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[–]MartelFirst 85 points86 points ago

Imagine how fucked up the world would be if the peoples of the countries were magically transfered to the corresponding ones in this map.

I'd read that book... wait.. I declare copyright on that idea!

edit : btw, I noticed French Guyana isn't labeled. Was it taken into account in total land area? Should it be part of Malaysia, or was it not taken into account at all?

[–]ANewLowInGettingHigh 68 points69 points ago

Billions would die, millions would get a lot of free stuff.

[–]nintennuendo 18 points19 points ago

Thankfully I'd get my own country so no one would touch my shit.

[–]SOncredible 5 points6 points ago

Poor Japanese people. They would stop to reproduce

[–]thequirkybondvillian 4 points5 points ago

Shit. Japanese people are like Pandas. They are cute as fuck, but don't want to reproduce.

[–]LadySpace 1 point2 points ago

But with pandas, the porn makes them more likely to reproduce.

[–]zoeypayne 2 points3 points ago

What would the Indians do with all those moose?

[–]TheTaoOfBill 27 points28 points ago

Indians would be very cold.

[–]astrothug 9 points10 points ago

Those poor Lebanese people...

[–]fernguts 13 points14 points ago

Tell me about it. Those islands aren't even a country!

[–]The_Adventurist 0 points1 point ago

Not the ladakhis!

[–]SportsPanties 18 points19 points ago

Apparently Ireland would not be inconvenienced at all.

[–]starofthelid 6 points7 points ago

Feels good man.

[–]BobaFett1776 54 points55 points ago

The U.S. wouldn't change much. The only difference would be that we would have illegal immigrants flooding both borders.

[–]ClockworkChristmas 38 points39 points ago

Our quality of food nation wide would go up overnight.

[–]bobcatbart 10 points11 points ago

Because Ethiopian and Indian food are good?

[–]cynognathus 49 points50 points ago

Yes.

[–]RedGoatSurprise 26 points27 points ago

They're not just good, they're fucking amazing.

Have you ever had East African cuisine? It is one of the best foods I've ever had. Seriously. Try it.

[–]zombie_rapist 3 points4 points ago

I've always wanted to try East African food but I'm not aware of any restaurants around here that serve it. Any chance you could recommend a good dish an average cook could make at home?

[–]Canadave 3 points4 points ago

The problem with making Ethiopian food at home is that you really do need to be able to make Injera, which is this sort of bubbly, sourdough flatbread. It's delicious, but I can't imagine it's easy to make if you're not used to the cuisine.

[–]Perrette 1 point2 points ago

Actually, absolutely!

[–]Gaudy_Monstrosity 1 point2 points ago

is it bad now?

[–]rnelsonee 19 points20 points ago

The US would put Ethiopia (formerly Mexico) under "protective status" or some such nonsense.

Indians (formerly Canada) would be pissed - historical temples, along with rivers and jungles exchanged for... snow and ice. But hey, the two largest democracies right next to each other - could be worse.

Brazil would become a bigger leader than they are now. France would have to adjust a lot to the new climate, but hey, at least they can still make wine!

Israel (formerly Greece) would race with Iran (Libya) across the Mediterranean for Jerusalem. The Greeks would probably hate their new landlocked location in Africa a great deal.

Germany and India would now have tons of oil. Notbad.jpg. Could be worse.

Hong Kong (N. Korea) would sail right back to where they were. They'd get to be free of China (finally) and get their land back.

Half the places in the South Pacific wouldn't care - they're basically in the same spot.

[–]waldron76 16 points17 points ago

The UK is in the fucking Sahara. This would not be a good development for us - not nearly enough rain.

[–]Vivalayeo 4 points5 points ago

Nah, we'd just complain that the heat is f*cking desperate.

[–]irish711 3 points4 points ago

French Guiana was more than likely included with France, so Malaysia might have "ownership" of it.

[–]professorboat 2 points3 points ago

I imagine it is part of Malaysia. Because any list of "countries by area/population" will include it under France.

