2010 Muslim Populations By Country

Using the release of the “Muslim Populations By Country” dataset from the Guardian Datastore I have produced a cartogram to visualise the data. The size of the country represents its 2010 Muslim population and the colours indicate how much the population is expected to grow/shrink over the next 20 years. It may not be interactive but it is a really compelling way to show the data. It would be good to get hold of data for other religions. For more cartogram fun check out Worldmapper.

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James Cheshire is Professor of Geographic Information and Cartography in the UCL Department of Geography and the inaugural director of the UCL Social Data Institute. A world-leading map maker and geographer, his cartographic creations have been enjoyed by millions.

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