38 Maps They Didn’t Teach You At School (Part II)

When we collected a list of 40 cool maps that you would never have seen in school, you guys loved them, so we’re back with more. If interesting world maps are one of the main ways that we understand the world we live in (and how people elsewhere in the world live), then it’s no surprise that people are always coming up with new ways to use them to display information.

Every single one of these interesting maps reveals different fun and surprising facts, from which we can make some curious inferences. There’s usually a no better way to illustrate the economic, social and cultural differences between different parts of the world than by displaying them on a map.

However, it’s also important not to jump to conclusions with these world maps – whether a country ranks well or poorly in a particular metric can be due to a whole number of factors, some of which we understand and some of which we don’t. Information without context should be taken with a grain of salt.

So, have you ever wondered where in the world the most and least photos are taken? How is the human population or economic production distributed across the globe? These maps – some of which are new and some of which are old favorites – intuitively answer questions like these.

If you like what you see, check out the rest of our thought-provoking map-related posts as well. Do you know of any cool maps that we haven’t seen before?

NOTE: Studies like these, while entertaining or interesting, are not always 100% accurate. Leading questions and limited sample sizes are just a few of the data gathering problems that could be present in funny maps like these.

The Most Photographed Places In The World

38 Maps They Didn't Teach You At School (Part II)

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Happiness Map

38 Maps They Didn't Teach You At School (Part II)

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Earth’s Seasons

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Hottest And Sexiest Women By Country

38 Maps They Didn't Teach You At School (Part II)

Image credits: targetmap.com

Red Hair Map of Europe

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Average Breast Sizes By Country

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Penis Size Worldwide

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How Many Beers Will Minimum Wage Get You In Europe?

38 Maps They Didn't Teach You At School (Part II)

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More People Live Inside This Circle Than Outside Of It

38 Maps They Didn't Teach You At School (Part II)

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Metal Bands Per 100,000 People

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Google Autocomplete Results: Europe

38 Maps They Didn't Teach You At School (Part II)

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Google Autocomplete Results: USA

38 Maps They Didn't Teach You At School (Part II)

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Google Autocomplete Results: Asia

38 Maps They Didn't Teach You At School (Part II)

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Countries Ranked By Emotional Tendencies

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People In The EU, Aged 25-34, Who Still Live With Their Parents

38 Maps They Didn't Teach You At School (Part II)

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Countries Where Homosexuality Is A Crime

38 Maps They Didn't Teach You At School (Part II)

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Where To Be Born Index

38 Maps They Didn't Teach You At School (Part II)

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The World Divided Into Regions With A GDP of 1 Trillion Dollars

38 Maps They Didn't Teach You At School (Part II)

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2% of Australia’s Population Lives In This Region

38 Maps They Didn't Teach You At School (Part II)

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Highest-Paid U.S. Public Employees By State

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Educational Backgrounds of World Leaders

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How The World Would Look If Mapping Conventions Were Flipped Upside-Down

38 Maps They Didn't Teach You At School (Part II)

Because orienting north toward the top is a matter of convention rather than correctness, a south-up map is technically just as correct as north-up. Maps with different orientations have appeared in several cultures and time periods. The convention of orienting north to the top (and thus east to the right) was probably established by the astronomer Ptolemy. [1] Image credits: unknown

Most-Popular Type Of Alcoholic Beverage

38 Maps They Didn't Teach You At School (Part II)

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The World According to Americans

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The World Divided Into Seven Regions, Each with a Population of One Billion

38 Maps They Didn't Teach You At School (Part II)

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Every Country England Has Ever Invaded (all but 22 countries in the world)

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Greatest And Lowest Racial Tolerance By Country

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Image credits: washingtonpost.com

Birthright Citizenship Around the World

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Cigarettes Smoked Per Person

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Monarchies in the World

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Global Distribution Of Atheists

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Where People Feel The Most And Least Loved

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Europe vs. the USA: Sunshine Duration In Hours Per Year

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Lactose Intolerance

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The Most Popular Countries In The World To Visit

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The Most-Listened-To Artist In Every U.S. State

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The Most Famous Brand From Each State In The U.S.

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Map of Countries Officially Not Using the Metric System

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vita ariztegui 4 years ago

great job and highly creative! thanks for your dedication to detail.

4points

Kirby Fan AVGCP NODD 6 years ago

A lot of it is b******t but it's cool at first.

3points

JustineFaithMelgar 9 years ago

Now I know why they didn't teach these maps at school... The amount of inaccuracies and biases are too damn high!

2points

10 years ago

I think that, this is all b******t, nothing of it is true. Most of this things are lies, nice try to convince people of this...

