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Cape Town - We always love it when someone takes the world map we know so well and adjusts it in some way or another to challenge our widely accepted perceptions.
Reddit user TeaDranks recently did exactly this, taking a world map and reimagining what it would look like if it were scaled by population instead of landmass.
Because the shape of the continents and countries have remained reasonably recognisable, the map may not strike you as too challenging at first glance.
Also see: MAP – Unhappiest and happiest countries in the world
However, a little bit of a longer look reveals that medium-sized India will be a whole lot larger, while massive Canada and Russia shrink dramatically. In fact, all that remains of Canada is a thin red line.
Certain countries, such as Greenland, Samoa, Monaco, Vatican City and Liechtenstein are even too small to appear on the map!
We think it's pretty cool.
To view a higher resolution version of the map, click through here.
Reddit user TeaDranks recently did exactly this, taking a world map and reimagining what it would look like if it were scaled by population instead of landmass.
Because the shape of the continents and countries have remained reasonably recognisable, the map may not strike you as too challenging at first glance.
Also see: MAP – Unhappiest and happiest countries in the world
However, a little bit of a longer look reveals that medium-sized India will be a whole lot larger, while massive Canada and Russia shrink dramatically. In fact, all that remains of Canada is a thin red line.
Certain countries, such as Greenland, Samoa, Monaco, Vatican City and Liechtenstein are even too small to appear on the map!
We think it's pretty cool.
To view a higher resolution version of the map, click through here.
