I’m also sharing the same content I’m sharing here on X on Facebook where I operate as “Simon shows you maps”: facebook.com/share/1AXePrrrC…

Across the globe, people increasingly say social media is harming democracy. In rich countries this opinion is more common than in poor countries. Source: buff.ly/Hg2ArGl

German post-war election results in one wonderful chart. A lot of history squeezed into a chart. Source: buff.ly/dkqoCfy

Academic research suggests roughly 5–8% of adults identify as LGBTQI under conventional definitions. Broader measures capturing same-sex attraction, behaviour, gender diversity or intersex traits put the share closer to 10–15%. In the US the share of 9th graders identifying as LGB has been falling back to long-term average of around 10% recently after what seem to have been a temporary spike. HT @jean_twenge

How far can you get in 8 hours of driving starting from 6 South American capitals? Source: buff.ly/I7MjTNq

🇲🇽 Mexico drug cartel territory as of 2026.

How the American life changed from 1995 to 2026 is wild. More concerts, more exercise, more video games. Fewer books, less church, not staying at work longer (I guess you leave on time and continue work at home?). Source: buff.ly/QkmYfkv

Just a little joke for the history buffs out there...

The share of US Americans who say they host friends or family at their home at least monthly has declined by 71 percent in the last 50 years. Other activities took a huge hit too. Be crazy this week and invite a friend or two over for dinner. The next day recover from the socialising by reading a book. Source: buff.ly/7GaA1ZS

Just a dumb little joke for the AI users in the workforce 😉

This is one of my all time favorite history maps! Pigeon postal communication routes in the defense system of Moscow in 1941. Source: buff.ly/2pSCTeK

I’m not a doctor but this one checks out…

This chart shows that 2.87 Manhattans ($2.89T GDP, 4.7M people) equal the economic output of the entire continent of Africa (1.5B people). Some criticisms of the map: It uses nominal GDP instead of Purchasing Power Parity (PPP), ignores Manhattan's 1.6M daily commuters, and benefits from global corporate revenue booked in NYC. Still a very stark contrast!

This map shows the islands with more than 1 million residents. Source: buff.ly/a5n8v6b

Finland gets the “ways to divide a country” treatment.

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Top 12 Largest Uranium Producing Nations ☢️, 2024 Source = World Nuclear Association 01. Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 -> 23,270 tU 02. Canada 🇨🇦 -> 14,309 tU 03. Namibia 🇳🇦 -> 7,333 tU 04. Australia 🇦🇺 -> 4,598 tU 05. Uzbekistan 🇺🇿 -> 4,000 tU 06. Russia 🇷🇺 -> 2,738 tU 07. China 🇨🇳 -> 1,600 tU 08. Niger 🇳🇪 -> 962 tU 09. India 🇮🇳 -> 500 tU 10. Ukraine 🇺🇦 -> 288 tU 11. United States 🇺🇸 -> 260 tU 12. South Africa 🇿🇦 -> 200 tU

Astana (Kazakhstan) throughout the year. Lovely visual.

Another lovely map cartoon by Tom Gauld.