Why Greenland is Often Marked "No Data" on World Maps

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  • čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
  • Ever noticed Greenland showing as 'No Data' on world maps? In this video, I explore the surprising reasons behind this phenomenon and uncover the truth about Greenland's mysterious map color.
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Komentáře • 170

  • @GeopoliticsExplainer
    @GeopoliticsExplainer  Před měsícem +20

    Don't forget to watch my latest video!: czcams.com/video/-GMO7Urew6M/video.html

  • @Ardoy9761
    @Ardoy9761 Před měsícem +538

    The council of No Data:
    Greenland
    Western Sahara
    North Korea
    (Occasionally) Turkmenistan

    • @user-ir1li1xc1o
      @user-ir1li1xc1o Před měsícem +13

      antartida

    • @AmirRazan
      @AmirRazan Před měsícem +1

      ​@@user-ir1li1xc1oYeah, don't forget Antarctica!

    • @tranchedecake3897
      @tranchedecake3897 Před měsícem +28

      you forgot kosovo 😂

    • @Julio_AS
      @Julio_AS Před měsícem +33

      And New Zealand doesn’t even appear in most maps

    • @Ardoy9761
      @Ardoy9761 Před měsícem +30

      New list:
      Greenland
      Western Sahara
      North Korea
      (Occasionally) Turkmenistan
      Antarctica (from user-ir1li1xc1o)
      Kosovo (from tranchedecake3897)
      New Zealand (it's left off maps) (from Julio_AS)
      Vatican City
      Belarus (from LesiuGenshin)
      South Sudan (from El_Jacob1)
      (Somtimes) Belize (from MechanicMind01)
      Somalia (from leonardolvarenga7572)
      Taiwan (from 8thFurno)

  • @maxthetube8466
    @maxthetube8466 Před 22 dny +74

    Imagine he just says: well we can’t get the answer as I have not been able to get data about Greenland

  • @emilioschmidt2106
    @emilioschmidt2106 Před měsícem +436

    I find it so bizarre that greenland is a part of Denmark and Denmark is in the EU but Greenland isn't a part of the EU.
    This feels like if West Virginia decided to leave NATO

    • @GeopoliticsExplainer
      @GeopoliticsExplainer  Před měsícem +55

      So true🤣

    • @oskarjärvinen
      @oskarjärvinen Před měsícem +3

      *Denmark, please

    • @troelspeterroland6998
      @troelspeterroland6998 Před měsícem +66

      When the UK was in the EU, the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey were outside as well.

    • @Lucas_Antar
      @Lucas_Antar Před měsícem +49

      @@troelspeterroland6998ya territories aren't in the EU but overseas regions like French Guyanna is. It all depends on what the member state considers it's land vs it's territory

    • @andersbuchjeppesen5493
      @andersbuchjeppesen5493 Před měsícem +24

      Greenland, Faroe Islands and Denmark are all 3 part of the Kingdom of Denmark.
      The Kingdom of Denmark ≠ Denmark.
      They are separate entities. Greenland and Faroe Islands are autonomous countries just like Denmark, but they are all apart of the same kingdom

  • @Kawaiitwo
    @Kawaiitwo Před 21 dnem +18

    Probably because they close down their seaport the second someone coughs.

  • @eazyaviation
    @eazyaviation Před měsícem +239

    underrated as hell

  • @sunny_muffins
    @sunny_muffins Před měsícem +110

    🇬🇱 It has even its own emoji!

    • @lochlanmuir2291
      @lochlanmuir2291 Před měsícem +10

      *it even has

    • @wolfxlover
      @wolfxlover Před 23 dny +4

      @@lochlanmuir2291Their phrase isn't incorrect. They're just different tones conveyed.

    • @deathrowlemon7367
      @deathrowlemon7367 Před 21 dnem +5

      @@wolfxlovernobody would ever say it like that.

