Busy Commercial Airports in the European Union

Nov 26, 2018
Heavily Used Airports in the EU

The map above shows the number of airports in each EU state that serve at least 15,000 passengers per year.  France leads all other EU states by a large margin, even ones with a similar geography to hers.

Grape Production in the United States

Nov 23, 2018
Grape Production in the United States

This week, like last year, the focus is on common Thanksgiving foods and which states produce them.  The geographically accurate cartogram above redraws the states' sizes based on grape production.  Specifically the number of acres dedicated to bearing the fruit.  All states except for one, Alaska, produce grapes and of the 49, the USDA publishes complete data on only 47 of them due to the other two states having few producers which would make it easy for their competitors to know how large their operations are.

Apple Production in the United States

Nov 22, 2018
Apple Production in the United States

This week, like last year, the focus is on common Thanksgiving foods and which states produce them.  The geographically accurate cartogram above redraws the states' sizes based on apple production.  Specifically the number of acres dedicated to bearing the fruit.  All 50 states produce apples and of the 50, the USDA publishes complete data on only 48 of them due to the other two states having few producers which would make it easy for their competitors to know how large their operations are.

Carrot Production in the United States

Nov 21, 2018
Carrot Production in the United States

This week, like last year, the focus is on common Thanksgiving foods and which states produce them.  The geographically accurate cartogram above redraws the states' sizes based on carrot production.  Specifically the number of acres harvested.  All 50 states produce the vegetable and of the 50, the USDA publishes complete data on only 45 of them due to the other five states either having few producers which would make it easy for their competitors to know how large their operations are or a very small number of acres harvested.

Brussels Sprout Production in the United States

Nov 20, 2018
Brussels Sprout Production in the United States

This week, like last year, the focus is on common Thanksgiving foods and which states produce them.  The geographically accurate cartogram above redraws the states' sizes based on Brussels sprout production.  Specifically the number of acres harvested.  Only 32 states produce the vegetable and of the 32, the USDA publishes complete data on only 24 of them due to the other eight states either having few producers which would make it easy for their competitors to know how large their operations are or a very small number of acres harvested.

Pecan Production in the United States

Nov 19, 2018
Pecan Production in the United States

This week, like last year, the focus is on common Thanksgiving foods and which states produce them.  The geographically accurate cartogram above redraws the states' sizes based on pecan production.  Specifically the number of acres harvested.  Only 34 states produce the nut and of the 34, the USDA publishes complete data on only 26 of them due to the other eight states having few producers which would make it easy for their competitors to know how large their operations are.

Net Worth of Billionaires in EU and US Regions in 2018

Nov 16, 2018
Total Net Worth of Billionaires of Each EU and US Region

The chart above shows the total net worth of each EU and US region's billionaires.  The Western US and the Western EU are the only regions whose billionaires have a total net worth of over $1 trillion.

Net Worth of Billionaires in EU Regions in 2018

Nov 15, 2018
Total Net Worth of Billionaires of Each EU Region

The chart above shows the total net worth of each EU region's billionaires.  The Western EU is the only region whose billionaires have a total net worth of over $1 trillion.

Net Worth of Billionaires in US Regions in 2018

Nov 14, 2018
Total Net Worth of Billionaires of Each US Region

The chart above shows the total net worth of each US region's billionaires.  The West is the only region whose billionaires have a total net worth of over $1 trillion.

The 2018 New York Gubernatorial Results Based on County Population

Nov 13, 2018
New York Gubernatorial Results by County

The geographically accurate cartogram above shows the 2018 gubernatorial results in New York based on county populations.  The larger the county on this map, the larger its population.  The map shows that even though Andrew Cuomo only won 15 of the 62 counties in the state, those 15 counties make up such a large chunk of the state's population that he could afford to lose 47 counties.


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