Sustainable Development

How maps can help guide us to a better future

'Maps are not just informative; they can also inspire optimism'

Robert Muggah
Co-founder, SecDev Group and Co-founder, Igarapé Institute
Ian Goldin
Professor of Globalization and Development; Director, Oxford Martin Programme on Technological and Economic Change, Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford
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Deaths from air pollution vs lethal violence
Deaths from air pollution vs lethal violence
US energy transition - 1984-2020
US energy transition in 1984
US energy transition - 1984-2020
US energy transition in 2020

Number of internet users by country - 1990
Number of internet users by country - 1990
Number of internet users by country - 2000
Number of internet users by country - 2000
Number of internet users by country - 2020
Number of internet users by country - 2020

Mean years of schooling: 1950-2020
Mean years of schooling worldwide in 1950
Mean years of schooling: 1950-2020
Mean years of schooling worldwide in 2020

Life expectancy by country - 1960 and 2020
Life expectancy by country in 1960
Life expectancy by country - 1960 and 2020
Life expectancy by country in 2020
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