Bettina Speckmann and Marc van Kreveld of Utrecht University have created a rectangular map of the world's poputation, in which the size of the rectangle is relative to the size of a given country's population. It really puts into perspective how big China and India are relative to the rest of the world.
For another unique map, check out our own Country Codes of the World Map -- a visual representation of 245 two-digit country code domain names. It also illustrates population size through the font size of each country domain:
It's a handy resource for the global Webmaster.
For another unique map, check out our own Country Codes of the World Map -- a visual representation of 245 two-digit country code domain names. It also illustrates population size through the font size of each country domain:
It's a handy resource for the global Webmaster.