Simon Kuestenmacher
@simongerman600
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German #geographer and #demographer in #Melbourne. I curate #maps and #data that explain how the #world works. Obviously all opinions are my own...
Melbourne, Victoria
Joined August 2011
I’m also sharing the same content I’m sharing here on X on Facebook where I operate as “Simon shows you maps”:
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Almost all Amish, even the highly conservative Swartzentruber Amish, use washing machines (see the last column on the chart), so laborious is it to maintain the lifestyle of cleaning clothes by hand in comparison
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Life is too short in Eastern Europe... What do you think explains the biggest differences: income, healthcare access, diet, pollution, or something else? #GIS #Europe #lifeexpectancy #PublicHealth
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This map shows the number of dentists per 10,000 residents in Europe. The stereotype of British people having bad teeth is mirrored in the low number of dentists per capita. Is there a stereotype regarding Swedish teeth?! HT @Maps_interlude
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I have a gut feeling in which direction this chart will develop.
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This map shows the number of dentists per 10,000 residents in Europe. The stereotype of British people having bad teeth is mirrored in the low number of dentists per capita. Is there a stereotype regarding Swedish teeth?! HT @Maps_interlude
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There are almost five times more graduate students on US campuses from Nigeria than from Germany. I’d say this has to do with the availability, cost, and quality of local graduate programs.
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Before looking at this graphic, see if you can guess the top 5 or top 10 cities with the most skyscrapers. The graphic defines skyscrapers as buildings above 150 meters (492 feet or 69 Shaquille O'Neals for our friends from the US).
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The Tuʻi Tonga Empire was a Polynesian maritime power from around 950 to 1500. It was centred on Tonga’s Tongatapu and exerted wide Pacific influence through trade, tribute and voyaging canoes. At its peak it connected islands from Samoa to Niue and beyond. More importantly, its
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I have a gut feeling in which direction this chart will develop.
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A 1945 Time magazine map by R.M. Chapin Jr turns geopolitics into graphic storytelling. “Blood on Four Flags” shows the Netherlands East Indies as a prize fought over by Dutch, Japanese, British and US interests. Red ink equals blood, islands equal resources, and nationalism
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This fun and free web app allows you to design a poster of any place on the planet with a few clicks. Here is my hometown in Bavaria. Source: https://t.co/1XNsE4ywug
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4.5K Followers • 0 Threads • German #geographer and #demographer in #Melbourne. I curate #maps and #data that explain how the #world works. Obviously all opinions are my own... See the latest...
This is an amazing chart. Hundreds of millions of people out there using Threads every day. But I've never in my life had a conversation with someone about using Threads, posting on Threads, mentioning something they saw on Threads. It has almost zero public salience.
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Venezuela has oil. Greenland has rare Earth minerals. Luckily Iceland has only volcanoes, glaciers, and very average cricketers.
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How many severe thunderstorm warnings were issued by the National Weather Service across the USA in 2025? If you live in Oklahoma, this type of weather event will be a pretty common phenomenon.
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This fun and free web app allows you to design a poster of any place on the planet with a few clicks. Here is my hometown in Bavaria. Source: https://t.co/1XNsE4ywug
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In many African countries stable electricity still isn't guaranteed. I was surprised to not see South Africa featured. HT @MapsAfrican
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