[–]neerk 4 points5 points ago

WHITE PEOPLE IN AFRICA?!?!?! looks like we would have to start caring

[–]da__ 0 points1 point ago

I'd read that book... wait.. I declare copyright on that idea!

One patents an idea, copyright does not apply to ideas.

[–]thegreathal 0 points1 point ago

This is eminently logical. They should totally do this.

[–]Shatbird -1 points0 points ago

Just have to look at Gaza. :(

[–]Turnshroud 1 point2 points ago

Someone needs to write that

some weird shit would go down. Or actually, maybe use /r/writingprompts

[–]Ace4929 0 points1 point ago

As an American, I would not be affected in the least.

[–]FirstSwordOfBravoos[S] 74 points75 points ago

It's funny how both Koreas border each other even in this map.

[–]Deli1181 34 points35 points ago

Not only border each other. North Korea is directly north of South Korea still.

[–]heavypettingzoos 2 points3 points ago

and still in a veritable desert (though this time not of its own design)

[–]TeslaIsAdorable 2 points3 points ago

Yeah, but if the South Koreans let the Jamaicans slowly infiltrate the north, then I'd imagine there will be a lot less tension. Who doesn't love Jamaicans?

[–]Tattered 0 points1 point ago

and America is in the same dang place

[–]norway_is_awesome 32 points33 points ago

Since when is Svalbard a country of its own?

[–]CapnKetchup 4 points5 points ago

Also, Norway made out very well, you got the Czech Republic which isn't an awful trade off. Your Swedish neighbors got bent over and sent to Syria.

[–]sleepy_wall 3 points4 points ago

Well the war would stop so fast.

[–]CapnKetchup 1 point2 points ago

Maybe since it's a separate land mass, for the function of the map it was given independence.

[–]gaviidae 0 points1 point ago

They made Greenland it's own country too. Wonder which country borders were wiped off the earth on this map.

[–]thedarklordkyp 112 points113 points ago

I like how Brazil is just right for itself.

[–]avantgeek 68 points69 points ago

And look at North and South Korea in southern Africa.

[–]nationpower 50 points51 points ago

Somewhere in the universe, a fate monster is laughing his ass off.

[–]CaptainVulva 3 points4 points ago

Is that anything like a hyperentropic universe-swallowing ice giant?

[–]thedarklordkyp 4 points5 points ago

Also neat.

[–]Rekksu 124 points125 points ago

So is the US and Ireland.

[–]BlauGelbGG 70 points71 points ago

And Yemen

[–]JakeCameraAction 58 points59 points ago

No one really read the top right did they?

[–]PhtoJoe 19 points20 points ago

Of course we did...after we read your comment...

[–]saptsen 1 point2 points ago

No they just saw what they wanted and came here to flex their egos

[–]vanostran 0 points1 point ago

Yea, man.

[–]nimbus29 51 points52 points ago

and the Northern Mariana Islands too.

[–]willverine 7 points8 points ago

Wait, why's he being downvoted? The Northern Mariana Islands are correctly labelled.

[–]cleeshay 29 points30 points ago

For being too clever by half.

[–]zoeypayne 3 points4 points ago

The easiest way to get downvotes is to complain about downvotes, even if they're not yours.

[–]thedarklordkyp 1 point2 points ago

Neat.

[–]willverine 5 points6 points ago

It's hard to tell, but Dominica could also be just right. It looks like it's labelled as what is actually Martinique, but it's sort of a clusterfuck in the Caribbean.

El Salvador, Honduras and Togo also both just missed.

[–]salsa_de_tomate 0 points1 point ago

So..did Puerto Rico just...cease from existence? Or are they counting it as USA? Man we never appear on maps.

Edit: Found it! I can't tell if it's Slovenia

[–]busdriverbuddha 2 points3 points ago

It's because we're both the fifth most populous and fifth largest country.

But it's still very unevenly populated.

[–]thedarklordkyp 0 points1 point ago

I was thinking about that, actually. What if, instead of countries... Cities were moved. In pieces if necessary.

