WORLD MAP DIRECTORY
10 colorful ways to explore the world.
Explore 10 views that rankings alone cannot show, including religion, languages, electricity, exports and staple foods.
01 / CHOOSE A MAP
Choose a thematic map
Open a card to compare each country's leading category and detailed breakdown on the world map.
Religion
Compare each country’s largest reported religious affiliation and breakdown. Survey years and classifications vary.
Open mapElectricity sources
Compare each country’s largest electricity-generation source. Shares are not total output or use, and years vary.
Open mapTop export category
Compare each country’s largest goods-export category in 2023. HS2 products are grouped; services are excluded.
Open mapSports facilities
Compare each country’s most-mapped sports facilities. This reflects OpenStreetMap coverage, not popularity.
Open mapMain languages
Compare each country’s main CLDR functional language and family. Multilingual estimates can sum above 100%.
Open mapWriting direction
Compare the usual direction of each country’s main language; multilingual countries use additional writing systems.
Open mapStaple foods
Compare the staple group supplying most calories by country. FAOSTAT supply is availability, not food eaten.
Open mapCurrency zones
Compare shared currency zones with countries using mainly their own currency. Informal circulation is excluded.
Open mapDriving side
Compare whether road traffic keeps left or right by country. Rail direction and steering-wheel position are excluded.
Open mapCountry-name origins
Compare Wikidata country-name origins by category. Etymologies can be disputed; missing origins are not inferred.
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