    • @Electric0eye
      @Electric0eye Před 19 dny +1

      ​@@deathrowlemon7367well someone just did you dip

    • @dunkleosteusterrelli
      @dunkleosteusterrelli Před 4 dny

      ​@@wolfxlover no, it's straight up grammatically incorrect, there's no justification here
      now if it said something along the lines of “it has even _gotten_ its own emoji” then it'd be valid

  • @manmanman2000
    @manmanman2000 Před měsícem +37

    4:40 European countries: Hey look at that beautiful autonomous region I got.
    *Laughs in Spanish*

    • @PyroXVuurwerk
      @PyroXVuurwerk Před 19 dny +1

      In Spain it is basically the administrative division of the entire country

  • @SteinGauslaaStrindhaug
    @SteinGauslaaStrindhaug Před 27 dny +52

    I think the visual size of Greenland (particular when it's exaggerated by some map projections) and the majority of the area is just ice, means that even if the data is available (either separately or the data for Denmark also applies) painting that whole area on a map might be somewhat visually misleading or not visible on the scale used anyway if the data is something population related per square kilometer. I.e. you'd end up having to either paint the whole of Greenland as having a something population related density of 0 if you the data doesn't show less than 1 digit per square kilometer which is somewhat insulting and just as meaningless as painting it with "no data" or if you decide to use the ceiling function to round it up to 1 per square kilometer, not only doesn't it say much when most other regions on the map have much higher number, but you've also overestimated the population by doing so by almost 2 million.

  • @_mortiam
    @_mortiam Před 20 dny +5

    I didn't realize all of Spain's subdivisions are considered autonomous regions. Interesting

  • @iambicpentakill971
    @iambicpentakill971 Před 20 dny +7

    Loved the "Is that Greenland?" map

  • @AdakanUwU
    @AdakanUwU Před 27 dny +13

    Even Google Street View reached Greenland, so why not statistics

  • @oisorr
    @oisorr Před měsícem +24

    give this man recognition! terrific work!

  • @petermichaelgreen
    @petermichaelgreen Před 21 dnem +9

    I suspect that most of these "data maps" you see are made by combining a data source that maps country codes to data with a base map that maps country codes to shapes on the map.
    I therefore suspect that different standards for what constitues a "country" between the people collating the data and the people making the map then leads to "no data" on the map.

  • @blueblade10477
    @blueblade10477 Před měsícem +13

    I never thought anyone would make this video

  • @kirkns6857
    @kirkns6857 Před měsícem +50

    bro, this dude is underrated GIVE THIS MAN MORE VIEWS!!! MORE SUBS!!!

    • @kirkns6857
      @kirkns6857 Před měsícem +2

      NGL I WAS SURPRISED WHEN I SAW THE SUB AND VIEW COUNT, THIS MAN DESERVES MOREE!!!!!

    • @GeopoliticsExplainer
      @GeopoliticsExplainer  Před měsícem +1

      Thank you so much for your kind words!

  • @deleted-something
    @deleted-something Před 22 dny +6

    Damn I really forgot that trump tried to buy Greenland lmao

  • @MrAlipasali
    @MrAlipasali Před měsícem +12

    Interesting.. Good work . Please continue to make same concept videos

  • @rebelcommander7starwarsjur922
    @rebelcommander7starwarsjur922 Před měsícem +19

    I saw some suicide rate maps that had Greenland not many other maps that have Greenland sadly it’s just there rates being the worst in the world. On top of that they plan to be fully independent by 2030 so that should put them on more maps for data when it comes to maps listing every UN member and such.

    • @alexturnbackthearmy1907
      @alexturnbackthearmy1907 Před 19 dny

      I mean...no surprises, we know for quite some time that living so far north isnt good for physical or mental health.

