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Just a century ago, many of today’s independent countries weren’t self-governing at all. They were colonies controlled by European countries from far away.

Modern European colonialism began in the 15th century, when Spain and Portugal established overseas empires. By the early 20th century, it had peaked: the United Kingdom and France dominated, and nearly 100 modern-day countries were under European control, mostly in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean.

As the chart shows, this changed rapidly after World War II. A wave of decolonization spread across the world, especially in the 1950s and 1960s. Colonies became independent countries, formed their own governments, joined international institutions, and started having their own voice in global decisions.

The decline of colonialism marked one of the biggest political shifts in modern history, from external rule to national sovereignty.

Read more about colonization and state capacity on our dedicated page →

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[OC] “The Fraud Behind Election Fraud”: Interactive visualizations show how basic statistics disprove the viral vote-machine claims (sullivan.zip)

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"Prepare your vernacular": Eminem’s Diversity of Lyrics Visualized Through Lexical Richness [OC] (infosec.pub)

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[OC] Germany Terrain Map (infosec.pub)

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[OC] How Visa made its latest Billions (infosec.pub)

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[OC]Age vs Net Worth of China’s Top 10 Billionaries (infosec.pub)

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[OC] Map of Storm Risk in the UK + Potential Impact on Supply Network (infosec.pub)

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Egg and Chicken Prices Since 1980: Yolk’s on Us [OC] (infosec.pub)

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The price of a pint of beer across 1,000 London Pubs (www.pint-prices.com)

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[OC] I made an interactive dashboard to explore NYC rentals data (www.reddit.com)

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Google's R&D spend is more than Microsoft and Nvidia combined 👀 (www.reddit.com)

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[OC] Most Common Religious Denominations in Germany (infosec.pub)

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[OC]Market Capitalization Trends of Lenovo, HP, and Dell (2018–2025) (infosec.pub)

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[OC] Visualizing climate change for individual locations with historical data (infosec.pub)

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[OC] 4 Weeks of ChatGPT Controlling a Live Stock Portfolio (infosec.pub)

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[OC] The rise of HIV research compared to tuberculosis over time (PubMed data, 1980–2023) (infosec.pub)

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[OC] Why is this 4.8 star restaurant tasting like 2.8 stars? (hint: Google is filled with fake reviews!) (infosec.pub)

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[OC] Prison Saturation in Latin America (infosec.pub)

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Are Foreign-Born People Over-Represented or Under-Represented in Each Countries' Prisons Relative to the Total Foreign-Born Population? [OC] (infosec.pub)

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[OC] Florida's Growing Billionaire Population (infosec.pub)

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