Source: World Population Review ("Countries by Density 2022")
Tools: https://go-cart.io/cartogram, Canva

Why are there gaps between places which didn't have gaps on the original map?

Does anyone prefer the blob distortion maps to just shrinking/growing the countries to appropriate size while mainting their shape?

I get the point of them, but they are esthetically nauseating.

Looking at this map I can identify only a handful of countries. Had they kept their shape it would have been much easier.

Nope, good try poor execution. Need more data on the data.

Hilarious in a good way.

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