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Maps / 1 week ago
A look at Europe’s many linguistic versions of London
A new linguistic map by The World in Maps shows how the name “London” changes across Europe. While English speakers know it simply as London, its name takes different forms depending on the language. In France, Spain, and Portugal, it appears as Londres. In Italy and Romania, it becomes Londra. Across Poland and Czechia, it’s Londyn and Londýn, while in Finland it’s Lontoo. Greek speakers use Λονδίνο, and in Welsh, the city is known as Llundain.
Maps / 5 weeks ago
Abortions laws around the world
Across the globe, the ability to end a pregnancy still depends largely on where you live. The map above captures the patchwork of how some countries allow abortion on request (often with gestational limits), others restrict it to narrow grounds such as risk to the patient’s life or health, rape, or fetal impairment, and a few still prohibit it entirely. The World Health Organisation estimates that about 73 million abortions occur each year, where laws are restrictive, unsafe procedures rise and account for an estimated 4.7–13% of maternal deaths, while deaths from safe, regulated abortion are exceedingly rare.
Maps / 6 weeks ago
Over 40 million residents in Europe were born outside the EU
According to data available on January 1, 2024, 44.7 million people living in the EU were born outside the Union (about 9.9% of the population). A further 17.9 million were born in another EU country. Together, these groups explain much of the bloc’s population growth and a growing share of its workforce. By absolute size, Germany hosts the EU’s largest foreign-born population (15.8 million), followed by France (10.1 million), the UK (9.6 million) and Italy (6 million).
Maps / 6 weeks ago
Europe’s surge in airspace violations
Over the last year, European airspace has witnessed a startling rise in aerial attacks, many involving Russian aircraft and drones breaching the boundaries of NATO and EU nations. A new map plotting violations between September 2024 and 2025 starkly illustrates how Russia has taken the role of principal provocateur, regularly testing the resilience of allied air defences.
