Simon Kuestenmacher
@simongerman600.bsky.social
German #geographer and #demographer in #Melbourne. I love and share #maps and #data that explain how the #world works.
Just stumbled across this list of requests Frank Sinatra had in the 1980s for his dressing room. Weirdly fascinating and intimate reading to be honest.
February 10, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Just stumbled across this list of requests Frank Sinatra had in the 1980s for his dressing room. Weirdly fascinating and intimate reading to be honest.
I loved being on PK Gupta’s podcast. This turned into a rather holistic demographic overview of how I see the Australian property market and society developing over the next ten years or so. Listen here: youtu.be/riL52EdYBvg?...
Australia's Housing Time Bomb: Next 10 Year Demographic Power Shift
Australia is entering a once-in-a-generation shift.A K-shaped economy, a massive inheritance wave, and younger voters are quietly reshaping wealth, housing, ...
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February 10, 2026 at 1:22 AM
I loved being on PK Gupta’s podcast. This turned into a rather holistic demographic overview of how I see the Australian property market and society developing over the next ten years or so. Listen here: youtu.be/riL52EdYBvg?...
Yet another visual that rather impressively makes the point that the Chinese economy grew like crazy over the last decades. Also shows just how insanely powerful the US is. Source: buff.ly/2qvMMm5
February 10, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Yet another visual that rather impressively makes the point that the Chinese economy grew like crazy over the last decades. Also shows just how insanely powerful the US is. Source: buff.ly/2qvMMm5
During WWII the US Military sent out a booklet to soldiers stationed in Australia called “Instructions for American Servicemen in Australia”. This marvelous comparison of the food consumption in both countries made me chuckle. The booklet is a surprisingly fun read: amzn.to/4r3QH2h
February 9, 2026 at 10:10 PM
During WWII the US Military sent out a booklet to soldiers stationed in Australia called “Instructions for American Servicemen in Australia”. This marvelous comparison of the food consumption in both countries made me chuckle. The booklet is a surprisingly fun read: amzn.to/4r3QH2h
A rather cynical map shows which countries were bombed by Trump, Biden, Obama, and Bush. Source: buff.ly/x4y4DAj
February 9, 2026 at 6:05 PM
A rather cynical map shows which countries were bombed by Trump, Biden, Obama, and Bush. Source: buff.ly/x4y4DAj
Bad Bunny (US-born citizen btw) in the last six years managed to score the most streamed album on Spotify four times! No region streams more music than Latin America. HT @latinometrics
February 9, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Bad Bunny (US-born citizen btw) in the last six years managed to score the most streamed album on Spotify four times! No region streams more music than Latin America. HT @latinometrics
Have a guess in which country this mountaineering photo was taken. You won't get it right! Answer here: buff.ly/zDIZQMD
February 8, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Have a guess in which country this mountaineering photo was taken. You won't get it right! Answer here: buff.ly/zDIZQMD
This map by @vizantano taught me that Spanish schools must be more peaceful than schools in other countries.
February 8, 2026 at 6:05 PM
This map by @vizantano taught me that Spanish schools must be more peaceful than schools in other countries.
This map shows the Eurasian land mass. We see Eurasia from a different angle, we gain a new perspective. Richard Edes Harrison shaped the way Americans viewed the world during and after WWII like no other. A true master of the craft. Source: buff.ly/3qCX7r7
February 8, 2026 at 3:05 PM
This map shows the Eurasian land mass. We see Eurasia from a different angle, we gain a new perspective. Richard Edes Harrison shaped the way Americans viewed the world during and after WWII like no other. A true master of the craft. Source: buff.ly/3qCX7r7
41 years ago Perrier sponsored the New York City Marathon and created this beautiful map of the route. You should only be allowed to sponsor a marathon if you create cool maps. Source: buff.ly/ugITmpo
February 8, 2026 at 11:35 AM
41 years ago Perrier sponsored the New York City Marathon and created this beautiful map of the route. You should only be allowed to sponsor a marathon if you create cool maps. Source: buff.ly/ugITmpo
It will always be "Struppi!" in my head!
February 8, 2026 at 12:05 AM
It will always be "Struppi!" in my head!
"The past year has seen an explosion in coding productivity" Not sure if the headline is correct of if this is simply a sign of being flooded with cheap automated content. What do you think might be measure to test what really is the case?
February 7, 2026 at 9:05 PM
"The past year has seen an explosion in coding productivity" Not sure if the headline is correct of if this is simply a sign of being flooded with cheap automated content. What do you think might be measure to test what really is the case?
