FactlasBeta

About

The world's facts, beautifully mapped

Factlas turns open data about every country into a map you want to look at – and then lets you dig deeper, compare and discover.

Map & timeline

Pick a metric, press play, watch a century unfold.

History

Empires and borders from 1500, 1,000+ events.

Country profiles

Every number for a country, with its rank.

Compare

Up to five countries side by side.

Play

Quick games that sharpen your sense of the world.

Export

Images, videos and data to share.

Reading the map

Colors
A country's standing among all countries in that year; the legend shows the values.
Hatching
No data. Values are carried forward for up to five years and say so.
Links
The address bar always holds your view – share it as it is.

Open data, clearly sourced

163 metrics from 73 institutional sources, all openly licensed. Every number links to its source; automated checks and a public corrections log keep us honest. Freshness and coverage per metric: Data status.

All sources and licenses

Borders follow Natural Earth's de facto view; disputed areas are shown without data and imply no endorsement.

What's next

Factlas is at the very beginning – an early beta with a long road ahead. Where it is heading:

  • Lens – the news in contextworking title

    Today's events as reported by outlets from many countries, side by side, sorted and set against the data – so you can see a story from more than one angle.

  • Deeper data

    Forecasts to 2100, long-run economies, democracy indices, more elections.

  • Regions & cities

    States, provinces and big cities with numbers of their own.

  • Your own views

    Formulas (per person, per km², ratios), saved views and embeds.

  • More to play

    Map quiz, guess the year, streaks and achievements.

  • Open & together

    Flag a value, request a metric, follow corrections; an open API.

  • More map styles

    Curved labels along the land and new looks beyond parchment.

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