17 Unusual Maps Showing the World in a Rather Unconventional Way

#1 A map showing the most popular surnames in European countries

#2 A map showing the average age of women getting married

#3 A map showing only the countries where beating children is illegal

#4 An average number of languages spoken by citizens of a given country

#5 Places in the world with the highest number of photos taken

#6 The Iberian Peninsula by night

#7 This is what Africa will look like in the future

#8 The global network of roads

#9 This is what The Antarctic would look like if it wasn’t covered with ice

#12 A diagram showing countries and their neighbors

#13 A mural map of the world

#14 A map of Iran representing the most popular carpet patterns in each area

#15 The map of the British Empire at its peak

#16 Comparing the Roman Empire and the Mongolian Empire at their peak

#17 USA together with their dependent territories