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World / 4 weeks ago
Africa leads the world in population growth as Europe shrinks
The world’s population is still growing, but not evenly. According to the World Population Review, Africa is adding about 32.4 million people every year, making it the fastest-growing continent on Earth. Asia follows closely, increasing by around 29.5 million people per year. In contrast, Europe’s population is shrinking, losing nearly one million people annually.
World / 6 weeks ago
Top 10 Countries with the highest renewable energy usage
While wealthy nations are pouring billions into solar, wind, and green hydrogen, many less industrialised countries already generate the majority of their electricity from renewable sources. According to recent data confirmed by the Energy Institute’s Statistical Review of World Energy 2025, a surprising number of nations, particularly in Africa, have overwhelmingly renewable electricity grids.
World / 7 weeks ago
Kindness across the world: How quick is your country to help a stranger?
What does it say about a society if people are willing to help a stranger? A new map, drawn from the World Happiness Report 2025, visualises exactly how likely citizens across countries are to help someone they don’t know. The picture is telling some regions glow in green (very likely), others linger in pale yellows, and some turn red (very unlikely).
Culture / 9 weeks ago
Africa’s homosexuality laws: A continent divided, markets watching closely
Across much of Africa, same-sex relationships remain illegal, a fact that continues to shape not just social and political life, but also global perceptions, foreign investment, and human rights debates. A recent map published by The World in Maps reveals that more than half of Africa’s 54 nations still criminalise homosexuality, despite growing global recognition of LGBTQ+ rights.
World / 10 weeks ago
Africa set to power global population growth as world nears 10 billion
The world’s demographic map is changing rapidly, and the shift is most visible in Africa. Several African countries are set to experience extraordinary population growth by 2050, while other regions of the world will expand more slowly or even begin to decline. The United Nations’ World Population Prospects 2024 projects that the global population will climb from around 8.16 billion in 2024 to 9.66 billion by 2050.
Maps / 11 weeks ago
Africa’s religious divide: Map reveals a Muslim north, a Christian south and one Hindu-majority state
Across North Africa and parts of the Sahel, Islam dominates; most of central and southern Africa is majority Christian; and only Mauritius, an island in the Indian Ocean, is predominantly Hindu. Islam first reached Africa in the seventh century when the Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates spread the faith across the northern edge of the continent. Over time, Muslim kingdoms and trans-Saharan trade networks entrenched Islam across North and West Africa.
Business / 11 weeks ago
The global millionaire map: Where wealth really lives in 2025
Wealth distribution across the globe has never been more uneven. A new analysis highlights an obvious global wealth imbalance, showing that North America is home to a staggering 26.7 million millionaires, followed by Asia-Pacific (17.7 million) and Europe (16.7 million). In sharp contrast, Latin America (915,000) and Africa (352,000) remain far behind, underscoring deep-rooted disparities in global economic development. These figures, drawn from data from Millionaire Migrant, paint a vivid picture of how money and opportunity are concentrated in certain regions while others continue to lag.
Technology / 12 weeks ago
Biggest banks on social media: Africa and Latin America rankings
In today’s digital-first world, banks are not just competing in financial markets; they are also competing for attention online. A recent ranking by World Visualized highlights the banks with the strongest social media presence across Africa and Latin America, measuring influence through audience reach, engagement rates, and conversation volume.
