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Photorealistic
Terrain
Tectonic plates
Night
Political
Average Land Temperature
Climate zones
Average yearly precipitation
Energy consumption
GINI index
GDP per capita
Population density
Population cartogram
Population growth
Fertility rate
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Acknowledgements
- Satellite images from Visible Earth, NASA (http://visibleearth.nasa.gov)
- Average Land Surface Temperature, 2001 to 2010, NASA Earth Observations (Source)
- Population density, NASA Earth Observations (Source)
- Population cartogram from Worldmapper (worldmapper.org)
- Other statistical data maps adapted from MecoMeter (mecometer.com)
3D interactive Earth
Key
- Temperate maritime
- Tundra
- Continental interior
- Tropical equatorial
- Tropical grassland
- Hot desert
- Mediterranean
Key
Key
The size of each territory
shows the relative proportion
of the world's population
living there.
shows the relative proportion
of the world's population
living there.
Most populous countries
- China
- India
- United States
- Indonesia
- Brazil
Key: megawatt hour
- 0.048 to 178.4
- 178.6 to 552
- 562.4 to 1,423
- 1,422 to 3,403
- 3,865 to 6,197
- 6,209 to 12,660
- 12,970 to 26,100
- 26,270 to 53,930
- 56,400 to 158,000
- 169,400 to 5,322,000
Key: mm per year
- 51 to 20
- 228 to 450
- 460 to 619
- 624 to 748
- 752 to 1,030
- 1,032 to 1,212
- 1,220 to 1,537
- 1,577 to 1,875
- 1,875 to 2,331
- 2,348 to 3,200
A measurement of income
inequality. The higher the number
the bigger the gap between
the rich and the poor.
inequality. The higher the number
the bigger the gap between
the rich and the poor.
Key
- 24.7 to 29.0
- 29.2 to 32.7
- 32.8 to 34.6
- 34.7 to 36.1
- 36.2 to 38.7
- 38.9 to 40.8
- 40.8 to 43.9
- 44.1 to 47.7
- 48.1 to 52.5
- 52.9 to 65.8
Key: USD
- 400 to 1,400
- 1,500 to 2,500
- 2,500 to 4,800
- 4,800 to 7,400
- 7,500 to 10,800
- 11,100 to 15,000
- 15,092 to 19,800
- 20,300 to 29,800
- 29,800 to 40,700
- 40,900 to 102,100
% growth per year
- -9.7 to -0.1
- -0.1 to 0.2
- 0.2 to 0.5
- 0.5 to 0.8
- 0.9 to 1.1
- 1.1 to 1.4
- 1.4 to 1.8
- 1.8 to 2.1
- 2.1 to 2.6
- 2.6 to 9.4
children born/woman
- 0.8 to 1.4
- 1.4 to 1.6
- 1.6 to 1.8
- 1.8 to 2.0
- 2.0 to 2.1
- 2.1 to 2.4
- 2.4 to 2.8
- 2.8 to 3.5
- 3.6 to 4.8
- 4.8 to 6.9
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