bobbyjohn Loc: Dallas, TX

USA trivia - size comparisons abound ...

1. Blue States Have A Smaller Population Than Los Angeles County -- Believe it or not, all of the states marked in blue have a combined population that is smaller than the population of just Los Angeles County.


2. A Trick for Finding Kentucky -- Kentucky is known for Kentucky Fried Chicken. Do you ever find you struggle to remember where it is on the map? This illustration of a chef holding some fried chicken is here to help.


3. Texas In Africa -- Everything is bigger in Texas, since it’s one of the largest states in the United States. However, it is eclipsed by many countries found in Africa. Just take a look of how small it looks compared to the countries there.


4. United States Vs. China -- China is the world’s most populous country, with 1.39 billion people. However, unlike India, China is just as big as the United States and has a population that’s over 3 times USA.


5. United States Vs. India -- India has one of the largest populations in the world, with 1.33 billion people. The US has a population of 328.2 million, and is much larger than India. India has a lot of people crammed in.


6. Africa Is Massive -- The United States is a huge place, but take a look at a map of the US contained inside of Africa. There’s really just no comparison. It’s nearly three times the size of the US!


7. Countries That Executed People Over 12 Months -- This is a pretty grim one. This map shows countries where people were executed in the years 2015-2016.


8. 2,066 Americans Asked To Locate Ukraine On A Blank Map -- Americans were asked to locate where Ukraine is located on a map, this was the result. Many were confused about whether Ukraine is part of the US, & people who thought Ukraine is in Africa.


9. California vs. Italy -- California is a massive state. No wonder it’s worth 55 electoral votes! When superimposed onto a map of Italy, we see that while it is the same length, it is much wider than Italy.


10. Railway Networks Around The Globe -- While railway systems do exist in the USA, they are typically more used for cargo. Meanwhile, in Europe, people rely on railways for much of their travels.

CPR Loc: Nature Coast of Florida

Land area is very deceptive.
Interesting facts in your post, many I was not knowledgeable about. It would be interesting to compare usable land vs not usable.

Susan yamakawa

Interesting post thank you 👍😊

shangyrhee Loc: Nashville TN to Sacramento CA

Very interesting fact that IMHO everyone should be aware of. Thank you for sharing,bobbyjohn. Shang

JamesCurran Loc: Trenton ,NJ

Not "combined". Individually. (LA County has a population of 10 million; NJ, one of the blue states on that map has 9 million by itself)

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

Some interesting and some inaccurate stats. Comparing countries to continents is kinda skewed. Africa is the second largest continent on Earth. Of course it's larger than the USA, which isn't even the largest country in North America.
I almost stopped looking when I read number 1, which is quite inaccurate, believe it or not. The combined population of New Jersey and Arizona is greater than LA County. And, California doesn't have the number of electors it has because of its physical size, it's because of its population.

NMGal Loc: NE NM

Really interesting.

bobbyjohn Loc: Dallas, TX

Hi CPR. Perhaps this might be sort of close to what you are looking for.

Land Use Illustrated -- Another interesting way to think of how the country is divided up is by actual land use. This map shows exactly how every area of land is used now and for what. Who knew that the largest amount of land was used for cow pastures?

JamesCurran Loc: Trenton ,NJ

THough, we should note that the map shows just the sizes of those areas, not necessarily the location.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

More interesting information! Thanks.

raymondh Loc: Walker, MI

Love these visuals - keep’em coming!

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

Interesting.... what's the source of the maps?

Meadwilliam

It would be interesting to ask the average person to rank the categories by what size they believe they represent, without looking at the map.

Curmudgeon Loc: SE Arizona

Another great post, I too would like to know where you find these.

phlash46 Loc: Westchester County, New York

Interesting post, thanks. However, not including Russia in the group that executed people is disingenuous at best.