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.

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.
