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Copenhagen

30.12.2025

04 — Atlas

Where the letter thinned

The world is drawn. Letters are coloured only where the European Commission published a row. Income and development colour every classified country — those are groups, not letter volumes.

Hong Kong
Letters per person · 20241.9 – 176.0

Pinned countries · Letters per person

Brush the strip to set the scatter’s years

  • Sweden
  • Germany
  • France
  • Italy

Ranked · 2024

Highest 12 of 28 countries with a figure. Click a bar.

Letters down, parcels up?

Change in items per person, 2012–2024. Not a percent, so a tiny starting base cannot dominate. Upper left: fewer letters, more parcels.