Data source: https://www.openstreetmap.org/
Author: https://old.reddit.com/r/MapPorn/comments/1f38xe2/tennis_court_density_of_europe/
Population map of Europe
Oh, another population density map.
I added a population map, there are still a few outliers
- South England has a lot of tennis courts for the population
- Same for West of France
- East Germany has a high population but no court
- Mallorca is a tourist hotspot
South England has a lot of tennis courts for the population
Is it? Isn’t it the most densely populated area in Europe?
Very interesting question, I had to do some research to find out (especially since the Brexit and UK is not included in Eurostat data anymore)
If we look at NL vs England
- NL has a density of 424 hab/km² (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_population_density)
- England has 434 hab/km² (https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates/bulletins/annualmidyearpopulationestimates/mid2021#population-change-for-uk-countries)
- (the UK as a whole has 279)
This map shows the difference, in the NL it’s more spread while in England it’s focused on the big cities
Source: http://www.statsmapsnpix.com/2020/04/population-density-in-europe.html
This interactive map also shows the data: http://www.luminocity3d.org/WorldPopDen/#8/51.856/3.705
This map would actually be interesting if it were normalized against population density. Tennis court density per 1000 inhabitants. Probably need to do it per 100.
Partly yes, but also of culture/history.
E.g. England that invented it having a really high density or Eastern Germany being basically blank (main tennis hype has been in the 80’s in Western Germany).
