--- title: Cool Maps: 17 Maps That Will Change How You See The World description: These 17 maps will change the way you look at the world canonical: https://time.com/3086350/funny-world-maps/ author: Laura Stampler article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-08-07T18:52:44.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:48:31.007Z og:title: 17 Maps That Will Change How You See the World og:description: Or at least answer burning global questions, such as "Which country has the hairiest men?" og:url: https://time.com/3086350/funny-world-maps/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: 17 Maps That Will Change How You See the World twitter:description: Or at least answer burning global questions, such as "Which country has the hairiest men?" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # 17 Maps That Will Change How You See the World > Sponsored content. 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The map that proves how much Bhutan loves archery.**  Earl Andrew / Wikipedia _More info_ [_here_](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Popularsports.PNG) **3\. The map that pinpoints the hairiest populations.**  Undress 006 / Wikipedia _More info_ [_via Undress 006 on Wikipedia_](http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bodyhair%5Fmap%5Faccording%5Fto%5FAmerican%5FJournal%5Fof%5FPhysical%5FAnthropology%5Fand%5Fother%5Fsources.jpg) **4\. The map that shows Asia prefers spirits to beer.** _More info_[ _via ChartsBin_](http://chartsbin.com/view/1017) **5\. The map that says people in the Philippines feel the most loved**. _More info_ [_via the Washington Post_](http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2013/02/14/a-color-coded-map-of-the-countries-where-people-feel-the-most-and-least-loved/) **6\. The map that suggests more divorce lawyers should move to Spain**. _More info_ [_via imgur_](http://imgur.com/dep7XIZ) **7\. The map that proves you’re driving on the wrong side of the street (or not).** _More info_ [_via ChartsBin_](http://chartsbin.com/view/edr) **8\. The map that reveals the “black holes” of Internet censorship.**  Reporters Without Borders _More info_ [_via Reporters Without Borders on Ads of the World_](http://adsoftheworld.com/media/print/reporters%5Fwithout%5Fborders%5Fthe%5Finternets%5Fblack%5Fholes) **9\. The map that calls out Russia’s strange claims to fame**. _More info_ [_via DogHouseDiaries_](http://thedoghousediaries.com/maplesyrup) **10\. The map that suggests where people should get active. (Looking at you, Argentina and Saudi Arabia.)** _More info_ [_via Chartsbin_](http://chartsbin.com/view/3774) **11\. The map shows America is a world leader…in incarceration rates.** _More info via_ [_Jan Van der Weijst at Business Insider_](http://www.businessinsider.com/world-map-of-incarceration-rates-2014-1) **12\. The map that reveals France is the most popular country to visit**… _More info_ [_via Movehub_](http://www.movehub.com/blog/popular-countries-map) **13\. …but America has the most photographed city (New York).** _More info_ [_via Sightsmap_](http://www.sightsmap.com/) **14\. The map that tracks countries’, um, endowments.** _More info_ [_via Target Map_](http://www.targetmap.com/viewer.aspx?reportId=3073) **15\. The map that tracks which countries offer maternity leave.** _More info_ [_via World Policy Forum_](http://worldpolicyforum.org/global-maps/is-paid-leave-available-for-mothers-of-infants/) **16\. The map that quantifies how much Scandinavia loves heavy metal.** _More info_ [_via depo on The Wire_](http://www.thewire.com/entertainment/2012/03/world-map-metal-band-population-density/50521/) **17\. And the map quantifies how much everyone loves Beyoncé.** _More info_ [_via CartoDB on TIME_](http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/12/16/this-map-of-beyonce-related-tweets-in-real-time-after-the-album-dropped-is-flawless/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3086350/funny-world-maps/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3086350/funny-world-maps/"},"headline":"17 Maps That Will Change How You See the World","datePublished":"2014-08-07T18:52:44.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:48:31.007Z","description":"Or at least answer burning global questions, such as \"Which country has the hairiest men?\"","url":"https://time.com/3086350/funny-world-maps/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Maps","World"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3086350/funny-world-maps/","name":"17 Maps That Will Change How You See the World"}}]}] ```