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Map of the Day: Where Malaria Has Been Defeated

Today’s map comes from the World Health Organization’s flagship malaria report, which was released today. It shows the countries around the world that have defeated malaria, those that are on their way to eliminating malaria, and those in which malaria...

Map of the Day: Countries Where LGBTIQ Groups Are Banned

Today’s map comes from Outright International, a global LGBTIQ rights group. It shows countries where the legal registration of community groups that support LGBTIQ rights are curtailed by governments.     As you can see, there is great disparity around...

Map of the Day: Where Refugees Live

Today’s map comes from the Center for Global Development (CGD) and the Tent Partnership for Refugees. It shows that as many as 2.1 million refugees of working age (18 to 59) live in major urban areas in developing countries. According...

Map of the Day: The Most Under-Reported Global Crises of 2017

Today’s map is from the global humanitarian relief organization CARE International, which analyzed media coverage of global crises to determine the most under-covered man-made or natural disasters in 2017.   CARE says it monitored more than 1.2 million global online...

Map of the Day: The Countries Where Pollution is Most Deadly

Pollution is not just a nuisance. It can kill people–and by the millions. It also keeps countries worst affected by it poorer and unequal. A new study from The Lancet describes the severe, planetary-scale, harm caused by pollution. Some nine...