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“Most Powerful Passports”: 75 Charts That Break Down Complex Data Into Digestible Information (New Pics)

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Let's be honest... Not everyone gets excited at the idea of reading pages of convoluted data or spreadsheets containing thousands of numbers. They can be complicated, time-consuming, and quite frankly, boring. Cool and fascinating charts - now that's a different story. They're like the drive-throughs of information. No need to dress up and sit through long courses, just grab your takeaway and go.

Well-designed charts have the ability to turn mountains of research into easily consumable, and sometimes entertaining, information. They explain in seconds what could take dozens of pages to describe. And nowadays, they cover everything under the sun. Some reveal intriguing trends we didn't realize were happening, others answer questions we didn't know we had.

Every now and again, Bored Panda puts together a compilation of the most interesting charts out there. And today we're doing just that... From the world's happiest cities, to how many hours of work are needed in different countries to escape poverty, keep scrolling if you want understand the bigger picture at a glance.

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A Cool Guide On How To Get Out Of Poverty Depending On Where You Reside

Aubreykubheka Report

26points POST Alexandra Alexandra Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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This is.....revealing, to say the very least.

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The World’s Happiest Cities In 2026

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25points POST martymcmatrix martymcmatrix Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 22 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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As a German full time idiot, living in »Leiden« seems like a funny contradiction, as it's translated as »Suffer(ing)«...🤹🏽

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The World's Oldest Universities

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24points POST Flopsy Flopsy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 23 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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Omg omg I studied in 2 of them!!! 6 months in Padova as an Erasmus student and a postgraduate degree from Cambridge! ❤️

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World's Fastest Train

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22points POST TotallyNOTAFox TotallyNOTAFox Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 20 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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I like the name of the indonesian one ^^

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A Map Of Every Place Where Ancient Roman Coin Hoards Have Been Found

brilliantmaps.com Report

21points POST David Paterson David Paterson Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 18 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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I wasn't expecting any east of the Caspian sea. India makes sense, sort of, because the mouth of the Indus River in Pakistan was known to ancient Rome, but even there the East coast of India was not.

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Countries That Do Not Allow Wild Animals In Circuses

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20points POST Flopsy Flopsy Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 23 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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Go Romania! Crazy how many do allow it!

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Pizza Consumption Per Person Per Year

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20points POST TotallyNOTAFox TotallyNOTAFox Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 20 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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Didn't know that people in Norway love pizza so much

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The Most Powerful Passports In 2025

StatsPanda Report

19points POST Roman Arendt Roman Arendt Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 18 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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In 2022, the US still ranked #7. Now not even in the top 15. Another great achievement of the Idiot in Chief...

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Have You Ever Seen A Vulcano?

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18points POST Fred Fred Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 20 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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Never seen either a vulcano or a volcaneo. Where can I find one?

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Best Selling Books In History

eeagli Report

18points POST General Anaesthesia General Anaesthesia Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 21 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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They all have one thing in common: They're works of fiction.

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In The EU, The Mean Age Of Women At The Birth Of Their First Child Was 29.9 Years In 2024

eu_eurostat Report

18points POST Fellfromthemoon Fellfromthemoon Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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So, roughly in the middle of the optimal range? (The lowest risk for mother and fetus is detected when the mother is between 23-35 years old, and the father is between 25-40.)

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Euro Area Unemployment At 6.3%, EU At 6%

eu_eurostat Report

18points POST Fellfromthemoon Fellfromthemoon Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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I believe 2-5% is expected, people change jobs and workplaces, and those in-between stages are responsible for those unemployment numbers. In other words, when everybody has employment, then the unemployment rate is around 2-5%.

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In The EU In 2024, 51% Of The Population Lived In A House, While 48% Lived In A Flat (And 1% Lived In Other Accommodation, Such As Houseboats And Vans)

eu_eurostat Report

18points POST DeoManus Argentem DeoManus Argentem Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 13 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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What's going on with Spain? The Netherlands has almost 6x the population density but almost everyone lives in a house vs almost nobody in Spain?

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Comparing The World's Tallest Statue Next To Other Notable Statues

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18points POST For All Pedernity For All Pedernity Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 20 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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Christ gets a good boost from his location.

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Europe’s Social Media Gap By Country

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17points POST Jiji Kaiji Jiji Kaiji Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 22 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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I guess I'm Italian by heart ;)

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Countries With The Most Unesco Sites

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17points POST Roman Arendt Roman Arendt Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 15 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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I would have thought Türkiye had more.

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Film Genre Popularity 1910-2021

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17points POST David Paterson David Paterson Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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What film counts as a "documentary" these days? Other than David Attenborough and political propaganda and the occasional biography of an entertainer.

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When Does It Start To Feel Warm?

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17points POST Jeremy Klaxon Jeremy Klaxon Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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According to my wife, it's 80°C

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Young Americans Believe Wealth Comes From Exploitation; Older Americans Believe Wealth Is Earned

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16points POST Luke || Kira (he/she) Luke || Kira (he/she) Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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It's kinda possible to "earn" a million, but definitely NOT a billion, let alone a trillion.

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Mobile Phone Brands By Market Share (2007 vs. 2025)

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16points POST martymcmatrix martymcmatrix Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 22 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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My Xperia started to show signs of an inevitable d🔞ath about to happen...🙋🏽

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What's The Main Energy Source In Your Country?

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16points POST TotallyNOTAFox TotallyNOTAFox Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 20 hours ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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Yeah, we germans PRODUCE mainly with wind - The majority of our energy comes from french nuclear plants, coal power from Poland or our own coal since our renewables aren't enough to cover our demand 90% of the time

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AI Sources

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16points POST Enby Lindor Enby Lindor Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 22 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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Not even surprised at this point

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In 2024, There Were 508 746 Prisoners In The EU, Indicating A 2.0% Increase Compared With 2023

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16points POST Ka Se Ka Se Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 16 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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To compare: USA 542 per 100 000 inhabitants. Japan 33 per 100 000 inhabitants.

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In 2025, People In The EU Aged 20-64 Worked (Both Full And Part Time) An Average Of 35.9 Hours Per Week In Their Main Job

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16points POST Jiji Kaiji Jiji Kaiji Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 22 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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Turkey isn't formally a part of EU.

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In 2024, The EU Produced 50.8 Million Tonnes Of Potatoes.

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16points POST Jiji Kaiji Jiji Kaiji Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 22 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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How about the onions? 🧅

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A Cool Guide Of Salary By Education Level In The US

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16points POST Papa Papa Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 13 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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I find it interesting that some jobs that required a high school diploma when I entered the workforce 40+ years ago now require a bachelor's degree.

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A Cool Guide To Region Wise Calling Codes

maven.mapping Report

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Ranking Of US States By Safety

Bruno Venditti Report

16points POST Norm Gilmore Norm Gilmore Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 21 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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Least Safe - Louisiana. That's because of all those vampires, werewolves and other supernatural creatures... (True Blood) :-)

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Why Young Adults Are Saying No To Parenthood

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15points POST Jeremy Klaxon Jeremy Klaxon Community Member • points posts comments upvotes FollowUnfollow 19 hours ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

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Because I like silence, because I like having free time, because they're expensive as hell, because of the horrible screams, because I can go on holidays when all the parents are stuck with school, because there are already enough humans on Earth, because I don't feel the need to put my ego into flesh, and the list goes on and on

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Official Languages In South American Countries

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