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Countries Resized by Population on the World Map

The world map redrawn so that every country is the size of its population, all 328 steps from year 0 to 2100 in 2 minutes.

The full videoCountries Resized by Population on the World Map (0 – 2100)

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Our World in Data, joining HYDE 3.3 up to 1799, Gapminder for 1800 to 1949 and the UN World Population Prospects from 1950 with its medium projection from 2024, borders from Natural Earth. Before 1800 HYDE splits historians' estimates for larger old regions into today's borders. Flags show today's territories.

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