What does the size of the countries in this map refer to?

[AviatorTom]

Here's a World Map with groups of countries shown in sizes different from their actual sizes. That's done for a specific reason in this map.

What do you think the sizes refer to on this map?

Answer will be given tomorrow (Sunday).

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Answer time...

The size correlates to the amount of Carbon emissions the area puts into the atmosphere, from Asia (the most, mainly because China uses so much coal) to Africa (not so much).

[OlderAndWiser]

Size of countries has been adjusted to be proportionate to total CO2 emissions.

[exitseven]

thats a good guess, I bet you are right.

[OlderAndWiser]

@exitseven Thanks for MHO!

[Anonymous]

Carbon footprint?

[Berethor]

Countries that seen as shithole countries are getting crashed, and china take over the world.

[OfMiceandMen]

Thematic map illustrating hardest impacted areas by Covid?

[NewsReader]

Something is wrong with Africa

[Paul_in_Indy]

That’s not a map. That is an info graphic.

[DizzyDesii]

Size? As in the continents?

[Anonymous]

Pollution to gdp.

[TheSpaceGnome]

Human Population Count.

[exitseven]

population?

[AviatorTom]

Don't you think Africa would be a bit bigger considering its large population?