Fascinating map reveals which countries have the most trouble sleeping
Have you ever lied awake in bed, wishing you could fall asleep, but your brain simply won’t shut off? No matter how desperately tired you are, you can’t stop thinking about even the most random things, both petty and deep. What happens when we sleep? What am I going to do this weekend? What are other people around the world doing right now?
Well, as a smart new map reveals, you’re not alone. At the time of writing, 225,917 of our international friends were in the exact same position over a 24-hour period, tossing and turning, trying to get that elusive shut-eye.
The Sleep Loss Map, designed by UK home interiors company Hillarys, analyses Twitter users’ tweets related to sleeplessness and plots their location on the map, giving us a real-time view of which countries are struggling the most to get some sleep. Among the top five nations with the highest numbers of insomniacs are the US, Brazil, Argentina, UK and Mexico.
According to Hillarys, the map was designed to help insomniacs feel less alone. “There’s something about being unable to sleep at night that makes everyone else in the world seem so far away,” a spokesperson Tara Hall told the Daily Mail. “But that’s far from the case. As the Sleep Loss Map shows, not being able to sleep affects most people at times, from the neighbours to strangers in Australia.”
The map also includes tips to help people get a better night’s rest, facts about sleeping, and even a helpful animated graphic for people to sync their breathing to, relaxing them and making sleep easier.
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