Too complex though. Might as well just place everyone as far apart as they should be.

[–]unless_ 12 points13 points ago

Not so equatorial now, eh Equatorial Guinea?

[–]GiantDeviantPiano 1 point2 points ago

Looks like its now the furtherest Country from the Equator

[–]MCMLXXXII 9 points10 points ago

I think this was made by taking the ranking of largest countries by Population and applying that to the list of largest countries by area. USA is ranked 3rd in both, as an example.

[–]Aeroxinth 21 points22 points ago

The title really should read "What if the largest populations suddenly had the largest countries"

[–]uhhhhoh 3 points4 points ago

eh, there's a more accurate way to word this.. something with "current international borders"

[–]Aeroxinth 0 points1 point ago

Oh yeah, forgot that too.

[–]gaviidae 0 points1 point ago

I think it really should go what if country borders didn't change but countries were moved so population density was fairly equal.

[–]ProfessorHoneycutt 0 points1 point ago

Brevity is the soul of wit.

[–]soupyhands 32 points33 points ago

Waitaminute. Canada becomes Pakistan?

Sounds about right.

[–]VladTheImpala 24 points25 points ago

Canada becomes India.
Australia become Pakistan.

[–]soupyhands 23 points24 points ago

No, where Pakistan used to be, now it says Canada.

[–]adaminc 14 points15 points ago

What Vlad said was right.

Canada becomes India, Australia becomes Pakistan. Pakistan becomes Canada, and Spain becomes Australia.

[–]soupyhands 16 points17 points ago

So basically we are saying the same thing, just there is two different ways of looking at it.

Canada becomes Pakistan is correct because the word canada moves to where Pakistan normally is.

Canada becomes India is correct because now India occupies the space where Canada normally is.

[–]ginger_bird 9 points10 points ago

Who's on first?

Exactly

[–]OldTimeGentleman 0 points1 point ago

Who's on stage ?

[–]miles5459 2 points3 points ago

Spain becomes australia

[–]adaminc 0 points1 point ago

haha, oops!

[–]opaleyedragon 0 points1 point ago

Oh no! All our precious ice!!

[–]angriers 7 points8 points ago

UK is right in the middle. Of nowhere.

[–]Toomz808 0 points1 point ago

I'm not so sure about the UK being near the equator, us Brits burn very quickly.

[–]ronanmulligan 5 points6 points ago

Good to see Ireland is still Ireland!

[–]dotgeorgie 2 points3 points ago

I looked straight for Ireland and was very happy to see our population match our landmass. Calls for a celebration.

[–]macros-the-black 4 points5 points ago

any excuse eh?

[–]irish711 19 points20 points ago

Israel and Iran, directly across the Mediterranean from one another. Nothing bad could come of that.

[–]waldron76 7 points8 points ago

And the poor Cayman Islands are caught in the middle.

[–]irish711 13 points14 points ago

Not a good place to keep your money anymore.

[–]AflacHobo1 11 points12 points ago

Poor Mitt...

[–]opolaski 7 points8 points ago

Bangladesh has certainly upgraded.

[–]macros-the-black 11 points12 points ago

As a New Zealander I'm not happy with being moved to Europe. No offense to Europeans but I like my backyard.

[–]MikeBruski 5 points6 points ago

i think if you were to move anywhere, then moving to europe will feel the most like home...

[–]GiantDeviantPiano 1 point2 points ago

you'd have to move to Europe in the 70's

[–]MartelFirst 5 points6 points ago

I personally think the islands of NZ and Australia should move in the middle of the north Atlantic, hang out with us other civilized Western countries :D

[–]Arakhai 0 points1 point ago

[–]heavypettingzoos 1 point2 points ago

can i vacation at your place? i'm from the american midwest. it gets boring here.

[–]macros-the-black 1 point2 points ago

Of course. We like visitors.

