The Coolest Maps We Didn’t Have the Luxury to Learn From

Decades ago, smoking cigarettes was promoted in the media and in entertainment as something sexy and sophisticated. But more recently, advertisements have been raising awareness about the negative effects smoking cigarettes can cause. Smoking is heavily addictive and many smokers will argue it is the most difficult thing to quit.

This colored map shows the average number of cigarettes smoked per amount of people across the world. Russia by far has the heaviest amount of smokers, but is that because they love to smoke, or is that due to the size of their country? However, Canada is the second-largest country in the world and they smoke much less.