We should keep this cartogram in mind when we are looking at charts that show country-by-country data, because we have to remember that the number of people that these charts speak about is very different from one country to the next: An increase of the life expectancy in Denmark means that the average health of 5.8 million people is increasing, while an increase for India means that the health of 1,354 million people is improving. Large countries with a small population shrink in size – talking about you Canada, Mongolia, Australia, and Russia. Small countries with a high population density increase in size in this cartogram relative to the world maps we are used to – look at Bangladesh, Taiwan, or the Netherlands. The 11.5 million Belgians are represented by 23 squares the 49.5 million Colombians are represented by 99 squares the 1.415 billion people in China are represented by 2830 squares and this year’s entire world population of 7.633 billion people is represented by the total sum of 15,266 squares.Īs the size of the population rather than the size of the territory is shown in this map, you can see some big differences when you compare it to the standard geographical map we're most familiar with. The cartogram is made up of squares, each of which represents half a million people of a country’s population. So I spent the last few weekends making this cartogram for the world population in 2018. If we want to show where the world’s people are we need a population cartogram, a geographical presentation of the world where the size of the countries are not drawn according to the distribution of land, but according to the distribution of people. Maps are made for a different purpose they show us where the world’s land masses are. But despite the popularity and familiarity of world maps, they can mislead our understanding of global living conditions.
To show global data it is convenient to use a map. The map is keyed to show areas of population with densities ranging from under 2 inhabitants per square mile to 90 and over inhabitants per square mile.Our mission here at Our World in Data is to make the big global problems understandable. The mean.Ī map of the United States showing the distribution of the population in 1880. The map is keyed to show areas of population with densities ranging from under 2 inhabitants per square mile to 90 and over inhabitants per square mile. The map shows State lines, the frontier line in 1860, and is keyed to show the areas of population density ranging from under.Ī map from 1907 of the United States showing the distribution of the population in 1870. Ī map from 1912 of the United States, subtitled "Distribution of Population and Railways in 1850." The map is color–coded to show population densities ranging from areas with fewer than 2 inhabitants per square mile to areas of 90 or.Ī map of the central and eastern United States in 1860 showing the distribution of the population in the region at the time. The map illustrates the westward migration.
The map is coded to show population densities ranging from under 2 inhabitants per square mile to over 90 inhabitants per square mile. The map shows State lines, the frontier line in 1840, and is keyed to show the areas of population density ranging from under.Ī map of the United States showing the population distribution in 1850. The map shows the State lines.Ī map of the central and eastern United States in 1840 showing the distribution of the population in the region at the time.
The map shows the State lines.Ī population map of United States and territories in 1830 showing the distribution of the European–American population at the time and the general tribal lands of the Native Americans east of the Mississippi River. A collection of historic population density and distribution maps of the United States for use in the K-12 classroom.Ī map of the United States in 1800 showing State lines, District of Maine, territory northwest of the Ohio River, Indiana Territory, Mississippi Territory, British and Spanish possessions, and the distribution of the European–American populatio.Ī population map of United States and territories in 1820 showing the distribution of the European–American population at the time and the general tribal lands of the Native Americans east of the Mississippi River.