Guess the map 13: Mercator maps are cool, actually

[EnglishEdward]

Hmm, fashion and is measured in inches...

Average cleavage of dresses?
Average height of heels?

Correct

Here is the map:

 

[Arakhor]

That's certainly a map.

 

[Kyriakos]

I tend to agree that by now the thread should seek bizarre topics, including fetishes, if it is to stay alive

 

[Qactus]

Oh wow, what's up with the Dakotas?

Here's a new map:

 

[Samson]

Oh wow, what's up with the Dakotas?

Here's a new map:
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Where does gray come?

 

[Birdjaguar]

Is it tech oriented?

 

[Qactus]

Gray is "no data". Here is the scale:

Not directly tech oriented. But among other things, tech has an impact.

 

[Birdjaguar]

Consumption of some kind?

 

[Qactus]

No

 

[tamyrlin]

Something related to education/literacy?

 

[Kyriakos]

Travel-related?

 

[Qactus]

Neither education-, literacy-, nor travel-related

 

[tamyrlin]

Olympic medals?

 

[Qactus]

No, but cool idea, I'll look that up right away.
EDIT: Turns out Finland, Hungary and Sweden lead the per capita medal haul in the summer olympics 1896 to 2016

 

[The_J]

Given how the map looks, I assume more is better?
Interestingly bottom of the list are.... I guess Angola and Somalia, whereas North Korea and Syria are higher... mmhhh.
No clue.

Is it health related?

 

[Qactus]

Not health-related.

More is better, yes. The argument can be made that it is not strictly better because you lose something along the way, but we try to maximize it nonetheless.

 

[The_J]

Something related to nature and/or urbanization?

 

[Qactus]

Yes, more specifically it is related to agriculture. The highest value is represented by the Netherlands.

 

[The_J]

Tulips or tomatoes or greenhouses?

 

[Qactus]

It is indeed closely related to two of those