Submitted by SuchBrightness t3_11n3qfv in dataisbeautiful
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SuperFaceTattoo t1_jblcgjt wrote
Are you counting international waters as a border? I would, since it’s technically a border to all countries with a coastline.
shanksta1 t1_jbld1ec wrote
Italy with the technical win
Ayzmo t1_jbld6x7 wrote
Italy and The Vatican are tied. This is unacceptable.
Available-Evening-18 t1_jbldo5i wrote
Dublin is 55 miles to the border with Northern Ireland. Not being counted as an International border?
Humble_Salad_1075 t1_jblf98n wrote
Wow I never knew that Bratislava is almost in Austria. You learn something every day eh !
xopranaut t1_jblfmoa wrote
Isn’t 55 miles a shade over 80km?
Available-Evening-18 t1_jblgc8b wrote
You are absolutely correct. I was just looking at another series of charts, before this one, listed in miles and failed to check the legend on this one. I will be quiet now!
41942319 t1_jblkalh wrote
The red-green scale here is a bit weird since it's usually used for things on a good-bad scale
MrPogoUK t1_jblkfwi wrote
Looks like centre of London to the coast of France for the UK’s measurement. It would be about half that if you used the edge of London to the closest international waters.
R_Scoops t1_jblnhpx wrote
It surprised me during travelling how Vienna and Bratislava overlap to form a metropolitan area. In my mind Slovakia and Austria were like chalk and cheese.
Humble_Salad_1075 t1_jblnmp1 wrote
Economically I think the 2 countries are still chalk and cheese!
Firstearth t1_jblnrs1 wrote
Was there any particular criteria from where you measured on the capital cities? Dead Center? Closest point? Furthest point?
I’m finding it hard to reconcile Denmark as I seem to have it about 5km less
R_Scoops t1_jblockl wrote
Slovakia as a whole yes, but most private sector and all public sector institutions are centred in Bratislava making it more in line with Western European cities.
Humble_Salad_1075 t1_jblogqh wrote
Ahh ok I never knew that. I’ve never been to either countries but would like to go one day.
Strange_Ad_6206 t1_jblol69 wrote
omg what happened to San Marino?!
R_Scoops t1_jblsd53 wrote
I like Central Europe, but I found south eastern Europe (Serbia, Bosnia, Albania etc) more my cup of tea. The history surrounding the break up of Yugoslavia and the wars that followed is absolutely brutal, but so interesting.
Humble_Salad_1075 t1_jblsgxy wrote
I’d love to go to Croatia as from what I’ve seen on TV it looks so beautiful.
Paan1k t1_jblty3n wrote
Why is it a green-red scale ?
rjwilson01 t1_jblunih wrote
"effective conveying of information" I suppose , it's pretty and effective but the information seems of low value Perhaps divide by nations surface area,and number of invasions?(/jk) I quit like it though
R_Scoops t1_jbm4i6g wrote
The beaches are beaut there. The coast is so long that it’s not a struggle to find a secluded spot by the coast
rvnsprt228 t1_jbm4uuf wrote
Technically it should either be the nearest point to the capital city’s municipality border, or the coordinates of what is considered the city’s core.
SuchBrightness OP t1_jbmehyk wrote
approximately the city center
SuchBrightness OP t1_jbmekzw wrote
I used kilometers
SuchBrightness OP t1_jbmen4z wrote
No, there are several coastal capital cities in Europe, which all have an amount higher than 0 km
SuchBrightness OP t1_jbmepog wrote
well proximity to another border could be seen as a bad thing as it's easy for an invading army to just get to it
SuchBrightness OP t1_jbmeuxu wrote
I thought it looked nice. What would you have preferred?
Paan1k t1_jbngs86 wrote
Anything not "good/bad" related, because it's misleading!
JackdiQuadri97 t1_jbnj3o2 wrote
I think Ukrainians might not agree on this point
petit_croissant95 t1_jbnm7h2 wrote
That's a fair point but it really depends on the situation. For example Italy is never gonna be invaded by the Vatican, so their capital being 0 km from an international border is pretty much irrelevant from a military perspective. I think a more neutral colour scheme would be better. Still a very interesting map though!
AlanKayII t1_jbnzr6i wrote
So this is invasion difficulty in a chart ?
kajinek t1_jbnzzpc wrote
It’s not only right next to Austria but also bordering Hungary. There is also a spot that marks the tri-borderhttps://maps.app.goo.gl/Ggwe1SsbFTydUhzs8?g_st=ic
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petit_croissant95 t1_jbooych wrote
Oh shit I forgot about San Marino. The Italians must be quaking in their boots 😰
the_superman_fan t1_jbp2rto wrote
Good. Now do that for every continent.
Easy_Watercress_2663 t1_jbpljwk wrote
A single color gradient would be more appropriate here to easily compare the countries to each other. If the invasion aspect was explicit in the representation of the visualization only then would red - green make sense as you have them established that the visualization is addressing a topic that has a good-bad dimension.
SuchBrightness OP t1_jbpm1hw wrote
I'll do Asia next
the_superman_fan t1_jbqdfum wrote
Thankyou. I'm waiting.
Motor_Assumption_290 t1_jbqupsz wrote
I know this question is quite off topic for a maps sub, but is “like chalk and cheese” a common expression in other places’ English? I’ve never heard it, and I like it!
Humble_Salad_1075 t1_jbux4sh wrote
No idea if other countries use it but it’s quite common in the UK.
SuchBrightness OP t1_jbl9gcz wrote
My source: Using measure distance tool on google maps
Tool used: mapchart.net