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    [OC] 193 UN-Mitgliedstaaten, komprimiert in einem 14×14-Raster nach Längen- und Breitengrad

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    1. Purple_Topic_1459 on

      How it works:

      1. Countries are first sorted by longitude from west to east (Americas → Europe/Africa → Asia/Oceania).
      2. The sorted list is split into 14 columns, each containing 14 countries. Since 193 ≠ 196, there are 3 empty cells. I placed all 3 empty cells in one column that spans the Americas, Europe, and Africa, loosely mimicking the Atlantic Ocean.
      3. Within each column, countries are then sorted by latitude from north to south.
      4. Countries are colored by UN M49 continental regions: Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Oceania.

      Note on distortion:

      Latitude order is preserved within each column, but not across columns. This means some north–south relationships are sacrificed (e.g. Palau appears north of North Korea here). This is a compromise to fit the world into a compact square grid.

      Source: UN Population Division Data Portal API [https://population.un.org/dataportal/about/dataapi](https://population.un.org/dataportal/about/dataapi)

      Tool: Google Sheets

    2. downloading_more_ram on

      I get the idea, but for me it needs work to be „beautiful“ data.

    4. redsterXVI on

      And as always when people on this sub try to fit the world into some grid, it’s a complete failure and doesn’t represent the underlying data even remotely well.

      Aside from not being beautiful at all.

    5. harmyb on

      Sorry this is a personal bugbear of mine.

      It would be the UK not GB.

      GB is England, Scotland, and Wales, and does not include Northern Ireland.

    6. mr_Feather_ on

      I like it! Cool representation!

      I wonder how it would look like if you sort Noth/South first, and then East/West.

      Also, how do you determine the order? Some countries (like Russia) span multiple other countries. Does it depends on the capital, or the center (geometric or gravitational center?) of the country?

    7. crujiente69 on

      This is one of the coolest images ive seen on here. Wish countries werent always changing and this was static

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