[–]EyeAmerican 12 points13 points ago

Mexico and Iran rub shoulders in North Africa, Germany's in the Middle East, India's the new Canada and someone is Texas is screaming about Ethiopians standing too close to the fence. Sounds like a party.

[–]Apokalyps 5 points6 points ago

Great, the dutch go from one naturally dangerous shithole to a even worse place concerning natural disasters.

[–]lucasjv 10 points11 points ago

The Netherlands isn't a dangerous shithole. It's just a regular shithole. We (the Dutch) haven't had a serious natural disaster since 1953.

[–]heavypettingzoos 7 points8 points ago

but unnatural disasters. holy shit...

[–]lucasjv 0 points1 point ago

The entire country with most of it's people included is an unnatural disaster. But then again I always like to complain about society.

[–]Boriddy 1 point2 points ago

A little earthquake won't stop us, nor a Typhoon or even the water. Those mountains and hills though. We aren't used to that.

[–]speedyjohn 5 points6 points ago

Why is there no country in the Vatican's spot, but the Vatican takes a spot on the map? Doesn't that imply that theres a missing country?

[–]yourslice 7 points8 points ago

Also you would think Vatican City is just right for that small of a population

[–]grammar_is_optional 18 points19 points ago

You'd think so, but they do have an unnaturally large Pope density of 5.9 per square mile.

[–]timothyrds 0 points1 point ago

Okay, but what country has a population small enough to not have an equally high population density?

[–]xxDeus777xx 0 points1 point ago

I think Saint Helena is in that spot

[–]speedyjohn 3 points4 points ago

Saint Helena's in San Marino's spot.

[–]Iamyourpoptart 5 points6 points ago

I think if you made the population of India move to Canada, they would all freeze to death, no longer need such a large land area and would move back where it's warm.

[–]shrididdy 2 points3 points ago

Idk, like 90% of Canada lives within a hundred miles of the US border. Indians would do the same but just at the same ridiculous density they live at right now anyway.

[–]fallingwebster 2 points3 points ago

As a Canadian I would not look forward to the Pakistani heat. We'd all move close to the mountains.

Actually I don't know much about the climate in Pakistan, I'm just assuming it's similar to India which many of my friends have been to.

[–]lifeisublime 1 point2 points ago

this place is already india junior, they're handling it pretty well.

[–]musclerunner 6 points7 points ago

Isle of Man - still isle.

[–]fernguts 5 points6 points ago

As a Canadian, I am not at all pleased with the move to Pakistan. I suffer in the heat.

[–]LaurelQuade 6 points7 points ago

This was made before South Sudan became independent, which probably messed up the entire map.

[–]Sarahmint 3 points4 points ago

Thats pretty funny! Surprised Saudi Arabia wasn't that big and Israel was not a tiny Island. Actually, its FULL of surprises

[–]BarackBrobrama 4 points5 points ago

THIS IS SO COOL

[–]Evermist 6 points7 points ago

... isn't Greenland part of Denmark?

[–]yourslice 28 points29 points ago

Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark

[–]CitizenPremier 4 points5 points ago

So it's a part of Denmark, or Scotland isn't part of the UK.

[–]heavypettingzoos 6 points7 points ago

they gain a little more autonomy from Denmark year on year. Within the next decade or so (if not sooner) they'll be a sovereign nation I expect.

[–]bjarkebjarke 0 points1 point ago

That'll be fucked up to watch happen. They for sure can't handle it.

[–]Kruschevez 1 point2 points ago

Depends on who you ask.

[–]Evermist 9 points10 points ago

Well done you found the first line of the Greenland wiki page.

[–]Alex_C 22 points23 points ago

What exactly did you expect as an answer to a simple question? You could've answered it yourself by googling.

[–]JanitorMaster 9 points10 points ago

Well, it does answer the question.

[–]spkr4thedead51 3 points4 points ago

Yes

[–]bjarkebjarke 0 points1 point ago

Well, yes, along with the Faroe Islands they are a part of our kingdom, but they are bilingual with their own language and danish, yet they have their own "minister" president thing.. All we(Denmark) do is to maintain their foreign relations on behalf of Denmark.

