Hi guys! I wanted to get better at dating old maps so I made a game for it: https://datetheglobe.jenniferjiangkells.com

It’s reverse-wordle style, where every wrong guess gives you the direction (too early/too late), temperature (within 2/9/24 years), and a piece of evidence that contradicts or narrows down the year (e.g. a country that didn’t exist yet). Maps are sourced from the public domain with the year redacted. It’s basically a gamified version of this xkcd chart.

My wife and I made it to play ourselves and have been really enjoying it. We shared it around some smaller map subreddits to get feedback and now want to share it with the wider community.

This map compares perceptions of equal treatment between people from different ethnic groups across countries. Countries closer to green show a higher perceived level of equal treatment, while countries closer to red show a higher perceived level of discrimination.

It should not be interpreted as a definitive ranking of the “most racist countries.” It measures one specific perception and does not fully capture institutional racism, racial violence, employment discrimination, segregation or economic inequality.

Social-media narratives can also differ sharply from systematic research. Algorithms tend to reward outrage, repetition and conflict, while communities such as Reddit can become echo chambers where popular claims are repeated without checking the underlying data.

Does the result for your country match your own experience?

Source: World Values Survey, 2017–2022.

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I must say, I would consider myself well-travelled, so it might be tough to guess it. I am curious to know if it was possible to guess it just by the map.

This 2010 map shows the countries that backed Argentina’s position in the sovereignty dispute over the Falkland Islands, compared with those supporting the United Kingdom or remaining neutral.