1point

Robert Rister 7 years ago

It is very true that the statement that these are false is false, of that I am certain it is true. Truly, no lie.

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William McGruder 2 days ago

Technically, the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom is not a figurehead. They actually do have some reserved powers.

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AbbiTabbi 3 years ago

I like this as it is interesting, but 1) a lot is inaccurate, but not like just a bit off but way off an totally obvious. 2) This is part 2. SOOO... why are so many repeats from the first post, huh? Really fun to read though!

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Cora Buchholz 4 years ago

For the "most famous brand from each state" one, TARGET was founded in Minneapolis, MN.

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Jameson Richardson 6 years ago

It gets so annoying people putting down America, even a lot of Americans like to use self-deprecating humor to do so. It's the perfect time to talk about this as its time for the Olympics. So we can take this opportunity to squash this whole Americans are racist and cruel and greedy s**t. During the Olympics take a second to look at each countries athlete representatives...what do you see? Well for all of the other countries (quite a few of which people like to assume and state they are more evolved) what do you notice? For example look at the Chinese team, what do you see? They all are Chinese (meaning in appearance, they all have only Chinese heritage). Japan? The same. Mexico? You get the picture? Now look at "Big, Bad, Racist America and tell me what you see? That's right! America is the only country with such diversity, youll see every shade there is, with races that originated all over the World, not even England on their high horse boast anything similar & yet we get the bad rap

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Louis Avalon 6 years ago

Entertaining BS though still BS

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Nik Bovill 8 years ago

I'm sorry but last time I checked the USA was not part of the EU.

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Ravinath 9 years ago

haha

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GabijaJankunaite 10 years ago

When exactly Lithuania was invaded bu UK? :D

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vita ariztegui 4 years ago

great job and highly creative! thanks for your dedication to detail.

4points

Kirby Fan AVGCP NODD 6 years ago

A lot of it is b******t but it's cool at first.

3points

JustineFaithMelgar 9 years ago

Now I know why they didn't teach these maps at school... The amount of inaccuracies and biases are too damn high!

2points

10 years ago

I think that, this is all b******t, nothing of it is true. Most of this things are lies, nice try to convince people of this...

1point

Robert Rister 7 years ago

It is very true that the statement that these are false is false, of that I am certain it is true. Truly, no lie.

1point

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William McGruder 2 days ago

Technically, the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom is not a figurehead. They actually do have some reserved powers.

0points

AbbiTabbi 3 years ago

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Cora Buchholz 4 years ago

For the "most famous brand from each state" one, TARGET was founded in Minneapolis, MN.

0points

Jameson Richardson 6 years ago

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Louis Avalon 6 years ago

Entertaining BS though still BS

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Nik Bovill 8 years ago

I'm sorry but last time I checked the USA was not part of the EU.

0points

Ravinath 9 years ago

haha

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GabijaJankunaite 10 years ago

When exactly Lithuania was invaded bu UK? :D

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38 Maps They Didn’t Teach You At School (Part II)

The Most Photographed Places In The World

Happiness Map

Earth’s Seasons

Hottest And Sexiest Women By Country

Red Hair Map of Europe

Average Breast Sizes By Country

Penis Size Worldwide

How Many Beers Will Minimum Wage Get You In Europe?

More People Live Inside This Circle Than Outside Of It

Metal Bands Per 100,000 People

Google Autocomplete Results: Europe

Google Autocomplete Results: USA

Google Autocomplete Results: Asia

Countries Ranked By Emotional Tendencies

People In The EU, Aged 25-34, Who Still Live With Their Parents

Countries Where Homosexuality Is A Crime

Where To Be Born Index

The World Divided Into Regions With A GDP of 1 Trillion Dollars

2% of Australia’s Population Lives In This Region

Highest-Paid U.S. Public Employees By State

Educational Backgrounds of World Leaders

How The World Would Look If Mapping Conventions Were Flipped Upside-Down

Most-Popular Type Of Alcoholic Beverage

The World According to Americans

The World Divided Into Seven Regions, Each with a Population of One Billion

Every Country England Has Ever Invaded (all but 22 countries in the world)

Greatest And Lowest Racial Tolerance By Country

Birthright Citizenship Around the World

Cigarettes Smoked Per Person

Monarchies in the World

Global Distribution Of Atheists

Where People Feel The Most And Least Loved

Europe vs. the USA: Sunshine Duration In Hours Per Year

Lactose Intolerance

The Most Popular Countries In The World To Visit

The Most-Listened-To Artist In Every U.S. State

The Most Famous Brand From Each State In The U.S.

Map of Countries Officially Not Using the Metric System

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