Monday 5 January 2009

Maps illustrating development issues

World Mapper does a good job illustrating development issues through the use of maps. Territories are re-sized on each map according to the subject of interest.

This one shows the paucity of doctors working in Africa - The most concentrated 50% of doctors live in territories with less than a fifth of the world population. The worst off fifth are served by only 2% of the world’s doctors.

Who is causing the most global warming per capita - the West of course, plus Qatar equivalent to 86 tonnes of carbon dioxide per year, around 160 greater than the average for African countries.

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