We colonized fucked up places man.

[–]Reinfear 8 points9 points ago

lol, Afghanistan is still fucked.

[–]xxdelta77xx 3 points4 points ago

Where did the Vatican go? The name of the country that is.

[–]dotgeorgie 2 points3 points ago

Bottom right, next to Swaziland, Chad and Pakistan (in other words: kind of near Australia).

[–]timmemaster 4 points5 points ago

The Swedish are at civil war and no-one even knows anything about syria.

[–]waldron76 3 points4 points ago

I love that Syria are still next to Turkey.

[–]ImOffendedByThat 0 points1 point ago

Just after the swedish population arrives they queue up in line in the capital city waiting to either become a rebell, civillian or soldier whatever the leaders decides.

After two hours the civil war is cancelled because Sven hurt his knee and everyone gathers to drink schnaps and eat rotten fish with potatoes.

[–]Vectr0n 3 points4 points ago

I could live in Japan. Besides the earthquakes it sounds nice.

[–]magister0 3 points4 points ago

Russia is now a former soviet republic

Also Macau is there twice, on the lower left and in the Caribbean

[–]agurkmix 4 points5 points ago

Lebanon is placed on Svalbard, which is an island belonging to Norway(or in this case Mali). It's like placing another country on Alaska or on one of the islands belonging to Italy.

[–]MotharChoddar 0 points1 point ago

This map includes territories and dependencies. Svalbard is not a Norwegian "Fylke", therefore it gets a place on the map.

[–]throwmeaway76 2 points3 points ago

Macau exists twice?

[–]triplestep 2 points3 points ago

TIL the population of Pakistan is 176,745,364

[–]psuedophilosopher 1 point2 points ago

i did that search too, and i gotta say, i don't see how that population allows them that large of a landmass. australia is nearly the same size as the contiguous US. that number is a bit more than half our population.

edit: wait, lemme get some math on this.

USA total land mass 9,629,091 sq km USA total pop 311,591,917 = population density of 32.359...../sq km

AUS total land mass 7,686,850 sq km PAK total pop 176,745,364 = theoretical population density of 22.993... /sq km

these population densities do not even come CLOSE to matching. i call the map out for shenanigans.

[–]eliminator90 2 points3 points ago

Some one needs to put this map in a game like hearts of iron.

[–]Alex_C 0 points1 point ago

A very, very vague similarity exists in the Rise of Nations game. You pick your civilization and can randomize the starting positions for every other civilization on the globe.

I know I've had a few fun times conquering Earth with the Romans.

[–]aatdalt 3 points4 points ago

I laughed quite a bit about Equatorial Guinea.

[–]pimmm 2 points3 points ago

Jaj, I'll be moving from the Netherlands to Japan.

[–]hjrdmh 2 points3 points ago

BUT I DON'T WANT TO BE A PAKISTAN.

[–]areyoufuckingthick 1 point2 points ago

Can someone point me in the direction of the new relocated United Kingdom?

[–]dominuspaulus 6 points7 points ago

Africa. Today's Niger.

[–]areyoufuckingthick 3 points4 points ago

Dear god, we're right next to Iran!

[–]kirstycat 1 point2 points ago

Think it might be fun to have some new and eh.. interesting neighbours.

[–]inspirationdate[!] 1 point2 points ago

Newfoundland succeeded in seceding from Canada I see.

[–]thefrek 3 points4 points ago

That little spot in Newfoundland is actually St. Pierre et Miquelon which is a French overseas colony which is technically autonomous.

[–]inspirationdate[!] 0 points1 point ago

I've heard of that but didn't know anything about it. Super interesting, thanks!

[–]berkley95 1 point2 points ago

Svalbard is not its own country, it's a part of Norway...

[–]joss33 0 points1 point ago

Where's Estonia

[–]JoriWinter 1 point2 points ago

Looks like Israel.

[–]NeoCoN7 1 point2 points ago

Britain is screwed.

