Visualizing global data using cartograms

The website SHOWworld is an online visualization tool from Mapping Worlds produces cartograms based on a wide variety of global datasets from military spending to flows of remitances, from children to oil reserves.  Two examples of their cartograms - carbon dioxide emissions and pig population are shown below, as well as an animation of oil reserves.

2004 CO2 emissions from fossil-fuel burning and cement production

Pig production

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