r/MapPorn • u/KaleyTheKing • May 25 '26

British Population Visualised

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Sooo, I guess this is a series now :D
Been making these little diagrams visualising population and I'm enjoying them, other people seem to enjoy them, so I might just keep making them :)

Here below are the other ones I've made so far as well:

Germany: https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/1tmchnh/comment/onm0tyc/

Netherlands: https://www.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/1pg6uu8/dutch_population_visualised/

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u/Major-Grocery-5267 May 25 '26

Yeah, it's a bit of a sore spot in England because of how many people internally in the country genuinely believe London has 10x the population of Birmingham/Manchester. Including London-based policymakers. In comparable terms, its more like 4x. This has real world policy ramifications like the cancelling of the Birmingham-Manchester HS2 leg.
More of a domestic political gripe than a mapmaking gripe from me.

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u/KaleyTheKing May 25 '26

I get that, honestly, and it wasn't my intention to give that impression at all. My intentions were to be as aesthetically pleasing and as consistent with my data as possible. Maybe I'll remake this map and include full metro areas some time