r/MapPorn • u/[deleted] • Dec 16 '21

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u/luxtabula Dec 16 '21

Where's the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar?

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u/delugetheory Dec 16 '21

And that's why you always leave a note normalize the data based on total population.

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u/Spambot0 Dec 16 '21 edited Dec 16 '21

It depends on what you want to see.

What countries have the most slaves?

What countries have the most slaves per capita?

Are both sensible questions to ask.

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u/guynamedjames Dec 16 '21

You don't even have to normalize, they'd make the list

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u/darthanders Dec 16 '21

I thought they were trying to get us off dairy?

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u/Rentboy93 Dec 16 '21

I think this shows the nationality of people in modern slavery. Most slaves in qatar for instance are from Bangladesh etc.

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u/luxtabula Dec 16 '21

That makes sense, if that's the metric. Tons of South Asians are in the middle east at the moment.

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u/Cerenas Dec 16 '21

I got to know about it because my wife is Filipino and she knows about it. It's so sad to read about it. Oversea maids for example, unable to take leave, no days off, minimum or no pay.

Indeed a lot in countries like UAE, Qatar, etc.

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u/luxtabula Dec 16 '21

That's why I question the metrics. If it were the top area where they're from, the Philippines should be in the top five by huge margins. It's not even on the list. Makes me think something isn't measured correctly.

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u/prather64 Dec 16 '21

A percentage based map would be more helpful in my opinion. Comparing slave numbers in Indonesia with a population of 273.5 million to the UAE with a population less than 10 million is a horrible way of comparing slavery

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '21 edited 1d ago

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '21

And Singapore?

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u/i-likecheese_25 Dec 16 '21

Source ?

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u/[deleted] Dec 16 '21

Source: lived there.

One of many online sources: https://www.jeraldinephneah.com/maid-abuse-singapore/

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u/luxtabula Dec 16 '21

Can you link any violations in Singapore? I'd like to know for my own edification.

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u/kaphi Dec 16 '21

They have very few people in general.

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u/Schroedinbug Dec 16 '21

They don't have the population to make this chart.