    • @rebelcommander7starwarsjur922
      @rebelcommander7starwarsjur922 Před 19 dny +1

      @@alexturnbackthearmy1907 you’d be surprised how many people don’t know that about Greenland 🇬🇱

  • @fariesz6786
    @fariesz6786 Před 22 dny +4

    really nice breakdown.
    only thing you should have added when talking about its size on the map is that the size is also inflated (Greenland _is_ big, but it appears _even bigger_ in common projections)
    oh, and just out of curiosity (i hope you don't mind me asking, feel free to ignore): do you happen to be from the Caucasus region or something? thought i noticed something in your accent there (i'm a big linguistics nerd)

    • @GeopoliticsExplainer
      @GeopoliticsExplainer  Před 22 dny

      @@fariesz6786 So true, thank you very much for your comment!
      My favourite map projection is Robinson, so Greenland looks somewhat normal sized there. It makes no sense for Greenland to be as big as Africa 😂
      Also, nope I am not from the Caucasus region 😄

  • @ericc461
    @ericc461 Před měsícem +5

    I must recommend "The First Crossing of Greenland" by F. Nansen, as an excellent summer beach read.

  • @Wltrwllyngaeiou
    @Wltrwllyngaeiou Před měsícem +7

    4:48 Spain is literally 100% autonomous regions, is that true?

    • @n4d13LOLZ
      @n4d13LOLZ Před 23 dny +5

      It kind of is. Every region in Spain is called an autonomous community, but in practice, the level of autonomy they get is not really massively high, and definitely less than what they'd get in federal states such as Germany. So it's more of a semantics trick than an actual autonomous state like Greenland.

  • @ProdCharles
    @ProdCharles Před 21 dnem +2

    Thanks this was an awesome explanation

  • @blockman_games17
    @blockman_games17 Před 8 dny +2

    instructions unclear, there is no data in greenland

  • @madaxgaming6405
    @madaxgaming6405 Před měsícem +9

    Bro is answering the question everyone is too scared to ask 👍

  • @Choerrymimi
    @Choerrymimi Před 5 dny +1

    So it is basically that they do have data but map makers just don't know how to get it. Or somehow it's more preferred to not show any data on it by the big eu and un committies ?

  • @wisedred
    @wisedred Před měsícem +6

    An interesting video on a complex subject that lasts less than 8 minutes 🙏we need more channels like this

  • @ElDiosMashiar
    @ElDiosMashiar Před 23 dny +11

    If i were the one who made the maps i would put Greenland data the same as Denmark because Greenland is part of Denmark

    • @Maxawa0851
      @Maxawa0851 Před 21 dnem +3

      They address that

    • @Zinras
      @Zinras Před 21 dnem +5

      As a Dane, I can safely say that doing this would lead to horrific consequences as Greenland's own data would be drowned out. Denmark might be small but 6 million Danes is gigantic next to 56.000 Greenlanders. Greenland is ethnically and culturally different, their climate is totally different and so are their laws and social dynamics. It IS a different country and some map makers being absurdly lazy isn't a reason to screw them over.

    • @ElDiosMashiar
      @ElDiosMashiar Před 21 dnem

      @@Zinras I don't agree

  • @Snow.-1000
    @Snow.-1000 Před měsícem +34

    BRUH, MOST OF CANADA IS UNINHABITABLE AND CANADA HAS THE NORTH POLE! WHY IS IT NOT MOSTLY NO DATA!

    • @theresa.y5221
      @theresa.y5221 Před měsícem +6

      it’s independent, and it has millions of people

    • @theresa.y5221
      @theresa.y5221 Před měsícem +1

      @@Snow.-1000 key word, most.

    • @Joshy-
      @Joshy- Před 26 dny +2

      Because the territories aren't autonomous regions.

    • @GdShard5
      @GdShard5 Před 25 dny +4

      Bc it’s a country with millions of people, most of which are clustered on the border between Canada and the US

    • @WT_offical
      @WT_offical Před 24 dny

      @@theresa.y5221not even most the uninhabitable parts are extremely North, like northern islands north

  • @Clock_Man_2763
    @Clock_Man_2763 Před 20 dny +1

    Why is it every time something happens, it’s always you three?
    *North Korea, Western Sahara and Greenland* 🇰🇵🇪🇭🇬🇱

  • @RedmarKerkhof
    @RedmarKerkhof Před 13 dny +1

    Greenland is further north, east, south AND west than iceland.

