A different take on the world map

These maps are from: Worldmapper

I thought they were really interesting. I picked just a few to post here and they have a bunch of different ones on their web page.

Standard world map (land area)

Toys Imports
"Most imports of toys (US$ net) are to the United States, followed by the United Kingdom. Toys are fun but not necessities. Thus toy imports give an indication of disposable incomes."
"The lowest imports of toys (US$ net) per person are to territories in Africa and also Tajikistan (in the Middle East). Central Africa, Southeastern Africa, Southern Asia and Northern Africa contain the poorest territories in the world."

Toys Exports

Women's Income
"Norway and Denmark are home to women with the highest annual earnings per person in the population. Women living in Yemen and Sierra Leone earn 150 to 250 times less per person."


Poverty
"Poverty is not just a financial state. Being poor affects life in many ways. The human poverty index uses indicators that capture non-financial elements of poverty, such as life expectancy, adult literacy, water quality, and children that are underweight."
"The highest human poverty index scores are in Central Africa, the lowest are in Japan."


Poor Water
"Drinking water is essential to live, but dirty drinking water is also a major cause of disease. Whilst most people living in Western Europe can access safe water, only 50% of people living in Central Africa can do this."


GDP Wealth
"This wealth map shows which territories have the greatest wealth when Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is compared using currency exchange rates."
"Wealth, as reflected by GDP per person, is highest in Luxembourg, Norway and Switzerland. It is lowest in Ethiopia, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo."


Underweight Children

"Southeastern Africa, Asia Pacific, Northern Africa and Eastern Asia are also home to relatively large numbers of underweight children. Within these regions the territories with the largest populations of underweight children are: Ethiopia, Indonesia, Nigeria and China."