Charts
One dataset at a time, mapped. Every one publishes its source, its method and the raw numbers, so you can rebuild it or argue with it.
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Overweight prevalence: ten destinations and the USA
WHO adult overweight prevalence across the ten markets most often discussed alongside the USA.
11 markets · WHO 2024 -
The body-metric cheat sheet: ten destinations and the USA
Three distinct body metrics, with their population and release differences left visible.
11 markets · NCD-RisC -
The country is not the market
One country can contain radically different city-level markets. The range makes that visible.
8 markets · city census data -
Twelve cities. Twelve reality checks.
Twelve talked-about cities, stripped down to the city-level ratio and monthly cost.
12 cities · census + Numbeo -
Height vs BMI: ten destinations and the USA
Keep height and BMI separate: the two-axis view with implied weight shown only as a derived bubble.
11 markets · NCD-RisC -
549 cities: what you pay vs. who lives there
128 of 549 cities are cheaper than the median and have more women than men. Cost buys comfort, not demographics.
549 cities · census + Numbeo, Jul 2026 -
Forget ratios. Here is where the extra women actually are.
408 of 895 cities carry a female surplus at ages 20-39. London alone is 123,657 women.
895 cities · national census, Jul 2026 -
The ratio moves with age — and not the same way everywhere
553 of 883 cities improve for men as the age band rises; 330 get worse. The median barely moves.
883 cities · five age bands -
Your city vs. theirs
US median 101.4 against 100.7 abroad. The gap is 0.7 points - smaller than the pitch implies.
27 US · 522 abroad -
Where NOT to go
153 of 549 cities are both above-median cost and male-skewed. The inverse chart.
549 cities · census + Numbeo -
The air you would be breathing
Only 55 of 921 cities meet the WHO guideline of 5 micrograms. Beijing is 16.4 times over.
921 cities · CAMS reanalysis -
Top income-tax rate, by destination
0% to 55.9% across 111 markets. 20 of them are territorial for foreigners.
111 markets · revenue authorities -
Can you actually talk to them?
High-English markets sit at both ends of the ratio range. There is no trade-off curve.
103 markets · EF EPI 2025 -
Can you actually talk to them? Global English Proficiency Map
Global English proficiency mapped across 130 countries. The reality check on language barriers.
130 markets · EF EPI 2025 -
The HIV rate map, and the countries it cannot colour
Adult HIV prevalence mapped for 145 countries, plus the 25 markets UNAIDS does not model.
145 countries · UNAIDS 2025 -
Two official sources. One country, one month, 11 points apart.
Eurostat says 45.6 men per 100 adult women. Poland's own register says 56.3. Same month.
Poland · Eurostat vs national register -
Men per 100 women in every US county, by age
104.6 at birth, 66.3 at 80+. All 17 five-year bands across 3,135 areas, animated.
United States · ACS 2020–2024 -
Ukrainian refugees in Europe, by country
4.3 million people under temporary protection, per 1,000 residents, with the adult male-to-female ratio.
Europe · Eurostat 2026–06 -
What one date actually costs, in 254 cities
Dinner, drinks, coffee and a film for two — $148 in the US, $24 at the cheapest.
254 cities · Numbeo -
How long a US passport can just stay
180 days in Mexico and Canada, 28 in Myanmar — before any paperwork.
26 markets · official portals -
Safe and female-skewed, or neither
50 of 227 cities are both female-skewed and safer than the median.
227 cities · Numbeo + census -
Ten destinations vs. the USA, to scale
US women average 163 lb — 47 lb more than Japan, the lightest of the ten.
11 countries · NCD-RisC -
Obese women, by destination
42.4% of US women are obese. 4 destinations are worse, 96 are better.
163 countries · WHO 2024 -
Share of women with obesity, every country
US women 20.7% in 1990, 42.4% now. 156 of 162 countries rose. One frame per year, animated.
199 countries · WHO 1990–2024 -
The USA did not always look like this
US women went 20.7% to 42.4% obese since 1990. 157 of 163 countries rose.
163 countries · WHO 1990–2024 -
How tall you would be, by destination
US mean man: 176.9 cm — above the local mean in 67 destinations, below it in 31.
154 countries · NCD-RisC -
Leaner, or more women? Both, mostly.
46 of 91 markets are both female-skewed and leaner than the USA. No trade-off.
91 markets · NCD-RisC + census -
The breast-size map is one 2010 upload
82 countries, 8 cup letters, one 2010 upload. The letter tracks nothing measurable.
82 countries · claim vs NCD-RisC -
What a month costs in Thailand
Udon Thani $384 a month, Phuket $856. Same basket, 563 cities.
563 cities · Numbeo -
One month, in local salaries
Koh Samui costs 1.95 local salaries a month. Ayutthaya costs 0.43.
554 cities · Numbeo -
The month you would not want to be there
Sukhothai in May feels like 37.6°C. The rain is what changes, not the heat.
17 cities · ERA5 normals -
Thailand is already old, and unevenly
20.8% of the register is 60 or over — and 28 districts are past 30%.
921 districts · DOPA 2024 -
The day you become a taxpayer
72 of 84 markets use 183 days. Thailand: 180. 27 have no day count.
111 markets · revenue authorities + PwC -
Latin America by city sex ratio, ages 20 to 34
92 of 143 Latin-American cities have more women than men at ages 20 to 34. Siguatepeque leads at 73.8.
143 cities · census age-by-sex -
Tourist pressure: visitor beds per 1,000 residents
29 of 698 cities carry at least one visitor bed per 1,000 residents. The median carries 0.15.
698 cities · OpenStreetMap -
University cities: institutions within 18 km
154 of 844 cities carry 30 or more universities within 18 km. A count, not a quality ranking.
844 cities · OSM + Wikidata -
Where an adult-nightlife district is actually documented
44 of 921 cities carry a high-visibility adult-nightlife district. A flag, not a ranking.
921 cities · hand classified -
Female BMI: Latin America against the USA and Canada
10 of 18 Latin-American markets have a higher female overweight rate than the USA. Chile leads at 80.6%.
20 markets · NCD-RisC + WHO
Data updated