  • @lorddws
    @lorddws Před měsícem +8

    Do history of Helsinki please 🇫🇮🇫🇮🇫🇮 #SUOMI

  • @kralatac3805
    @kralatac3805 Před měsícem +9

    OH MY GOSH! NEW VIDEO FROM MY FAV CZcamsR! THE BEST 5 MIN I HAD!

  • @ademile_0973
    @ademile_0973 Před 21 dnem +1

    4:36 All Spain having autonomous regions

  • @i71
    @i71 Před 20 dny +2

    Bashkortostan is autonomous region in EUROPEAN part of Russia but wasn’t shown on your map

  • @prezlamen
    @prezlamen Před 23 dny +2

    Free Greenland

  • @furby9284
    @furby9284 Před měsícem +4

    I’ve always wondered this! I’d love to see a follow-up video about why New Zealand is flat out missing on so many maps, as that’s another cartographic mystery!

  • @ItsSeated
    @ItsSeated Před měsícem +5

    0:15 they forgot New Zealand!

  • @MustafaOzanAlpay
    @MustafaOzanAlpay Před 22 dny +1

    my gut tells me the owner of this channel is turkish

  • @levyest
    @levyest Před měsícem +2

    this channel deserves more tbh. must be danish community holding the vid back XD

  • @progamer69243
    @progamer69243 Před 21 dnem +1

    So underrated

  • @gamer-adi9837
    @gamer-adi9837 Před měsícem +7

    N-No Data? Just mark It as Denmark

    • @gamer-adi9837
      @gamer-adi9837 Před měsícem +1

      @nathanwaterser8218 It will It’s their colony

    • @whyareyousophysical
      @whyareyousophysical Před 28 dny +2

      @@gamer-adi9837Maybe in geopolitical maps but if it's a map like "most people per kilometre" and you're counting Greenland's avg towards Denmarks, then it wouldn't work on Greenlands population density is much more sparse than that of Denmark.

  • @kralatac3805
    @kralatac3805 Před měsícem +5

    INTERESTINGLY AMAZING! GREENLAND🎌🎌

  • @jamonen919
    @jamonen919 Před měsícem +4

    Bring from nz I can relate to this cause we also get left off a lot of world maps too

  • @Oblivion9873
    @Oblivion9873 Před 10 dny

    Oh hell nah you can't just declare EVERY region of spain as autonomous, thats just a different system of government

  • @chrisalex82
    @chrisalex82 Před měsícem +4

    Last week it was added as a google translate language ?? Lmfao even non existant languages were on google before ☠️ (espéranto...)
    Google insulté greenlandish without even speaking

    • @NanobanaKinako
      @NanobanaKinako Před měsícem +1

      The fact that they added Esperanto and temporarily Aurebesh is kinda insults to languages who hasn't been added yet like Cantonese.

    • @chrisalex82
      @chrisalex82 Před měsícem +2

      @@NanobanaKinako à language spoken by 100 million people wasn't there ? WHAT ☠️
      Probably because they dont have accès to google

    • @luminammusic
      @luminammusic Před měsícem

      @@NanobanaKinako Cantonese is on google translate now as well

    • @NanobanaKinako
      @NanobanaKinako Před měsícem +1

      @@luminammusic I already know, it's because Google Translate has more languages in the browser than in the app which I use.

    • @derikaem8021
      @derikaem8021 Před měsícem +2

      i guess kalaallisut is just very hard to program a translator for. afaik it is the very first language in googletranslate that uses polysynthetic grammar.