Feels far fetched right now?
February 7, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Feels far fetched right now?
Friendly reminder that data coming from The White House is either the result of incompetence or deliberately misleading. Either way, best data practice is to always include longitudinal data to provide your audience with context.
February 7, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Friendly reminder that data coming from The White House is either the result of incompetence or deliberately misleading. Either way, best data practice is to always include longitudinal data to provide your audience with context.
This graph by @lefineder shows historic life expectancy among European and Chinese elites from the early Middle Ages to the Modern-Era. European nobles didn't live as long as Chinese nobles. European scholars on the other hand had similar life expectancies to Chinese elites.
February 7, 2026 at 11:35 AM
This graph by @lefineder shows historic life expectancy among European and Chinese elites from the early Middle Ages to the Modern-Era. European nobles didn't live as long as Chinese nobles. European scholars on the other hand had similar life expectancies to Chinese elites.
I’m thinking a lot about how to create social cohesion in societies that feel ever more divided. I concluded that a shared love for cheesecake might be our best bet…
February 7, 2026 at 12:05 AM
I’m thinking a lot about how to create social cohesion in societies that feel ever more divided. I concluded that a shared love for cheesecake might be our best bet…
Good lord! Air pollution was linked to 182,000 deaths in the EU in 2023. This explains why the EU wants to cut air pollution. I knew that air quality in the Italian Po Valley and in part of Poland were particularly bad but wouldn't have expected such high numbers. Source: buff.ly/s62aXST
February 6, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Good lord! Air pollution was linked to 182,000 deaths in the EU in 2023. This explains why the EU wants to cut air pollution. I knew that air quality in the Italian Po Valley and in part of Poland were particularly bad but wouldn't have expected such high numbers. Source: buff.ly/s62aXST
These illustrations from Levi Walter Yaggy show how learned people in the US saw the world in 1893 when opening an atlas. We see temperate, arctic, and tropic climate zones visualised. Source: buff.ly/FuZdDWp
February 6, 2026 at 6:05 PM
These illustrations from Levi Walter Yaggy show how learned people in the US saw the world in 1893 when opening an atlas. We see temperate, arctic, and tropic climate zones visualised. Source: buff.ly/FuZdDWp
"Geographical Definitions Illustrated, 1893" This is probably still the best visualisation of its kind that I've ever seen! Source: buff.ly/CMe6rYn
February 6, 2026 at 3:05 PM
"Geographical Definitions Illustrated, 1893" This is probably still the best visualisation of its kind that I've ever seen! Source: buff.ly/CMe6rYn
Love horses more than humans? This map by @hdk_maps will help you to find a spot in the US that feels just right. Horse Census Heat map if you will... 🐎
February 6, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Love horses more than humans? This map by @hdk_maps will help you to find a spot in the US that feels just right. Horse Census Heat map if you will... 🐎
This map by @neilrkaye shows day length change in minutes per week at 51 degrees north latitude (that's roughly Brighton, Cambridge, London). Source: buff.ly/U6mUZzA
February 6, 2026 at 12:05 AM
This map by @neilrkaye shows day length change in minutes per week at 51 degrees north latitude (that's roughly Brighton, Cambridge, London). Source: buff.ly/U6mUZzA
I stumbled across this interesting bit of demographic trivia that makes perfect sense: 30 million more Muslims live on the small (but densely populated) island of Java than in the whole Arabian Peninsula combined. Source: buff.ly/z4ctZQn
February 5, 2026 at 9:05 PM
I stumbled across this interesting bit of demographic trivia that makes perfect sense: 30 million more Muslims live on the small (but densely populated) island of Java than in the whole Arabian Peninsula combined. Source: buff.ly/z4ctZQn
This great animated map shows how daylight hours vary across the globe throughout the year. Source:
February 5, 2026 at 6:06 PM
This great animated map shows how daylight hours vary across the globe throughout the year. Source:
This little interactive tool allows you to pick the colours for your shaded relief map. A charmingly random selection of countries is available but unlimited colours. Source: buff.ly/QdkPVSl
February 5, 2026 at 3:05 PM
This little interactive tool allows you to pick the colours for your shaded relief map. A charmingly random selection of countries is available but unlimited colours. Source: buff.ly/QdkPVSl
Lovely contour map of Corsica (France). Ever since reading a certain Asterix comic as a young boy I've had a soft spot for the island! Source: buff.ly/an6cwV8
February 5, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Lovely contour map of Corsica (France). Ever since reading a certain Asterix comic as a young boy I've had a soft spot for the island! Source: buff.ly/an6cwV8