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Wealth Year 1

tina-gotthardt — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 21:15:28 +0000

This map shows the proportion of worldwide Gross Domestic Product equalised in US$ in purchasing power parity that was produced there in Year 1.

Data sources
This map uses data by Maddison, A., 2003, The World Economy: Historical Statistics, original data shown in column B, missing data estimated from regional total estimates in original source where indicated or from regional average calculated from those countries for which data was originally estimated (“..” = not included in original).

We aim to map as complete data as possible and therefore estimate data for missing values. In some cases, missing data for very small territories is not used in the cartogram and that area is therefore omitted in the map.

Further notes on the data, as well as all modifications to the original data source are noted in our data sheets (ready to download soon)

Wealth Year 1500

tina-gotthardt — Sun, 15 Mar 2020 14:44:30 +0000

This map shows the proportion of worldwide Gross Domestic Product equalised in US$ in purchasing power parity that was produced there in 1500.

Further notes on the data, as well as all modifications to the original data source are noted in our data sheets (ready to download soon)

All Ships registered 2016

tina-gotthardt — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 21:54:44 +0000

Panama is still the leading 'flag state' for ships registered when it comes to the absolute number of ships, followed by the Marshall Islands and Liberia. Malta is the first European country on place 6. There is a business practice called 'Flag of convenience (FOC)w' hereby a ship's owners register a merchant ship in a ship register of a country other than that of the ship's owners, and the ship flies the civil ensign of that country, called the flag state.[ Each merchant ship is required by international law to be registered in a registry created by a country, and a ship is subject to the laws of that country, which are used also if the ship is involved in a case under admiralty law. A ship's owners may elect to register a ship in a foreign country which enables it to avoid the regulations of the owners’ country which may, for example, have stricter safety standards.

McDonald’s Restaurants

Worldmapper — Sun, 22 Jul 2018 16:00:23 +0000

American-based fast food restaurant chain McDonald's has become one of the symbolic institutions of globalisation. The company is now active in around 120 countries and runs more than 35,000 outlets around the world. If seen as an icon of globalisation, then the distribution of restaurants also is an indicator for the underlying global inequalities: Europe and North America dominate the global picture, while especially China has grown considerably ever since in 1990 the first outlet opened. Seven countries have seen the company disappear from their market again (Barbados, Bermuda, Iceland, Iran, Jamaica, and Macedonia).

RoRo Ships

tina-gotthardt — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 20:47:16 +0000

Panama is still the leading 'flag state' for ships registered when it comes to the absolute number of ships, while the Marshall Islands and Liberia overtook it in absolute number of gross tonnage. Malta is the first European country on place 5. There is a business practice called 'Flag of convenience (FOC)w' hereby a ship's owners register a merchant ship in a ship register of a country other than that of the ship's owners, and the ship flies the civil ensign of that country, called the flag state.[ Each merchant ship is required by international law to be registered in a registry created by a country, and a ship is subject to the laws of that country, which are used also if the ship is involved in a case under admiralty law. A ship's owners may elect to register a ship in a foreign country which enables it to avoid the regulations of the owners’ country which may, for example, have stricter safety standards.

Gross Tonnage (All Ships)

tina-gotthardt — Wed, 02 May 2018 20:21:33 +0000

Panama is still the leading 'flag state' for ships registered when it comes to the absolute number of ships, gross tonnage and dead-weight tonnage. Malta is the first European country on place 6. There is a business practice called 'Flag of convenience (FOC)' hereby a ship's owners register a merchant ship in a ship register of a country other than that of the ship's owners, and the ship flies the civil ensign of that country, called the flag state.[ Each merchant ship is required by international law to be registered in a registry created by a country, and a ship is subject to the laws of that country, which are used also if the ship is involved in a case under admiralty law. A ship's owners may elect to register a ship in a foreign country which enables it to avoid the regulations of the owners’ country which may, for example, have stricter safety standards.

Guide Michelin Three Star Restaurants 2018

tina-gotthardt — Wed, 25 Apr 2018 16:55:34 +0000

A “Michelin Star” has widely become a synonym for fine dining quality around the world. The accolade is awarded by the (commercial) Michelin Guide as their rating system for the quality of restaurants. It originates from France where the star rating system was introduced in 1926. The system which awards up to three stars has subsequently been expanded outside its country of origin. In 2018, more than 2700 stars were awarded, although the global notion is far from a reality. The guide currently covers 26 countries. As shown in this cartogram of the number of Michelin Star restaurants, there is a large concentration in (Western) Europe. Outside Europe, Japan, and the USA very few places have received similar prominent recognition (so far). The high society of dining is a very western-centric story of food that hardly captures the diversity of food experiences that this world has to offer.

Guide Michelin All Star Restaurants 2017

tina-gotthardt — Mon, 16 Apr 2018 17:26:09 +0000