  • @its4theer
    @its4theer Před 19 dny +1

    only 56thousand!!!!!
    my university has 60k students so it could a country as well lol

  • @emmar9104
    @emmar9104 Před 24 dny +2

    this video is 2/3 of the way to having more views than it has citizens

  • @keineahnung7278
    @keineahnung7278 Před 19 dny

    It's because nobody lives there.

  • @GeneralFalcon3847
    @GeneralFalcon3847 Před měsícem +3

    You’ve heard of North Korea and Western Sahara
    Now prepare for… GREENLAND

  • @maumee22
    @maumee22 Před měsícem +2

    Ever do stuff with languages? Looking at the Wikipedia oages for endangered sowcies on each continent would be a niche geopolitics subject .

  • @pileofcheese5017
    @pileofcheese5017 Před měsícem +1

    4:45
    All of Spain is an autonomous region?

    • @GeopoliticsExplainer
      @GeopoliticsExplainer  Před měsícem +5

      Exactly! 17 autonomous communities and 2 autonomous cities

    • @n4d13LOLZ
      @n4d13LOLZ Před 23 dny +3

      ​@@GeopoliticsExplainer Note, however, that Spain's autonomous regions are so mostly in name. They definitely have a degree of autonomy, but it's noticeably smaller than what you'd get in federal states such as Germany or Switzerland, and way less than what Greenland gets. Thus it's a bit unfair to compare these directly.

    • @Croz89
      @Croz89 Před 21 dnem

      @@n4d13LOLZ AFAIK, a lot of Spanish regions like to say they're autonomous when they're really not. As some have said, Spain is a number of distinct cultural regions smushed together and forced to get along, some with more success than others.

  • @Transnistrian_nationalist
    @Transnistrian_nationalist Před měsícem +2

    DO history of Berlin plz

  • @goodchannel2934
    @goodchannel2934 Před měsícem +2

    your a kinggg!!! how dont you have over 100k+ sub

  • @sasuwuke
    @sasuwuke Před měsícem +3

    W in English is pronounced similar to the U in 'influence' or German and Spanish, never the U in French or V as in 'vine'. If you are more familiar with Cyrillic, it's always у never в.

  • @jakubsy
    @jakubsy Před měsícem

    Concacaf XD

  • @BowiyzYT
    @BowiyzYT Před 25 dny +1

    denmarkkkk

  • @perla5465
    @perla5465 Před měsícem +3

    Sahrawi republic too
    *Western Sahara*

  • @ItsAllOBJECTSYT
    @ItsAllOBJECTSYT Před měsícem +3

    222nd like

  • @rakhatthenut3815
    @rakhatthenut3815 Před měsícem

    Greenland is just Antarctica, but where a couple thousands people live

  • @Randerk
    @Randerk Před měsícem +6

    Brain4Breakfast explained it better imo

    • @b.i.g.4182
      @b.i.g.4182 Před měsícem +7

      Its not the best compareing videos of a youtuber who passed away with other videos

  • @GriffinForte
    @GriffinForte Před 25 dny

    Lol

  • @Philfluffer
    @Philfluffer Před 25 dny

    Not enough data for statistics.

  • @bensantos3882
    @bensantos3882 Před 23 dny +1

    America should have taken the island after WW2 just for rhe lives lost liberating Denmark. So ungrateful and shameful they refused the purchase.

  • @Fushishou
    @Fushishou Před 21 dnem

    Surely you could have used any other clip than one of Trump

  • @kalpeshmanna7233
    @kalpeshmanna7233 Před měsícem

    This video is useless. Doesn't even answer the question.

  • @DefaultMale_
    @DefaultMale_ Před 21 dnem +4

    Really nice video, but I find the audio too quiet - I can barely hear what you're saying on my phone at max volume.

    • @GeopoliticsExplainer
      @GeopoliticsExplainer  Před 21 dnem

      @@DefaultMale_ I see! Thank you for the comment

    • @DefaultMale_
      @DefaultMale_ Před 21 dnem +1

      @@GeopoliticsExplainer No problem - just giving feedback so you can make even better content