[–]_Rooster_ 1 point2 points ago

This map, however, is using parts of countries and not using some. That is disappointing.

[–]GhostdadUC 0 points1 point ago

Well at least we would have an ally on the border of Peru so we can attack those pesky Taliban.

[–]Baberooz 1 point2 points ago

I just went looking for Ireland....it took me ten minutes to find it hadn't moved.

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[–]magister0 1 point2 points ago

What?

[–]xclapcorex 0 points1 point ago

Does france still get to keep French Guiana?

[–]MisterxRager -1 points0 points ago

i give up someone please explain this to me i feel like a fucking moron right now

[–]YoungZeebra 1 point2 points ago

Take the biggest landmass and give it to the country with highest population. The go down the landmass size and give it to the next country with the highest population.

[–]theecakee 1 point2 points ago

Each country is mixed up based of their population size. So the largest arithmetic density countries "land size" are switched with the largest population countries.

So China is switched with Russia being the largest country, India is switched with Canada for being the second largest country, and so on.

[–]magister0 1 point2 points ago

China has the largest population, Russia has the largest area, so now China is in Russia

India has the 2nd largest population, Canada has the 2nd largest area, so now India is in Canada

[–]heyitschipz 1 point2 points ago

Outsourcing to India would be even more ridiculous, they may even pay us to work

[–]Rich_Bastard 1 point2 points ago

Vietnam. I loled.

[–]TheBrickster 0 points1 point ago

This is really interesting. is the carrying capacity in Canada high enough to support the much larger Indian population?

[–]juicy223 0 points1 point ago

Awesome map....very interesting switches.

[–]marsamHearts 0 points1 point ago

So US an BraZil stay the same

[–]bcrimzzz 0 points1 point ago

Anyone else find in weird that the US is in the same place?

[–]JucheRevolution 0 points1 point ago

3rd largest population, 3rd largest country. Seems fine to me. Brazil is #4 in both as well

[–]TheifsTheme 0 points1 point ago

Shouldn't India and China get their own continents?

[–]kevsandwich 1 point2 points ago

They should do this every 50 years or so

[–]letphilsing -1 points0 points ago

Are they suggesting that he second largest country in the world is Canada?

[–]MotharChoddar 1 point2 points ago

It's a fact...

[–]HmSweeney 0 points1 point ago

I like this a lot better than today's map of the world! Traveling would be more interesting!

[–]digivolution 0 points1 point ago

As a canadian, NO WAY. I like my ridiculous amount of space, leave us be!

[–]VE2519 0 points1 point ago

"Madagascar" would be a completely different movie.

[–]inheritor 0 points1 point ago

Canada being where Pakistan is would be impossible. Because, our hockey rinks would take up way to much space.

[–]jerkdork -1 points0 points ago

'Merica

[–]pa79 0 points1 point ago

Palestine, really? At least more sunshine.

[–]haddockcpt 0 points1 point ago

Vietnamese Vikings.

That is all.

[–]gtwy 0 points1 point ago

Where is Britain?

[–]thekoolestkidaround 0 points1 point ago

Where's Ukraine? :(

[–]motvind 0 points1 point ago

Mali and Lebanon ended up in the same country (Norway), that's pretty fucked up.

[–]hotpittsburgh 0 points1 point ago

Check you out Ireland!

[–]fradetti 0 points1 point ago

Angola???

At least the vatican is now really really far...

[–]Ken_Fresno 0 points1 point ago

note the world isnt all that white. note white countries have very recently become extremely multicultural. speculate on how white the world will be in the next millennium.

[–]packetinspector 0 points1 point ago

Ok, where the fuck have they move Australia to...?

... ah, I see it, Spain. I can handle that. France might have been a bit nicer but Spain's not so bad. Still got us a good long coastline. Actually, now we've got a land border we can finally have our own war rather than going off to fight in everyone else's. Look out Malaysian France!

[–]bjarkebjarke 0 points1 point ago

We became Hungary?

Aw hell naw'