Map of the Day: The Average Cloud Cover Around the World
The average cloud cover over every location on Earth for the whole year of 2018
Map of the Day: The Countries Receiving the Most Foreign Direct Investment
China’s foreign direct investment in North America and Europe fell by 73% last year as its economy slows rapidly
Map of the Day: Every Year and Ruler in the History of Egypt
The changing borders and rulers of Egypt from Narner to Abdel Fattah el-Sisi
Map of the Day: 4,500 Years of Battles in One Time-Lapse Map
Every one of the nearly 12,000 battles referenced on Wikipedia since 2,500 BC
Map of the Day: The World in Four Regions with Equal Population
The world divided into four regions of equal population
Map of the Day: The British Empire Was Almost the Size of the Moon
With a landmass of roughly 355 million square kilometers, the British Empire was essentially the size of the moon and twice the size of Pluto
Map of the Day: The Rise and Fall of the Japanese Empire
The following video details the changing borders of the Japanese Empire every month until the end of World War II
Map of the Day: The Rise and Fall of the Huns
While Attila the Hun, the so-called ‘Scourge of God,’ is the most famous Hun leader, he was actually one of the last in a string of successful rulers that conquered much of Central Europe
Map of the Day: The Largest Cities in North America Since 900 BC
Mexico City, Havana, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago, St. Louis, Detroit, Los Angeles, and Toronto have all ranked in the top five at one point or another
Nearly 160 Million People Want to Migrate to the US
Roughly 158 million people want to migrate to the US. That is equivalent to 48% of the current US population