the people who paved the way for us to know about and enjoy the differences between countries around the world. Today, we can book a round the world trip using just our mobile devices. It's convenient, generally safe and a lot faster than it was back in the day. What countries have you already been to? What countries do you still want to go to? Let us know in the comments.
#25
The Usual Time Of Eating Dinner In Europe
#26
Do Cats Have 9 Or 7 Lives According To Folklore In Each Language Of Each Region
#27
The Most Popular Browsers In Different Countries In 2012 And 2022
#28
What Pedestrians Look Like Across Europe
#29
What Gasoline Is Called Around The World
#30
Places Named Victoria
#31
Places Where It’s Hardest To Afford A Home
#32
Which Countries Drive On The Left Or Right?
#33
Blonde Map Of Europe
#34
The World’s Most Popular Religions
#35
Yogurts Of The World
Huddo's sister 3 months ago
I love what we call 'natural' yoghurt in Australia. It is closer to the consistency of Greek yoghurt (which we also eat a lot of here) but doesn't have as much fat. Australian yoghurt is nice, but very sweet. I am pleased that there is at least one brand that does lactose free and Greek yoghurts here too.
#36
McDonald's Restaurants In Europe
#37
A Cool Guide Of Happiness Level By Country In 2024
Brittania Kelli 3 months ago
It's even more interesting to compare this map to the countries with the highest use of antidepressants per capita. Scandinavian countries rank high there, too.
#38
Butter Or Olive Oil? Based On Actual Per Capita Consumption
#39
Some Really Low Temperatures
Alexandra Nara 3 months ago
Fascinating how our bodies/ civilisation adapted to survive -50 to +50°C but I have difficulties if the temperature suddenly changes 10°C
#40
A Periodic Table Of Which Country Produces The Most Of Each Element
#41
Male To Female Ratio
#42
Tobacco Use Around The World
Cloakred_Is_Bored 3 months ago
UK Canada and Australia having a little party with Brazil over there
#43
Share Of Young People In Europe, Aged 25-34, Who Are Still Living With Their Parents
#44
Legal Drinking Age In Europe
Donkeywheel 3 months ago (edited)
Not true, surely made by an American as they are so obsessed with drinking age. These are mainly the legal ages to BUY alcohol by yourself, not to drink it. You can legally drink alcohol younger, even in public, as long as it was bought by an adult. Parents sharing wine with their teenagers at a restaurant is very very common and completely legal.
#45
The Most Futuristic Countries In The World
Kim Karlotta 3 months ago
Don't expect to experience a futuristic country when visiting germany though. So much stuff has to be printed on paper or paid cash. I think those numbers are mostly because of replacing factory workers?
#46
How Much Time Until You Make One Million Dollars
#47
The Most Used Apps In Order To Communicate With Each Other In Europe
#48
Grading Systems Used In European Countries
#49
Europe's Most Famous Composers
Toothless Feline 3 months ago
Captions would be nice. Some of these are impossible to make out visually—and that’s assuming one can recognize the composers by face.
#50
Average Male Height In Centimeters In Europe 2022
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Lyuben Petkov 3 months ago
Bored Panda used to be like this, years ago before being so North Americanised by articles like "a woman misgendered a mice - started a political crisis"
JustAnotherCommenter(she/they) 3 months ago
I loved it, I felt left out of most maps being European though lol
Cheresse Quivers 3 months ago
And, some ppl seem to talk to much but aren't saying s**t. That's another problem
Cheresse Quivers 3 months ago
Photo recognition and personality changes aka switch can explain it all somehow. Not sure how or why though. It is NOT OKAY!!
Cheresse Quivers 3 months ago
And what year exactly are we "going back" to with this "diet" bs!? Is this real!? The one I'm talking about specifically is 2017. To be exact. Monk...
Pieter LeGrande 3 months ago
Interesting how Russia is sometimes included other times not. No wonder Putin is pissed off.
Cheresse Quivers 3 months ago
I don't HAVE children, therefore, I don't believe I can change them...
Cheresse Quivers 3 months ago
Or, if anyone suggests that I haven't payed taxes to the IRS every year since the year1994 of my life has also lost their mind!!!
Lyuben Petkov 3 months ago
Bored Panda used to be like this, years ago before being so North Americanised by articles like "a woman misgendered a mice - started a political crisis"
JustAnotherCommenter(she/they) 3 months ago
I loved it, I felt left out of most maps being European though lol
Cheresse Quivers 3 months ago
And, some ppl seem to talk to much but aren't saying s**t. That's another problem
Cheresse Quivers 3 months ago
Photo recognition and personality changes aka switch can explain it all somehow. Not sure how or why though. It is NOT OKAY!!
Cheresse Quivers 3 months ago
And what year exactly are we "going back" to with this "diet" bs!? Is this real!? The one I'm talking about specifically is 2017. To be exact. Monk...
Pieter LeGrande 3 months ago
Interesting how Russia is sometimes included other times not. No wonder Putin is pissed off.
Cheresse Quivers 3 months ago
I don't HAVE children, therefore, I don't believe I can change them...
Cheresse Quivers 3 months ago
Or, if anyone suggests that I haven't payed taxes to the IRS every year since the year1994 of my life has also lost their mind!!!
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